syallabus of pgdc

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NATIONAL POWER TRAINING INSTITUTEPOST GRADUATE DIPLOMA COURSE IN THERMAL POWER PLANT ENGINEERING

SYLLABUS

Sl.No. Subject / Module - First Semester

No. ofWeeks

1 Power Plant Introduction & Industrial Safety 1

2 Power Plant Familiarisation 6

3 Power Plant Briefing & Scheme Tracing 2

4 Power Plant Operation 2

5 Rotation On-job(Operation) 5

6

Erection, Commissioning & Construction

Management 2

7Power Plant Performance & EfficiencyCalculation 1

8Power Plant Chemistry , Metallurgy ,NDT &Welding 2

9 Gas turbine & Combined Cycle Power Plant 1

10Advanced Steam Generation Technology-Supercritical and FBC 1

11

Business Communication & Personality

Development 1First Semester Examination 1

Subject / Module - Second Semester

12 Power Plant Protection 1

13 Energy Audit 1/2

14 Maintanence Planning & Cost Control 1

15 Nuclear Power Plant Familiarisation 1

16 Renewable and Hydro Power Plants 1

17 Maintanence Practice & Inspection 4

18 Design Analysis 119 Load Despatch 1

20 Power Reforms and regulations 1

21 Control & Instrumentation 2

22 IT Application in Power Sector & GIS 2

23 Environment Management 1

24 Rotational On Job(Maint.) 4

25 Training & visit to Mfrs. Works 2

26 Simulator 2

Project Presentation 1/2Margin For Holidays 1

Second Semester Examination 1

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Scheme of Examination

Distinction -75% and above

First Division -60% & Above

Second Division -50% to less than 60 %Pass Marks -Minimum 45% in internal & external examination separately and 50 % in overall Semester

A student failing in a particular semester in three or more subjects will have to repeat the Semester exam with

the next batch. A student failing in a particular subject will have to appear in the subject exam.

PaperNo. Title of the Paper - First Semester

No. ofWeeks

InternalTestMaxmarks

ExternalexamMax

Marks

TotalMaxmarks

Remarks

1

Power Plant Familiarisation-I(Power Plant Introduction & Safety, Generators &transformers) 3 50 100 150

2Power Plant Familiarisation-II(Boiler, Turbine & BOP) 4 50 100 150

3Power Plant Operation, Power Plant Performance &Efficiency Calculation 3 50 100 150

4Erection, Commissioning & Construction Management,Gas turbine & Combined Cycle Power Plant 3 50 100 150

5

Power Plant Chemistry, Metallurgy, NDT & Welding,Advanced Steam Generation Technology- Supercriticaland FBC 3 50 100 150

6 Rotation On-job(Operation) (Based on Viva Voce) 5 50 100 150

7Power Plant Briefing & Scheme Tracing(Based on Viva Voce) 2 50 50 100

8Business Communication & Personality Development(Based on Viva Voce) 1 50 50

Total 1050

First Semester Examination 1

Title of the Paper - Second Semester

1Power Plant Protection, Control & Instrumentation, EnergyAudit 3.5 50 100 150

2

Maintenance Planning & Cost Control, EnvironmentManagement, Nuclear Power Plant Familiarization,Renewable & Hydro Power Plants 4 50 100 150

3 Maintenance Practice & Inspection, Design Analysis 5 50100 150

4Load Dispatch, IT Application in Power Sector & GIS,Power Reforms & Regulation 4 50 100 150

5. Rotation On-job(Maintenance) (Based on Viva Voce) 4 50 100 150

6Training & visit to Mfrs. Works(Based on Viva Voce) 2 50 50

7 Simulator 2 100100

8Project(Based on Viva Voce) 0.5 50 100 150

Margin for holidays 1

Second Semester Examination 1

Total 521050

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RULES AND REGULATIONA. ADMISSION AND ELIGIBILITY

1. The duration of the course leading to the Post Graduate Diploma In ThermalPower Plant Engineering shall be one academic year(52 weeks) divided intotwo semesters.

A candidate shall have to pass all the two semester examinations within amaximum period of three years of his/her admission to the first semester ofPost Graduate Diploma In Thermal Power Plant Engineering programmefailing which he/she will be deemed to be unfit for the programme. However,a candidate, who having passed the first semester examination discontinueshis studies, for legitimate and justified reasons may be permitted to joinsecond semester within one year of his passing the first semesterexamination.

2. The minimum qualifications for admissions to the first semester of PostGraduate Diploma In Thermal Power Plant Engineering programme shall be aBachelor degree in Engineering or AMIE or equivalent degree in Mechanical,Electrical, Electronics./Control & Instrumentation/ Power Engineering. Thoseappearing in their final year examination may also apply. However, they mustsubmit their result at the time of counseling. The Admission to this P.G.Diploma will be done on the basis of Merit based on a Common Entrance Test(CET) followed by counseling. CET will be conducted on rotation basis by theInstitutes in the sequence New Delhi, Nagpur, Neyveli and Durgapurrespectively.

3.(a) The first semester examination shall be open to a regular student who

I) has been on the rolls of the Institute during the first semester;II) has at least 75% attendance in the class during the semester;III) has obtained pass marks in the internal assessment/

workshop/practical exam. andIV) bears a good moral character

(b) The second semester examination shall be open to a regular student who:

i) has been on the rolls of the Institute for the concerned semesterii) has at least 75% attendance in the class during the semester;iii) has passed the first semester examination andiv) bears a good moral character.

B. EXAMINATION AND FEES

4. Every candidate shall be examined in the subject(s) as laid down in theScheme of Examinations/Syllabus prescribed . Course/Tuition fee should bedivided equally into two parts. Semester 1 fee should be deposited at the timeof counseling. Semester 2 fee should be deposited by 20th February of eachyear failing which a late fee of Rs.100/- per day may be charged. Each PGDCstudent will be charged a fee of Rs 200/- per subject as examination fee which

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may be deposited one month before start of the semester examination ie. Rs.1600/- for first semester and Rs 1600/- for second semester.

5. The external examiner(s) will set the question papers as per the criteria laiddown in the Scheme of Examination for the program. Evaluation of semester

exam answer sheets will not be done in the same Institute. All the writtensemester exams will be of three hour duration.

6. The medium of instruction and examination shall be English.

7. Mobile phones, any extra piece of paper, notebook are banned in the examhall. A student indulging in exam malpractices may be expelled by theinvigilator/Chief Supdt. for one year from the exam and he will be able to takethe semester exams only after one year.

8. The amount of examination fee to be paid by a candidate for each semester

shall be as per the decision of NPTI from time to time.

9. The Examination for the first semesters shall ordinarily be held in the month ofJanuary and for the second semester in the month of July or on such dates asmay be fixed by the Director General, NPTI.

Supplementary examinations will be held for re-appear/failed candidatesas under:-

Semester When held

(a) First Semester Along with the Second Semester (b) Second Semester Along with the subsequent first Semester_________________________________________________________

10. The Course Coordinator of the concerned Institute shall forward the internal testmarks to the Principal Director/ Director at least one week before thecommencement of each semester examination alongwith list of the eligiblestudents who have satisfied the requirements of rules for appearing in theExamination.

11. (i) As soon as possible, after the competition of the examination the Principal

Director/ Director shall publish a list of candidates who have passed theSemester Examination.

(ii) Each successful candidate shall receive a copy of the detailed marks cardon having passed the Semester Examination.

12. The list of successful candidates after the Second semester examination shall bearranged as under in two divisions on the basis of the aggregate marksobtained in the first and second semester examinations taken together andthe division obtained by the candidate will be stated in his certificate.

a) Those who obtain 50% marks but less than 60% marksSECOND DIVISION;

b) Those who obtain 60% or more marks -

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FIRST DIVISION;

c) Those who pass all the two semester examinations at the first attemptobtaining 75% or more marks in the aggregate shall be declared tohave passed with - DISTINCTION

C. EVALUATION

13. (i) The Principal Director/ Course Coordinator of the Institute will preservethe records on the basis of which the, Internal Assessment awardshave been prepared upto one month from the date of declaration of thesemester examination results. This record will be disposed off after onemonth. The first Semester results must be declared before 20 th ofFebruary of each year.

