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SYLLABUS

UNIT-I

Introduction to the sources of energy – Resources and development of power in India, Layouts of steam, Hydel, Diesel, MHD, Nuclear and gas turbine power plants – Combined power cycles – Comparison and selection, Power plant economics and environmental considerations: Capital cost, Investment of fixed charges, Operating costs, General arrangement of power distribution, Load curves, Load duration curve. Definitions of connected load, Maximum demand, Demand factor, Average load, Load factor, Diversity factor – Tariff – Related exercises. Effluents from power plants and impact on environment – Pollutants and pollution standards – Methods of pollution control. Inspection and safety regulations.

UNIT-II

steam power plant Modern high pressure and super criticalboilers – Analysis of power plant cycles – Modern trends in cycle improvement – Waste heat recovery, Fluidized bed boilers., Fuel and handling equipments, Types of coals, Coal handling, Choice of handling equipment, Coal storage, Ash handling systems. combustion process Properties of coal – Overfeed and underfeed fuel beds, Traveling grate stokers, Spreader stokers, Retort stokers, Pulverized fuel burning system and its components, Combustion needs and draught system, Cyclone furnace, Design and construction, Dust collectors, Cooling towers and heat rejection. Analysis of pollution from thermal power plants - Pollution controls, CO2 recorders

UNIT-III

diesel power plant Introduction – IC engines, Types, Construction – Plant layout with auxiliaries – Fuel storage. gas turbine plant Introduction – Classification – Construction – Layout with auxiliaries – Principles of working of closed and open cycle gas turbines. Advantages and disadvantages of combined cycle power plants.

UNIT-IV

hydro electric power plant Water power – Hydrological cycle / Flow measurement – Drainage area characteristics – Hydrographs – Storage and pondage – Classification of dams and spill ways. hydro projects and plant Classification – Typical layouts – Plant auxiliaries – Plant operation, Pumped storage plants.

UNIT-V

power from non–conventional sources Utilization of solar collectors – Principle of its working, Wind energy – Types of turbines – HAWT & VAWT–Tidal energy, MHD power generation. nuclear power station Nuclear fuel – Nuclear fission, Chain reaction, Breeding and fertile materials – Nuclear reactor – Reactor operation. types of reactors Pressurized water reactor, Boiling water reactor, Sodium – Graphite reactor, Fast breeder reactor, Homogeneous reactor, Gas cooled reactor, Radiation hazards and shielding – Radioactive waste disposal.