| Course Name | Power Plant Engineering |
| Course Code | 15MEC255 |
| Program | B. Tech. in Mechanical Engineering |
| Year Taught | 2019 |
Hydrological data – capacity and type -selection – General layout and types of hydro electric Power Plants.
General layout of diesel power plant and their components – Types of plant layouts – comparison of diesel plant with thermal plant.
Comparison and types of gas turbine power plants and their components, combined gas and steam power plants – Advantages of gas turbine plant over diesel and thermal plants.
General components of Nuclear reactors – types of reactors – location safety and economics of nuclear plants – comparison with thermal power plants.
Steam power plant layout and components – Modern steam generators – types – functions of super heater – Preheater – economizer and air heater.
Fuels and combustion – Fuel preparation and burning, grates, burners draft, combustion calculations, Boiler Trial, Fuel handling systems, Ash handling methods, Gas cleaning methods and dust collection
Types of condensers – cooling towers – Water treatment methods
Economics of power plant operation – Instrumentation and control – variable load operation and economics.
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