14. (i) The internal assessment/practical/workshop/training report/project

report award of a candidate who fails in any semester/paper(s) shall becarried forward to the next examination.

(ii) Candidate(s) who has not obtained pass marks in the InternalAssessment in any paper(s) will not be allowed to take examination inthe said paper(s) in the relevant semester. He/she will, however, beprovided opportunity to appear before the Committee of Examiners, tobe constituted by the Principal Director/ Director of the concernedInstitute to re-assess performance of the candidate and the internalassessment given by the Committee shall be final.

(iii) A candidate who fails to obtain pass marks in training report/projectreport shall be offered opportunity to undergo training again andconduct another project as the case may be and the same shall beassessed by a board of examinations appointed by the PrincipalDirector.

(iv) A candidate who fails to obtain pass marks in ROJT/practical/viva-voceshall have to re-appear before the board of examiners constituted bythe PD/Director.

15. (i) The candidate shall be required to submit three copies of his ProjectReport. The last date for receipt of Project Report in the office of theInstitute shall be one week before the commencement of the Secondsemester Examination.

In exceptional cases, the Director General may, on therecommendation of the Principal/Director of Institute, extend the lastdate of receipt of the project Report, till the commencement of theSecond semester examination, with late fee.

(ii) The Project Report shall be evaluated as per the guidelines specified in

the Scheme of Examination, jointly by the external and the internalexaminers. The appointment of the external examiner shall be made bythe Director General on the recommendation of the Principal Director ofthe respective institute.

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(iii) The marks obtained by the candidate for the project report shall betaken into account when he appears in any future examination underreappear clause.

16. (a) The comprehensive viva-voce/workshop shall be conducted by a Boardof Examiners to be appointed by the Director General on therecommendation of the Principal Director/Director of the respectiveinstitute consisting of the following members:-

i) One Internal Faculty nominated by the Director of the concernedInstitute;

ii) One or Two External Examiners from the Industry/Academicfield

(b) The marks obtained by the candidate for the viva-voce/workshop shall

be taken into account when he appears in any future examinationunder re-appear clause.

17. The Project Report and Training Report, wherever specified will be submittedin the typed form as per the following requirements:

(i) The typing should be done on both sides of the paper (instead of singleside printing)

(ii) The font size should be 12 with Times Roman Format.(iii) The Project Report/Training Report may be typed in 1.5 (one and a

half) space. But the References/Bibliography should be typed insingle space.

(iv) The paper should be A-4 size.(v) Two copies meant for the purpose of evaluation may be bound in

paper-back form and one copy should be in hard binding.(vi) Students will select topic of the project by 30th October of each year.

Course Coordinator will submit the consolidated list of project withname of students to the Principal Director/Director on first working dayof November.

D PROMOTION AND REAPPEAR

18. The minimum percentage of marks to pass the examination in each semestershall be :-

a) 45% in each written paper and internal assessment separately;b) 45% in Training Report/Project Report and Viva-Voce separately.c) 50% in the total of each semester examination.d) A candidate who has secured minimum marks to pass in each paper but

has not secured the minimum marks required to pass in aggregate for thesemester concerned may take re-examination (in not more than twopapers) to obtain the aggregate percentage required to pass the

semester.

19. A candidate whose result is declared late without any fault on his/her part,may attend classes for the next higher semester provisionally at his own risk

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and responsibility, subject to his/her passing the concerned semesterexamination. In case a candidate fails to pass the concerned semesterexamination, his/her attendance/internal assessment in the next highersemester in which he was allowed to attend classes provisionally will standcancelled.

20. A candidate shall be promoted to the next higher semester if he/she passes atleast 50% of the theoretical papers (i.e. excluding subjects in which marking isdone on the basis of Viva Voce) having prescribed in the semester, failingwhich he/she shall be declared as FAIL in that semester and he/she shall berequired to appear in the failed semester in all the papers currently in force as,a private candidate (as ex-student).

EXPLANATION : 50% of five papers will be taken as three and that ofseven papers as four and that of nine papers as five under this Clause.

E. OTHER PROVISIONS

21. Question paper for the External exams will be common for all the institute andwill be set by a faculty who will be paid honorarium of Rs. 2500/- per subjectplus postage charges on actual basis. Question paper setting will beresponsibility of one of the institute on rotation basis ie. New Delhi, Nagpur,Neyveli and Durgapur respectively. Question papers will be broadly subjectivein nature.

22. Answer sheets of the Semester exams will not be evaluated in the parentinstitute and sent for outside evaluation. The evaluator will be paid anhonorarium @ Rs. 40 per copy plus postage on actual basis. For evaluatingthe project report or conducting viva voce the external and the internalexaminer will be paid honorarium of Rs. 40/- and Rs. 20/- respectively perstudent plus TA. Similarly faculty evaluating for simulator will be paidhonorarium @ Rs. 20/- per student.

23. The invigilators in the semester exams will be paid a honorarium of Rs. 200/-per sitting of 3 hour. For 30 students one invigilator, for 30-60 students twoinvigilator and for more than 60 students 3 invigilators may be employed.Principal Director/ Director in-charge will act as Chief Superintendant of the

examination and will be responsible for smooth conduct of examination andshall be paid a lump sum honorarium of Rs 2000/- for the semester finalexams. A centre clerk and two peons (for sealing, water serving etc.) may beappointed by the Chief Supdt. for conduct of semester examination and maybe paid an honorarium of Rs.120/- and Rs.50/- per sitting respectively. Thecentre clerk will assist the Chief Supdt. in making seat plan, maintenance offiles (attendance, billing, dispatch of answer sheets etc.) for the exams.

24. Tabulation of the internal and external marks will be done by a faculty andshall be paid honorarium @ Rs. 20 per student. He will be responsible forcollecting all the marks and tabulation and publication of the final result. The

Principal Director /Director Incharge will nominate the tabulator of theirrespective institute. The tabulation records of the passed out students will bekept with Training Officer/Course Coordinator of the respective institutes.

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25. A sumptuary allowance of Rs.1000/- per month may be granted to the coursecoordinator of PGDC in TPPE at the respective institutes and this expenditurewill be met from the examination fee collection. The Course Coordinator willmaintain the records of registration, feedback (to be taken once in eachsemester) and will prepare the day wise module of the course and intimate

the faculty for their lectures.

26. Instruction For The Question Paper Setter: The question setter will set twosets of question paper for each subject and mark on the envelop Set A andSet B and seal them separately. The sealed Envelops For Set A and Set Bshould be sealed in a bigger envelop and sent to the respective principaldirector. The Paper setter should maintain the confidentiality of the questionpaper and all rough worksheets should be destroyed. The question should bebroadly subjective in nature and should cover all parts of the syllabus. Themaximum marks for each subject is 100 and pass marks is 45. The timeallowed for each paper will be 3 hours. The subject syllabus can be identified

by the following help:

Power Plant Familiarisation I: This includes the General Introduction module,Industrial Safety module and 5th and 6th week module of Power PlantFamiliarisation.

Power Plant Familiarisation II: This includes 1st to 4th week module of PowerPlant Familiarisation

All other subjects have nomenclature pertaining to the modules which havebeen included.

27. The corporate quality committee will meet every year in the last week of Julyto review the status of the course.

28.Any other provision not contained in the above shall be governed by the rulesand regulations framed by NPTI from time to time.

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FIRST

SEMESTER

PGDC IN TPPE

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Module : General Introduction(Duration): week

FORENOON AFTERNOON

DAY-1 Registration and Inauguration , CourseDescription, Institute facilities

Growth of power Industry afterIndependence

DAY-2 Site Selection (Site availability, Rawmaterial, Fuel, load evacuation, Water,

Transport, Pit Head Station ,Air Pollution,Topography, Skilled manpower ).

