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EE2252 POWER PLANT ENGINEERING

II YEAR /IV SEMESTER EEE
ACADEMIC YEAR 2012-2013

EE2252 POWER PLANT ENGINEERING
SYLLABUS 3 1 0 4
AIM
Expose the students to basics of various power plants so that they will have the comprehensive idea of power system operation.
OBJECTIVES
To become familiar with operation of various power plants.
1 THERMAL POWER PLANTS
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Basic thermodynamic cycles, various components of steam power plantlayoutpulverized coal burners- Fluidized bed combustion-coal handling systemsash handling systems- Forced draft and induced draft fans- Boilers-feed pumpssuper heaterregenerator-condenser- dearearators-cooling tower
2 HYDRO ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS
Layout-dams-selection of water turbines-types-pumped storage hydel plants
3 NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
Principles of nuclear energy- Fission reactions-nuclear reactor-nuclear power plants 4 GAS AND DIESEL POWER PLANTS
Types, open and closed cycle gas turbine, work output & thermal efficiency, methods to improve performance-reheating, intercoolings, regenerationadvantage and disadvantages- Diesel engine power plant-component and layout

5 NON-CONVENTIONAL POWER GENERATION
Solar energy collectors, OTEC, wind power plants, tidal power plants and geothermal resources, fuel cell, MHD power generation-principle, thermoelectric power generation,thermionic power generation
TEXT BOOKS
A Course in Power Plant Engineering by Arora and Domkundwar, Dhanpat
Rai and
Co.Pvt.Ltd., New Delhi.
Power Plant Engineering by P.K. Nag, Tata McGraw Hill, Second Edition ,
Fourth reprint 2003.
REFERENCES()
Power station Engineering and Economy by Bernhardt G.A.Skrotzki and
William A.
Vopat- Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Company Ltd., New Delhi, 20th reprint
2002.
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An introduction to power plant technology by G.D. Rai-Khanna
Publishers, Delhi

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 Power Plant Technology, M.M. El-Wakil McGraw Hill 1984.

EE2252 POWER PLANT ENGINEERING
UNIT-I INTRODUCTION