Subject Syllabus
ME-702 (C) - Power Plant Engineering
ME · Semester 7
Course Modules
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Basic principles of sitting and station designeffect of climatic factors on station and equipment designchoice of steam cycle and main equipmentrecent trends in turbine and boiler sizes and steam conditionsplant design and layoutoutdoor and indoor plantsystem componentsfuel handlingburning systemselement of feed water treatment plantcondensing plant and circulating water systemscooling towersturbine room and auxiliary plant equipment.instrumentationtesting and plant heat balance.
Importance of nuclear power development in the world and Indian contextReview of atomic structure and radio activity, binding energy concept, fission and fusion reaction, fissionable and fertile materials, thermal neutron fission, important nuclear fuels, moderators and coolants, their relative merits, thermal and fast breeder reactors, principles of reactor control, safety and reliability features.
Elements of Hydrological computations, rainfall run off, flow and power duration curves, mass curves, storage capacity, salient features of various types of hydro stations, component such as dams, spillways, intake systems, head works, pressure tunnels, penstocks, reservoir, balancing reservoirsMicro and pico hydro machines, selection of hydraulic turbines for power stations, selection of site.
Estimation and prediction of load.Maximum demand, load factor, diversity factor, plant factor and their influence on plant design, operation and economicscomparison of hydro and nuclear power plants typical cost structures, simple problems on cost analysis, economic performance and tariffs, interconnected system and their advantages, elements of load dispatch in interconnected systems.