Coal to Electricity (Coal /Air / Flue/ Gas/ Water /Steam Path ,Brief description of main equipments

involved in a Thermal Power plant Station )

DAY-3 General layout of a Thermal PowerStation (Block Diagram of mainequipments, Generator and theirAuxiliaries)

Visit to Thermal Power Station

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Module : Industrial Safety(Duration): week

FORENOON AFTERNOON

DAY-1 Accidents (Causes & Factors, Cost ofAccidents , Accidents Prevention,Investigation of Accidents, Reporting andRecording Systems of Accidents)

First Aid (Basics of First Aid, How injuries arecaused in lifting, falls etc.)

DAY-2 Fire fighting (Fundamentals of Fire, FireFighting Equipments and systems, FireExtinguishing Methods, Demonstration ofvarious fire.)

Industrial Safety & hazards(Industrial Hazards,Protective Clothing and Equipment, Safe workpractices in power Plants, permit to work system,safety in moving and storage of materials,Housekeeping Safety rules)

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Module : Power Plant Familiarization

(Duration): 6 week

FORENOON AFTERNOON

DAY-1 Steam Cycle Theory (Carnot cycle ,Rankine cycle, with reference to aspecific unit 500/210 MW , steamproperties)

Coal (Types of coal and their characteristics, Theirsuitability for different kinds of Boiler, Alterations infiring methods due to change of coal composition)

DAY-2 Coal Handling system (Location andlayout, Main Equipments and theirfunctions , Coal transportation ,preparation, storage and reclamation ,MGR system, safety aspects , Fireprevention and fire fighting in coalhanding plant )

Combustion Theory(Definition , Combustionrequirements, factor influencing combustion,combustion of fuels , gross and net calorific value)

DAY-3 Fuel Oil Systems (Location and siteselection, Type of fuel used , Mainequipment and their functionsTransportation, handling , storage Fueloil preparation before firing)

Plant visit (visit to coal handling plant, visit to fueloil station)

DAY-4 Description of Main Boiler(Classification and Types, Arrangementsof main boiler , Fundamentals of Boilerdesign , Location of various pressureparts)

Boiler Circulation Theory (water walls boilingphenomena , Nucleate / Film boiling , Natural /Controlled / Forced circulation )

DAY-5 Constructional detail of Super heaters,Re heaters, Economizers, De superheaters.

Steam Separation theory ( Boiler Drum & itsinternals)

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Module : Power Plant Familiarization(Duration): 6 week

3RDWEEK

FORENOON AFTERNOON

DAY-1 Furnace, Safeguard, supervisorySystem

(Description of field equipments (no C&I )

Audio Visual Session (FSSS)

DAY-2 Water Supply System (soft water,clarified water, cooling water, D. Mwater)

Steam Turbines (Classification of TurbinesMetallurgical considerations, WorkingPrinciples

DAY-3 Description of main components i.e.

Turbine casing, rotor steam admissionvalves, couplings , bearings etc.

Turbine lubrication Oil System Construction and

working Principles of main Oil pumps , Oil coolers)

DAY-4 Steam condensation andCondensers(film wise/drop wisecondensation, Direct/ indirectcondensation and vacuum creation)

Audio-visual (vacuum System, Turbinelubrication Systems

DAY-5 Power Station Pumps (Classification ofpumps, Centrifugal pumps, positivedisplacement pumps)

Boiler Feed Pump (Function of BFPConstructional details)

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Module : Power Plant Familiarization(Duration): 6 Weeks

4TH WEEK

FORENOON AFTERNOON

DAY - 1 . Circulating Water System (Open/

Closed system, CW Pumps, Cooling

Towers, CT Pumps, CT Fans)

Plan Visit (CW System including

Cooling Towers, CT Pumps, CT

Fans, Condenser Vacuum Ejectors,

BFP)

DAY - 2 Regenerative Feed Heating System

(Working Principle and constructionaldetails of L.P. Heaters, Deaerators,

H.P. Heaters GSC, Ejector)

Visit to (Regenerating Feed

Heating System, TurbineLubricating Oil system, Water

Treatment Plant)

DAY - 3 Turbine Governing System ( Types of

Governing systems. Various

components, systems and their

functions, Oil circuit for Governing

System. Overall working of governing

system with reference to load throw

off. Load raising).

Turbine Governing System

(Contd.)

DAY - 4 Audio/Visual Session on Governing

System.

HP/LP Bypass system and PRDS

and its utility, Various interlocks

and protections

DAY 5 Audio/Visual Session on HP/LP By

pass System.

Plant visit (Governing System andHP/LP By pass System).

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(Duration) : 6 Weeks

5TH WEEKFORENOON AFTERNOON

DAY - 1 Generator Constructional Details

(Basic principle of electricity,

generation

Development of generator design,

Construction details of rotor, stator etc.

Tutorial/General discussion.

DAY - 2 Hydrogen Cooling System and Stator

Water Cooling System (Different types

of cooling arrangements for rotor andstator, Selection and properties of

coolant, Air cooling, Hydrogen

cooling, Stator water cooling, H2

Charging/ PurgingCycle).

Audio visual on Hydrogen cooling

system

DAY - 3 Hydrogen Seal Oil System (Details of

the system, Function and purpose of

differential pressure regulator and

pressure oil regulators, Types of

Hydrogen seals and their constructiondetails).

Generator Excitation System and

AVR (Principles, Simple arrangem-

nts of excitor and its field winding,

Classification of excitation system -

High Frequency / static excitationsystem - their merits and demerits,

Automatic Voltage Regulator).

DAY - 4 Audio/Visual Session on Excitation

System.

Plant Visit (Generator and

Auxiliaries, Hydrogen cooling &

Stator Water Cooling System,

Hydrogen Seal oil system).

DAY 5 Transformers (Working Principles,

Various types of transformers used in apower station, Constructional features

of main transformer and accessories,

Bucholtz relay and main protections,

Types of cooling, Mulsifire and other

fire protection systems.

Audio/Visual/Discussion session.

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6TH WEEK

FORENOON AFTERNOON

DAY - 1 Motors(Fundamentals, Constructional

details of HT/LT Motors, Various

motors used .in Power Stations.

Plant visit (Transformers

Excitation System)

DAY - 2 HT-LT Supply system/DC Supply

System (A typical layout of 6.6 KV,

3.3 KV and 415 V supply system in a

TPS, DC Supply system in a TPS .

Audio visual on electrical System.

DAY - 3 Switchyard (A typical layout of

Switchyard of a Thermal PowerStation, Bus system, Isolators, CTs,

PTs, Earthing, Oil Circuit Breakers,

Air Blast Circuit Breakers. SF6 Circuit

Breakers).

Plant Visit (Switchyard, HT/LT

System, DC Supply System).

DAY - 4 Audio/Visual Session Discussion

DAY 5 Written Appraisal.

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Module : Scheme Briefing & Tracing

(Duration) : 2 Weeks1ST

WEEK

FORENOON AFTERNOON

DAY - 1 Scheme briefing in class room on

Boiler Drum connections, Feed

regenerating Heating System, Air and

Flue Gas Path.

Class Room briefing on Fuel oil

system and milling system.

DAY - 2 Class Room briefing on Main steam.

Cold reheat, Hot reheat lines,

condensate & feed water lines, BFP,

CW schemes.

Class Room briefing on Hydrogen

cooling, stator water cooling, seal

oil system, switchyard, AC/DC

auxiliary power supply system,

DAY - 3 Scheme Tracing: Coal Handling,

Receiving points. stocking lines,weighing, sampling. Screening,

crushing, bunker filling, conveyors,

tension arrangement for conveyors.

Oil Handling (Unloading

arrangements, oil tank mountings,oil pump house connections, tank

heating. pipe line layout with

provisions for expansion.).

DAY - 4 Boiler - Feed Water Schemes (Feed

control station arrangement,economiser connections, economiser

recirculation lines, boiler drum, water

wall connections; drain header, blow

down lines, CBD, IBD, SH/RH,attemperator station).

Steam Schemes (MS, CR & HRH

lines up to turbine control valvesincluding HP/LPby pass, locationof safety valves, vents and drains,

auxiliary PRDS schemes, auxiliary

steam distribution, soot blowing

steam lines).

DAY 5 Air and Flue Gas Schemes (ID,FD, PA

fans and their control system including

Seal air/ Scanner air/ Igniter air

Fans/Systems/ Damper control forsecondary air.

Fuel Schemes (Scheme of RC

bunkers and RC feeders, Coal mill

connections. Light oil and.

atomising air system, location oftrip valves, air control valves,

nozzles valves and igniters. Heavy

oil and atomising steam system).

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Module : Scheme Briefing & Tracing

(Duration) : 2 Weeks2ND WEEK

FORENOON AFTERNOON

DAY - 1 Water Treatment Plant (Raw water

tanks to DM Water storage tanks,

arrangement of Pressure

sand/Activated carbon filters, cation,

anion, mixed beds, degassifier, back

washing system, regeneration,

Phosphate and Hydrazine dozing

scheme.

Ash Handling System - Bottom

Ash and Fly ash disposal system

hoppers/Clink grinder, HP/LP

water injection, Ash slurry pumps

etc.

DAY - 2 Steam Extractions and Drains(Schemes of turbine extractions,

FCNRVS, Heater drain connections,

HP/LP drips. Schemes for heating

flanges and studs. Steam

connections/condenser air line

connections to ejectors, Unit drain

tank/flash tank connections).

Condensate and Feed WaterSchemes (CEP connections,

scheme of condensate flow,

ejectors, gland steam coolers, LP

heater, deaerator connections.

Scheme of Feed Water flow, BFP

connections, Feed water

connections to HP heaters,

Location of valves,interconnections, by pass

arrangement for heaters)

DAY - 3 Turbine Oil System (Turbine lube oil

schemes, lube oil purification schemes,

location of MOT & lube oil pumps, Oil

coolers, cooling water connections.

CW System and Cooling Towers

(locating moving screens, CW

Pumps, Venting arrangements,

Valve locations, Chlorination

schemes).

DAY - 4 Generator (Seal oil scheme, Hydrogen

scheme, Stator water cooling schemes,

Excitation arrangements).

Switchyard (GT to feeder line

arrangements, locating various

transformers (GT, UA SAT, CTO,PTO), switchgears, isolator

earthing arrangement, buses etc

DAY 5 Auxiliary Power Supply (6.6 KV

schemes/ 420 V Schemes, arrangement

of breakers, buses. DC system, battery

bank arrangement).

Viva-voce.

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Module : ROJ (OPERATION)

(Duration): 5 Weeks

1STWEEK

FORENOON AFTERNOON

DAY - 1 Working with Boiler Firing floor Operator :(Cleaning of oil guns/Filters and their trial run,

Checking feed control valves, blow down valves,

air vents, coal feeders, secondary air dampers,

ash level in economisers hoppers, Operation of

Blow downs, chemical dosing valves operation,

Charging of drum gauge glass aux. steam for

soot blowing).

Continue.....

DAY - 2 Working with Coal Mill Operator (Shift taking

over/handing over checks, Pre start checks,Routine checks, Mechanical Isolation of mills,

Cold and hot air damper operation, Activities

during emergency in mill area, Changing over of

seal air filter, Oil filling into mill gear box)..

Continue .....

DAY - 3 Working with. Ash. Disposal operator

(Checking for Shift taking over/handing over,

Routine check (Note atleast one reading), Ash

flow rate in full load and partial load unit

operation (from Bottom ash and ESP Hoppersetc., ESP field electrical system, Isolation and

charging of ESP fields, Ash disposal urn Color

of Ash

Continue .....

DAY - 4 Working with Boiler Fans Operator (Checking

-for shift taking over and handing over, Routine

checks (Note: atleast one reading), Isolation of

ID,FD,PA fans, Charging of lube Oil system,

Change over of lube oil pump)

Continue .....

DAY 5 Working with Compressor Operator (Shift

handing over/taking over checks, Routine checks

(Note: atleast one reading), Charging of Drier,

Regeneration of Drier, Starting and stopping

procedure. Emergency operation.

Continue .....

Note:- The students shall Undertake the 'Rotational On-job Training (Oprn),in the Power Station

identifiedby the concerned NPTI. The course Co-ordinator shall make the appropriate shiftroaster suiting to local conditions/shift roaster of the power plant.

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2ND WEEK

FORENOON AFTERNOON

DAY 6 Working with Boiler side supervisor(Shift taking over/handing over checks,

Coordination with local operators,

Reporting to Control Room,. Routine

checks (Note: atleast one reading).

Continue .....

DAY 7 Working with Boiler Control Desk

Operator (Shift handing/taking over

checks, Receiving site report from

operators and supervisor concern,

Logging of parameter (Note: atleast onereading), Operation procedure of

different equipment

Continue .....

DAY 8 Working with Boiler Control Desk

Operator

(Shift handing/taking over checks,

Receiving, site report from operators

and supervisor concern Logging of

Parameter (note: atleast one reading),

Operation procedure of differentequipment.

Continue .....

DAY 9 Working with CEP Operator (Shift

handing over and taking over, Routine

checks, Chemical dosing pump, starting

procedure and making of chemical

solution, Checking of make up and other

controller, Priming of water box, Start of

ejectors, Charging of LP Heat

Continue .....

DAY 10 Working with BFP Operator (Shift

handing over and taking over, Routine

checks (Note: atleast one reading),

Precheck for starting BFP, Charging of

lub oil system, Change over of filters,

checking of control v/vs., Operation of

Recirculation valves, Charging Isolation

of HP Heaters, Deaerator water heating,

Aux.. steam charging/isolation) Valve

Continue .....

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3RD WEEK

FORENOON AFTERNOON

DAY 11 Working with Turbine Operator(Shift handing over & taking over, Routine checks

(Note: one reading), rechecks for starting lub oil

system, Filling of oil in Main Oil Tank, AC, DC,Jacking oil pump checks, Instrumentation fitted with

main oil tank, Parameters of Governing system,

Charging and isolation of governing system, ESV, IVs

and control V/Vs, local operation, HP/LP By pass

Continue .....

DAY - 12 Working with Generator Operator ( Shift handing

and taking over, Routine checks, Pre start checking ofseal oil, Hydrogen cooling, Stator water cooling system,

Purging of H2 and C02 of Hydrogen cylinder charging,

Cooler/Filter charging.

Working with Turbine Supervisor (Shift

handing/taking over, Routine checks by supervisor,

Coordination with Operator, Reporting to Control

Room)

Continue .....

DAY - 13 Working with Turbine Desk Operator (Shift handing

over & taking over, Receiving report from supervisorsand operators, .Logging of parameters, Operation

Procedure of main equipment, ATT & ATRS operation,

Emergency operation).

Continue .....

DAY - 14 Working with Electrician/Supervisor (Shift handing

over and taking over, Routine check of Diesel set and

other parameter, HT & LT Breaker Isolation and

normalisation procedure, Charging of DC Batteries,

Checking ofGT, U AT and service transfolll1ers, Safety

devices, Operation of switchgear compressor).

Continue .....

DAY 15 Working withElectrical Desk Engineer(Shift handing over/taking over checks,

Routine check (Note one reading), Operation procedure

of various equipment at generator desk like excitation s

stem. AVR etc).

Continue .....

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4TH WEEK

FORENOON AFTERNOON

DAY 16 Working with Hydrogen Plant Operator(Shift handing / taking over, Operation of H2

Plant, Filling operation of H2 cylinder,

Analysis of H2and O2 concentration. Routine

checks).

Continue .....

DAY - 17 Working Coal handling control room

(Shift handing/taking over, Pre-checks of

CRP equipment operation, Operation of

Crusher, belt conveyor, tripper, flap gate,

Unloading procedure of wagons, Magneticseparator and weighing arrangement, Routine

checks, Bunker filling and level monitoring,

Coordination with mines, unit incharge and

shift incharge, Coal amt. recording,

Reclaimer).

Continue .....

DAY 18 Working with Switchyard Control Room

Engineer (Shift handover/takeover, Routine

check, Load schedule for the month, week

and day, Load sharing by Units,Charging/isolation of HT Bus, Reporting to

in house and external agencies about load

schedule. operation of Isolators and brokers).

Continue .....

DAY 19 Working with Cooling tower and cooling

water pump operator (Shift handing

over/taking over, Routine checks, Pre-start

checks of CT and CW Systems,

Starting/Isolation of cooling towers, CT .'

Pumps, CW Pumps, Emergency operation,Lub oil system of C\V and CT Pumps.

Continue .....

DAY 20 Working with Performance Monitoring

Cell (Collection of information from each

section, Programme for calculation (show at

least one day calculation of all parameter),

Analysis of result and comments preparation,

Daily plant meeting (input and output),

Reporting to concern about plant

performance).

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5THWEEK

FORENOON AFTERNOON

DAY - 21 Working with Shift chemist(Shift

handing over / taking over, Routine

activities, Collection of samples of

(Coal:-oil, H2, Drum Water, Steam

Condensate etc.) (note down pt. of

sampling), Analysis of sample (Note

down the value), Action suggested to

bring the concentration normal.

Continue .....

DAY 22 Working with DM Plant chemist (Shift

handing over and taking over, Routinechecks, Storage tank. for clarified and

DM water, Starting and Isolation of DM

Water pump Regeneration of Ion

Exchange

Continue .....

DAY - 23 Working with Unit Incharge (Shift

hand over/take over, Investigation and

reporting of plant defects and

abnormalities. Issue and canceling of

PTW, Hot and Cold startup of unit,Decision during emergency,

coordination and reporting of problem to

higher Management, Main parameters,

monitored (take one reading).

Continue .....

DAY - 24 Working with Shift Incharge (Shift

handing over / take over, Receiving

report from unit Incharge, Instruction to

SCE regarding load sharing, Reporting

to higher management, Main parametersmonitored (take one

reading).

Continue .....

DAY 25 Working with Air-conditioning

Operator

(Shift hand over/take over. Routine

checks (take one reading). Temperature

Control, Humidity Control, Operation of

AC Plant, Dust Control).

Apprasial/Disussions

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Module : Erection, Commissioning & Construction Management


Erection, Commissioning1st Week

FORENOON AFTERNOON

DAY - 1 Preparation of commissioning, trial run

of various equipments, commissioning

of valves, air and gas tightness test of

boiler.

Chemical cleaning of Boiler

preparation for boiler light up,

thermal flow test of water walls and

economisers, steam blowing.

DAY - 2 Safety Valve setting, reliable run of

boiler, Hydraulic test of boiler.

Alkaline flushing and commission-

ing regenerative system, acid

cleaning of oil pipe lines, oilflushing procedure of lubricating

oil and governing, system.

DAY - 3 Turbine Lubricating oil flow testing,

steam blowing, reheater safety Valve

setting, vacuum tightness test ejector

testing.

Commissioning of governing

system ATRS & ATT, and TSE.

DAY - 4 Commissioning of generator and

auxiliaries (Generator testing, rotorand stator cooling system, excitation

system

Commissioning of electrical system

(Circuit breakers, isolators, CT andPT, rectifiers, switchgear DC

system).

DAY 5 C&I Commissioning activities

(Minimum instrumentation s required

for major C&I commissioning,

commissioning of control of valve,

tuning of control valves).

Discussion/Appraisal

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Module : Erection, Commissioning & Construction Management

(Duration) : 2 WeekConstruction Management

2

nd

WeekFORENOON AFTERNOONDAY - 1 Construction, Site Organisation and

Administration Estimating, Costing

and Bidding

Construction Contracts &

Contracting Construction Materials

and Construction Project

Management Techniques

DAY - 2 Tendering, Bidding, Contract Laws &

Claims Management Risk

Management Project Risk

Management

Construction site Personnel

Management Manpower Planning

Techniques Labour Laws for

Construction

DAY - 3 Site Management, Construction

Finance Management, and Cost

Accounting

Materials and Logistics

Management, Project Management

DAY - 4 Introduction to Construction Safety,

Common Safety Hazards, Laws on

Construction Safety, Health andWelfare, Safety Practices and

Standards

Introduction to Equipment and

Machines used in power plant

construction, Planning andSelection, Case Studies on

Construction Equipment

Planning and Selection

DAY 5 Construction Equipment Maintenance,

Case Studies on Construction

Equipment Maintenance

Management Information Systems

in construction management,

Construction Quality Management,

Productivity, Safety and Quality

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Module : Power Plant Performance and Efficiency Calculation

(Duration) : 1 Week

FORENOON AFTERNOON

DAY - 1 Introduction, Need for performance

monitoring, objective, controllable and

un-controllable factors, basic

requirements.

Factors influencing performance of

Boilers and Optimisation (Fuel

properties, excess air, fineness of

PF etc.)

DAY - 2 Performance Monitoring of Boiler

Auxiliaries (Pulverisers, Factors,

sampling of pulverised coal, classifier

adjustments, mill rejects, causes and

remedies) Air Heaters (effect of AHoutlet temperature, Performance tests)

Fans (Performance, curves, optimum

operation point.)

Boiler efficiency calculation

(Direct method calculation,

limitations in adopting direct

method, (Losses method, Other

standard method.)

DAY - 3 Factors influencing performance of

turbine( Steam pressure, temperature

and

Back pressure, cylinder efficiency,

deposits on turbine blades, blade

roughness, effect of tubes) TurbineLosses..

Factors affecting performance of

condenser and feed heater ( TTD,

CW inlet, temperature, CW flow,

heat transfer across tubes) Heaters

(air accumulation, steam side/

water side fouling, drainage, Effectof attemperation in reheaters). Heat

balancing.

DAY - 4 Turbine heat rate calculations (Method

parameters required).

Optimisation of auxiliary power

consumption (Scope, variable

speed drives, operation of un-

necessary running auxiliaries).

DAY 5 Logging and recording (Scope of

logging and recording, use ofDAS/DDC in performancemonitoring).

Discussion and appraisal.

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Module : Power Plant Chemistry ,Metallurgy, NDT and Welding

Duration : 2 Week

Chemistry

1/2 Week

FORENOON AFTERNOON

DAY - 1 Basic chemistry (Atomic structure,

elements, compounds, mixtures,

solutions, ionization, salts acids alkali

pH values).

Pre and post treatment of water.

DAY - 2 Chemical control and treatment of

Boiler feed water and steam. Coolingwater treatment

Classification of coal & oil, their

sampling and analysis

DAY - 3 Corrosion theory and deposition

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Duration : 2 WeekMetallurgy

1 Week

FORENOON AFTERNOONDAY - 1 Introduction to Metallurgy and its

relevance in power industry crystal

structure - space lattices - crystal lattice

imperfections - crystal structure under

stress.

Elastic and Plastic deformations,

strain hardening and fracture

Mechanical properties of materials -

Testing of materials.

DAY - 2 Steel making - MicrostructureComposition/property relationship of steel

- effects of - alloying - power plant steels.

Heat treatment and surface hardeningof steel failure mechanism - typical

such situations in a power plant.

DAY - 3 Non-ferrous metals and alloy's:

Application of Non ferrous metals and

alloys in PP condenser components -

conductors slot wedges in generator rotor -

pipe to pipe couplings - bearings. Copper,

Aluminum, Nickel, Magnesium. Titanium

and their alloys in properties of theses

alloys failure mechanism.

Non metallic materials : Use of

plastics and rubber in PP

Thermoplastics thermo sets rubbers

their properties. Application, coatings,

adhesive, linings, insulation seals,

sealants, gaskets etc. Application of

ceramics in Power Plant Insulation

Refractory properties.

DAY - 4 Material selection for Design Material

requirement, specification and relevant

standards fro boiler, turbine, generator

components Piping and Valves :

Appreciation of component, fabrication

metal forming, casting forging, pipe

bending, tube manufacture.

Protective surface treatment. (Metal

cleaning protective Metal coating,

Fabrication of precoated metals).

DAY 5 Defect analysis and life assessment. Lowtemperature behavior. high temperature

behavior - defect assessment of

solidification crack austenite stainless steel

welds, cracking in CrMoV weldment etc.

Thermal fatigue - various tests - Defects

assessment route and calculation of

damage. Remaining life assessment

beyond design life of boilers, turbine

rotors, generator rotors etc.

Group discussion and appraisal

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Duration : 2 Week

NDT & WELDING1/2 Week

FORENOON AFTERNOON

DAY - 1 Introduction to welding and types of

welding.

Description of welding methods

generally used in thermal power

station.

DAY - 2 Welding machines, types of electrodes,

precautions during welding process,

welding defects.

Purpose of NDT and types of

defects cover by NDT.

DAY - 3 NDT Methods used in power station

(Principle, equipments, utilization,merits and de-merits).

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Module : Gas turbine & combined cycle power plant

(Duration) : 1 Week

1st

week

FORENOON AFTERNOON

DAY - 1 Gas Turbine and Combined cyclepower plant-introduction, basic cyclesand types of CCGT

Fuels for gas turbine plants,physical and chemical propertiesof fuels and their analyses

DAY - 2 Description and construction details ofCompressorsDescription and construction details of

Combustors

Gas turbine construction details-blade materials and its selection,cooling arrangement

DAY - 3 Gas turbine support system, inlet /exhaust systems, lube oil system, fireprotection system, governing system

Waste heat recovery steamgenerator - Description andconstruction details.Cogeneration plants.

DAY - 4 Emission control main emissionproducts, its effects and control.

Operation of Gas Turbine andCCGT plant- Pre checks, Startupand shutting down procedureincluding normal operation.

DAY 5 Efficiency and performancemonitoring, optimization of CCGT,performance testing.

Combined cycle power plantmaintenance- planning forschedule maintenance, variouschecks, case study.

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Module : Advanced Steam Generation Technology- Supercritical and FBC

(Duration) : 1 Week

FORENOON AFTERNOON

DAY - 1 Introduction to supercritical

technology, advantages-World

scenario in supercritical technology.

Arrangement of super critical

boilers and their types. Comparison

between spiral water wall

circulating and vertical tubing.

DAY - 2 Special alloys for super critical boilers

and welding techniques.

Differences between Supercritical

and subcritical Technology

DAY - 3 Introduction to FBC TechnologyAdvantages, Scope, Fuel flexibility etc

Classification of FBC technology

boilers.

DAY - 4 Description of various components ofCFBC Boiler

Environmental benefits

DAY 5 Limitations, major concerns in the O&M ofFBC Boilers Visit to Supercritical/FBC Boilers

.

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Module : Power Plant Protection

(Duration) : 1 Week

FORENOON AFTERNOON

DAY - 1 Introduction (Terminology,

Requirements of protective system,

Historical developments) Protective

Relays (Types and their applications,

Construction, Maintenance

requirements, Setting and testing).

Methods of system earthing and the

fault conditions, Lighting / Surge

Instrument transformers.

DAY - 2 General Protection (Neutral earthing.Stator and rotor earth faults, Sustained

external faults, Instability, Protective

systems used above).

Transformer Protection (Variousprotections, Protective systems for

Transformers, UATs & STs).

DAY - 3 Motors (Faults and protection

systems).

Automatic Voltage (Requirements,

types and function mechanical,

electronic amplifier magnetic

amplifier regulators, construction,

maintenance and testing).

DAY - 4 Bus bar Protection (Continuity of

supply, Discrimination, Circulating

current systems, Special features

relating to different voltage - Pilot

wire, carrier current, systems).

protection, PLCC Tele

Communication).

Feeder Protection (Continuity of

discrimination, Outline of Pilot

wire, carrier current, protection,

PLCC Tele communication).

DAY 5 Visit to Power Station and Lab.

demonstration.

Group discussion and appraisal.

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Module : Energy Audit(Duration): week

FORENOON AFTERNOON

DAY-1 Need for Energy Audit and AuditProcedures. Energy Audit Macro Level & Micro Level.

Energy Management System, EnergyAuditing and their implementationtechniques for power industries.

DAY-2 Energy Saving methods withtypical examples and exercisesfor power stations

Ways to minimize losses in powertransmission & distribution system

DAY-3 Energy Losses An Integratedoptimal strategy for reduction ofT&D Losses.

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Module : Maintenance Planning & Cost Control

(Duration) : 1 Week

FORENOON AFTERNOON

DAY - 1 Aims and objective of maintenance

efficient service, high plant

availability, maintenance learningengineer's duties.

Integration of maintenance with

requirements, plant reliability,

plant and daily work programs.

DAY - 2 Preventive maintenance of running

units.

Planning of major plant overhauls

shutdowns.

DAY - 3 Planning techniques critical path

analysis, charting system etc.

Purchasing and stores control-

standards, cost codes. Control of

stores and store records.

DAY - 4 Cost control. Direct costs, indirect

costs, outage costs, budgeting and

costing work, budgetary control.

Contract procedures (Conditions of

contract, capital applications and

procedure, project evaluation,

interest and depreciation charges).

DAY 5 Role and application of Information

Technology in maintenance planning.

Group discussion and Appraisal

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Module : Nuclear Power Plant Familiarization

(Duration) : 1 Weeks1ST WEEK

FORENOON AFTERNOONDAY - 1 Introduction of nuclear energy, energy

from nuclear fusion, plasma, energyfrom nuclear fission

The fission process and fissionproducts, radioactivity, radioactivematerials

DAY - 2 Regulation for governing theproduction of power from nuclear fuel& safety aspect. National policyregarding Nuclear power generation.

Nuclear reactor and power plant-Reactor, general components ofnuclear reactor.

DAY - 3 Pressurized water reactor (PWR),boiling water reactors (BWR) &Canadian deuterium uranium reactor(CANDU)-mass and heat balance,working principle and constructiondetails

Gas-cooled reactor, liquid metalcooled reactor - mass and heatbalance, working principle andconstruction details, material forGas-cooled reactor, liquid metalcooled reactor, advantages and

limitation. Sodiumgraphite reactorSGR, fast reactors.

DAY - 4 Organic cooled and moderatorsreactor, Breeder reactors workingprinciple and construction details,material for reactor

Nuclear materials-nuclear fuel,coolant, moderating and reflectingmaterials, shielding materials.

DAY 5 Nuclear waste & its disposal-types ofnuclear waste ,effect of nuclearradiation

Appraisal

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Module : Renewable Energy and Hydro Power Plants

(Duration) : 1 Week

FORENOON AFTERNOON

DAY - 1 Energy Sector Reforms, RegulationsEnvironment and RE

Wind Energy Systems

DAY - 2 Solar thermal power systems Direct energy Conversation - SolarPhotovoltaic, Fuel Cells.

DAY - 3 Biomass Energy Systems. Introduction of small, mini andhydro power generations

DAY - 4 Basic features of hydro Turbines Hydrology and estimation of waterpotential

DAY 5 Site selection and Layout of Hydropower plants

Description of Hydro TurbineInterlocks and protection

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Module : Maintenance Practice & Inspection

(Duration) : 4Weeks1ST WEEK

FORENOON AFTERNOON

DAY - 1 Checking of Boiler tubes for external

damage due to erosion or cutting.

Method to overcome, e.g.

strengthening of tubes in the flow

channels.

Hydraulic test, allowable rate of

pressure drop. Checking of welds

pin holes.

DAY - 2 External cleaning of boiler surface and

water washing. Use of sky climber,

Different types of tube failures creep

overheating

Measurement of tube wall

thickness, Checking of flue gas

path for direct corrosion or erosion

and leakage.

DAY - 3 Checking of isolating and regulating

dampers for leakage, proper alignment,

adjustment for both under cold and hotoperation conditions.

PA, ID & FD fan check for inlet

dampers bearing alignment, vibrat-

ion both radial and axial shift ofmagnetic centre of motor and rotor,

fan blade conditions mode of

repairs, hard facing

DAY - 4 Checking of boiler mountings and their

adjustments (a) Gauges glasses, (b)

Safety valves, their checking and

settings of safety valves for blow

down and dropping

Checking the burner nozzle for

burnout and reasons for the same

and its metallurgy

DAY 5 Check the flow distribution in burners

adjustment of orifices or valves check

the burner flow direction and its

adjustment, checking of burner

chamber, dampers breakage of linksand proper gauge operation

Check the rollers or ball wear of

coal mill also Ball ring segment

wear. Keeping of capacity and hour

of operation. Check roller thrust

bearings and ring, seals

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(Duration): 4Weeks2ND WEEK

FORENOON AFTERNOON

DAY - 1 Check the adjustment of roller of ball

pressure check for leakage of coal and

air around journal assembly main shaft

and possible contamination of

lubricating oil method for reservation

Check the gear-box worm and

worm wheel driver for wear and

backlash allowable limits. Check

classifier vane angular position

proper operation and coal fineness

DAY - 2 Air heater maintenance/trouble

shooting causes and remedies

Soot Blowers Maintenance/Trouble

shooting causes and remedies

DAY - 3 Safety valve maintenance and its float

procedures, trouble shooting/causes

remedies

Procedure for alkali boil out and

acid cleaning preservation and

flushing, Procedure for flushing

and preservation both wet and dry

DAY - 4 Internal checking of drum and druminternals, Checking of at temperature

including spray nozzle and shock linen

Boiler bottom air seal, proper andfree movement and expansion of

boiler setting when hot. Normal

water level and flow in bottom seal.

Adjustment and prevention of dust

accumulation in the seal chamber

DAY 5 Maintenance of clinker grinder, bottom

ash hoppers maintenance of De-

watering pump slurry pumps and slurry

line

Furnace tightness checking, Bench

mark for draught loss for different

gas flow

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(Duration) : 4Weeks

3RD WEEK

FORENOON AFTERNOON

DAY - 1 Checking of tubes for any obstruction

land test or temperature rise and drop

test.

Procedure of welding of tubes in

membrane walls and tubes of

different composition

DAY - 2 Mechanical portion of governing

system and its maintenance

Checking of over speed ring and

eccentricity pick up for correct

operation.

DAY - 3 Checking of turbovisory instrument

particularly total expansion and

differential expansion

Turbine rotor and blade

maintenance and inspection checks,

Checking of turbine cylinders for

cracks deformation.

DAY - 4 Checking the rotor position with

respect to clearance in HP IP and LP

wheel clearance and also thrust bearing

and its wear. Checking the condition of babbit metal for scoring pitting,

chipping of or lack of bondage

between the babbit and the shell.

Main oil pump cleaning/flushing of

main oil tank, pipes, cleaning of

filters oil coolers, mtce. , of jacking

oil pumps.

DAY 5 Overhauling of control valves, ESVs

and IVs, Maintenance and inspection

of oil system turbine oil coolers,

Maintenance of condensate side and

steam side tubes

Condenser tube maintenance, off

lead and off load cleaning

procedure

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(Duration): 4Weeks

4TH WEEK

FORENOON AFTERNOON

DAY - 1 Maintenance of main ejectors and

starting ejectors Trouble shooting

causes remedies, Checking of axial

shift indicating system for Clean oil

nozzle and strainers.

Checking of bearing clearances and

allowable limits. Checking of

cylinders parting surface, for

proper matching, its grinding for

the purpose.

DAY - 2 Checking of gland and seal strips, their

clearances with allowing limits.

Checking the coupling alignment

of HP IP and LP rotors andgenerator and their. Setting.

Checking and setting of bearings

on foundation. Checking of shaft

sinking due to I vacuum pulling.

DAY - 3 Generator Maintenance : A Stator -

Checking overhang winding, clamp

and shields, loss wedges and

overheating.

Rotor checking of shaft earthing

arrangement. hydrogen seal and

leakages (purge test) loss wedges,

end ring for cracks, overheating.

Insulation resistance and windingresistance.

DAY - 4 Transformer maintenance - insulation

testing drying out routine maintenance.

HT Switchgear testing - routine

and type tests.

DAY 5 Motor Insulation checking, terminal

checking, phasing out. motor drying.

Cable jointing, material and

techniques

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Module : Design Analysis(Duration): 1 week

1st WEEK

FORENOON

AFTERNOON

DAY-1 Process designing, Equipment and

System Design criteria

Pressure Vessel design

DAY-2 Heat Exchanger Design, Rotating

equipment design

Steam Generator Design

DAY-3 Steam turbine design consideration Piping layout& Piping Design, Design of

Ash handling systems and equipment

DAY-4 Electrical System Design Design of HT/LT motors

DAY-5 Design of transformers Instrumentation System Design

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Module : Load Dispatch

(Duration) : 1 Week

FORENOON AFTERNOON

DAY - 1 Objective, functions and structure of

Load dispatching stations An

overview.

Location of load dispatch stations

area, state and regional and their

functions Voltage and frequency

control. Trends in design and

engineering of load dispatch /

systems.

DAY - 2 MW and AVAR sharing between

stations and systems voltage control-Concept of base load and peak load

operations - Economic dispatch

aspects.

Load forecasting - Short tern and

long term.

DAY - 3 Application of computers - DAS,

RTUs and SCADA.

HVDC systems and SVC

operation.

DAY - 4 Networking and protocol for data

exchange latest developments.

PC based power system study

package.

DAY 5 Visit to load dispatch centre. Group discussion and appraisal.

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Module : Power Reforms and Regulations(Duration): 1 week

1st WEEK

FORENOON

AFTERNOON

DAY-1 Power sector reforms-the Indianperspective, Indian Electricity Act2003

National electricity policy, energyconservation act

DAY-2 Power sector reforms inGeneration, Transmission

Distribution Reforms

DAY-3 CERC-Functions andresponsibilities Case studies on Open Access system-long term and short term

DAY-4 National Tariff policy/ Multi yeartariff/ABT

APDRP/RGGVY Scheme

DAY-5 Power Trading and Sharing Case studies on tariff discovery throughcompetitive bidding, quality of power

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Module : Control & Instrumentation


1st WEEK

FORENOON AFTERNOON

DAY - 1 Concept and .layout of Control and

Instrumentation in Thermal Power

Plant.

Pressure Measurement and

measuring instruments.

DAY - 2 Temperature measurement andmeasuring Instruments.

Flow measurement and measuringInstruments.

DAY - 3 Level Measurement and measuring

Instruments.

Practical demonstration on pressure

and flow measurements.

DAY - 4 Practical demonstration on level and

temperature measurements.

Protection and interlocks of Boiler,

turbine and their auxiliaries.

DAY 5 Introduction to auto control. Auto control loops used in thermal

stations.

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Module : Control & Instrumentation

(Duration) : 2 Weeks2nd WEEK

FORENOON AFTERNOON

DAY - 1 Turbovisory instrumentation (Parameters

limits, Basic concepts of measuring

devices).

Commissioning of control loops

demonstration.

DAY - 2 ATRS. Visit to control and instrument at

control/control stations in the

stations.

DAY - 3 Analytical Instrumentation for (Boiler

Water, Steam, Flue Gas, H2/02/C02).

Practical demonstration and

analytical instruments. (Correct :

sampling and testing).

DAY - 4 Introduction to DOC and DAS in

Thermal

Power Station.

Continued ...

DAY 5 Introduction to new/latest technology in

Control and Instrumentation in modernthermal power station.

Group discussion (Performance)

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Module : IT Application in Power Sector & GIS


1st week

FORENOON AFTERNOON

DAY - 1 Core of Information Technology (IT)Information Technology OverviewData Structures

Development of ComputerTechnologyCommunication & NetworkingData Processing Techniques

DAY - 2 Hands-on practice on Windows, MS-Office and Typical Application Packages.

4 Exercises of Hour duration to be done

in this session.

Computer Networks Resource

Sharing Network Topologies

Network Hardware Wired vs.

Wireless Networks Wi-fi &

Bluetooth Communications

Limitations - Client/Server

Architecture - LAN, WAN, TCP/IP -

Network Security.

DAY - 3 Hands-on practice on troubleshooting andgeneral maintenance of Computers and

Peripherals. Disk Cleanup

Defragmentation Detecting and Clearing

Software Virus & Spyware Preventive

Maintenance Procedures

Network and Internet based

Communications Domains DNS,

SLIP, PPP, FDDI - Browsers, Servers,

Search Engines Email - File

Transfer Protocol (FTP) - Telnet -

Internet Relay Chat - Instant

Messaging Cyber Laws

DAY - 4 Hands-on practice on Windows 2000 or

higher network O/S ConfiguringWorkgroups Configuring TCP/IP -

File/Folder Sharing, Printer Sharing and

Internet Sharing.

Internet Management - Security

Concepts, Information Privacy andCopyright issues Web Hosting -

Commerce on Internet - Governance

on Internet Management

Information Systems.

DAY 5 Hand-on practice on implementing aNetwork based Management Information

System using MS-Access

Project Management Software MS-

Project / Primavera.

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Module : IT Application in Power Sector & GIS


2nd week

FORENOON AFTERNOON

DAY - 1 Concept of Geographical InformationSystem (GIS)Basics of GeographyHardware & Software Requirement

Fundamentals of GIS and MappingData VisualisationThematic Map Preparation

DAY - 2 Concepts of Remote Sensing Technology(RS)Basics of Remote SensingElectromagnetic Energy

Elements of Remote SensingFundamentals of Photogrammetry

DAY - 3 Concepts of Global Positioning System(GPS)Basics of GPS

Concepts of Global PositioningSystem (GPS)Working with GPS/DGPS

DAY - 4 Applications of GIS/RS in Power Generation

Applications of GIS/RS in Power Transmission and Distribution

DAY 5 Working with ARC-FM & CYMDIST

software

Working on various softwares for

distribution network planning and

analysis

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Duration:4 Weeks1ST WEEK

FORENOON AFTERNOON

DAY - 1 Boiler Maintenance (Acquaintancewith various tools and tackles, Lifting

and material handling equipments,

consumables and spares).

Turbine stop valves and controlvalve mtc., Turbine governing

system setting, Gland sealing

system inspection, Deaerator

maintenance.

Overhauling of oil system, oil

coolers, testing for leakage,

flushing of main oil tanks etc

DAY - 2 Boiler Drum (Drum internal and

mounting inspection) Firing Floor(Oil guns, igniter, air, fans, scanner air

fans, Air heater, soot blowers, wind

box, burner, tilt and coal feeder).

Turbine Basement/ 0 meter

(condenser tube cleaning, CWPump Maintenance)

DAY - 3 Furnace (Boiler tube leakage

attending during shut down), edge

preparation and welding, post heating

etc. , Weld defects testing by NDTmethod, stress relieving, Coal Mills

(Preventive maintenance andoverhauling activities, Inspection of

classifier blades. Inspection of bull ring

segment replacement. Thrust bearing

and gear box replacement).

Turbine Basement/ 0 meter

(BFP maintenance, inspection of

bearing, inspection of balancing

system, inspection of mechanicalsystem, Hydraulic coupling scoop

mechanisms, Adjustments of lubeoil pressure and filter cleaning ,

BFP alignment). HP-LP Hearers

Detection of tube leakage and

plugging, Alternating water box

leakage).

DAY - 4 ID, FD & PA Fans (Preventive

maintenance and overhauling

activities, Vibration points).

ESP and Ash Handling System (ESPmaintenance fly ash maintenance,

clinker grinder, bottom ash, slurry

pumps etc.)

HP-LP Heaters (Oil Pumps

maintenance Centrifuge bowl

cleaning), CT Fans

(Preventive maintenance of CTFans and Gear box, Trays and

Nozzle cleaning, Fan blades angle

adjustment

DAY 5 Turbine Maintenance Stores

(Acquaintance with various tools and

tackles, Lifting and equipments,

consumables and spares).

Water treatment plant and

Hydrogen plant (Maintenance of

raw water pump and DM pump.

Maintenance of H2 for

compressors).

Module : ROJ (Maintenance)

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Duration: 4 Weeks2nd WEEK

FORENOON AFTERNOON

DAY - 1 Coal Handling Plant (Crushermaintenance Conveyor maintenance.

Feeder maintenance).

Coal Handling Plant (Tripper

maintenance, Stacker cum Reclaimer

maintenance

Exposure to maintenance andtesting requirements for Drives

DAY - 2 Oil Handling Plant (Oill heaters

maintenance, Oil pumps rotary and

reciprocating pump etc.,

Filters/strainers maintenance).

Exposure to maintenance and

testing requirements for TSE

DAY - 3 Familiarisation of organisation

procedures for routine and preventive

maintenance, breakdown and

emergency repairs and Instrument lab.

set up for calibration and repairs.

Exposure to maintenance and

testing requirements for

Temperature Instrument

DAY - 4 Exposure to maintenance and testing

requirements of pressure, flow and

level instruments at site and in lab.

. Exposure to maintenance and

testing requirements for DDC,

DAS etc.

DAY 5 Transformers Electric Generator

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Duration: 4 Weeks3rd

WEEK

FORENOON AFTERNOON

DAY - 1 Circuit Breakers . Continue

DAY - 2 Electric Motors . Continue

DAY - 3 Electro Static Precipitator . Continue

DAY - 4 Cables

DAY 5 Relays and Soleenoid . Continue

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Duration: 4 Weeks4th WEEK

FORENOON AFTERNOON

DAY - 1 Cranes Lift

DAY - 2 Air Conditioning System Diesel Set

DAY - 3 HT/LT Supply Circuits HT/LT Supply Circuits

DAY - 4 AC/DC Lighting Circuits Batteries

DAY 5 Viva Voce Viva Voce

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Module : Visit to Manufacturing Units/TPS

Duration: 2 Weeks

1ST WEEK

DAY - 1 Monday - Travelling

DAY - 2 Tuesday Visit to BHEL, Hardwar/ Visit to Chandrapur TPS,

MSEB

DAY - 3 Wednesday Travelling

DAY - 4 Thursday Visit to BHEL, Hyderabdad

DAY 5 Friday - Visit to BHEL, Bangalore

DAY - 6 Saturday - Travelling

Note:- The tour programme can be adjusted by the Institute depending their convenience.

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Module : Visit to Manufacturing Units/TPS

(Duration) : 2 Weeks2ND WEEK

DAY - 1 Monday Visit to Neyveli/Vijaywada TPS

DAY - 2 Tuesday Travelling

DAY - 3 Wednesday Visit to BHEL, Trichy/ Visit to Trombay, TPS

DAY - 4 Thursday Visit to BHEL, Bhopal / Visit to Uran Gas Based

PS, MSEB

DAY 5 Friday - Travelling

DAY - 6 Saturday Visit to BHEL, Ranipet/ Visit to DESU Gas Turbine

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2ND WEEK

FORENOON AFTERNOON

DAY - 1 Milling Plant Operation and raising

pressure as per Boiler loadrequirements

(Operation of second set of auxiliaries

and load sharing, Change over of

controls from manuals to auto).

Discussion on: (Milling Plant,

Burner, Optimum Sec. Air andDrum Level control, Burner

Mechanism and attemperators).

DAY - 2 Raising load in TG (Operation of

second set of auxiliaries and load

sharing, Checking of protections,

Changeover of controls from manual

to auto).

Unit shutting down procedures.

DAY - 3 Shutting down unit from full load to 30

MW and again raising load to full load

condition.

Unit start up from hot and warm

conditions.

DAY - 4 Tripping unit from full load on some

protection and start up again from hot

condition.,

Emergency problems in unit

(Boiler. Turbine and Generator).

DAY 5 Operation unit under emergencysituation.

Summing up programme/Appraisal.

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