Srinivasan Engineering College, Perambalur

Odd Semester 2014 2015

Course Handout
Date: 02.07.2014
Course No.
Course Title
Course Instructor
Instructor-in-charge

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ME2403
POWER PLANT ENGINEERING
Prof. S.ANBU
Prof. S.ANBU

LTPC
30 03

Scope and Objective of the Course:

To understand the various components, operations and applications of different types of power
plants.

Text book(s) [TB]

1. Arora S.C and Domkundwar S, A Course in Power Plant Engineering, Dhanpat Rai, 2001
2. Nag P.K ,Power Plant Engineering. Third edition Tata McGraw- Hill ,2007
Course Plan / Schedule:

S.No

No. of
lectures

Topics to be covered

Learning objectives

Introduction of various power plant

and boilers
Working principles of steam, hydel
power plant
MHD,Nuclear and Gas turbine
power plant
Combined power cycles,
comparsion and selection of power
plants

To know Introduction of various power

plant and boilers
To understand Working principles of
steam, hydel power plant
To Know MHD,Nuclear and Gas
turbine power plant
To Know Combined power cycles,
comparsion and selection of power
plants

Load Duration Curves

To Know Load Duration Curves

11
12
13

Steam Boilers and Cycles High

Pressure
High Pressure
Fuel Handling
Ash Handling
Combustion Equipment for burning
coal
Mechanical Stokers
Pulveriser
Electrostatic Precipitator,

To Obtain Steam Boilers and Cycles

High Pressure
To Know High Pressure
To Know Fuel Handling
To Know Ash Handling.
To Know Combustion Equipment for
burning coal
To Know Mechanical Stokers
To Obtain CONCEPT OF Pulveriser
To Know Electrostatic Precipitator

14

Draught different types

To study Draught different types

15
16

To obtain Mounting Fuel Handling

To know Ash Handling
To know Combustion Equipment for
burning coal
To know Mechanical Stokers

1
2

18

Fuel Handling
Ash Handling
Combustion Equipment for burning
coal
Mechanical Stokers

19

Pulveriser

To obtain concept of Pulveriser

20

Electrostatic Precipitator,

To obtain Electrostatic Precipitator

21

Draught different types

To know Draught different types

22

Types of Diesel Plants,

23

Components of diesel power plant

24

Selection of Engine Type,

To know Types of Diesel Plants

To obtain Components of diesel power
plant
To know Selection of Engine Type

25
26

Gas Turbine Power Plant Fuels

Gas Turbine Material Open and

To obtain Gas Turbine Power Plant

To study Gas Turbine Material Open

1
1

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

17

1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2

1
2

1
2

Closed Cycles
Reheating in gas turbine power
plant
Regeneration in gas turbine power
plant
Tidel power plant
Pumped storage - Solar thermal
central receiver system
Cost of Electric Energy Fixed and
operating Costs

27
28
29
30
31
32

Energy Rates Types of Tariffs

33

Economics of load sharing

Comparison of economics of
various power plants
Numerical problems

34
35

and Closed Cycles

To know Reheating in gas turbine
power plant
To obtain Regeneration in gas turbine
power plant
To know Tidel power plant
To know Pumped storage - Solar
thermal central receiver system
To know Cost of Electric Energy
Fixed and operating Costs
To know Energy Rates Types of
Tariffs
To know Economics of load sharing
To know Comparison of economics of
various power plants
To know Numerical problems.

2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1

Evaluation scheme Internal Assessment

I.

Evaluation
Components

Duration

Weightage

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2
3
4
5

Cycle Test I
Cycle Test II
Cycle Test III
Cycle Test IV
Model Exam I

90 min
90 min
90 min
90 min
180 min

10%
10%
10%
10%
30%

Assignment

1 month

10%

Date & Time

Venue

Will be
announced by
the exam cell
July - Nov

laterTo be announced

S No.

Part-A Question with answer will be issued by the instructor on completion of each unit.

Timings for chamber consultation: Students should contact the Course Instructor in her/his chamber during lunch break.
Notices: All notices will be displayed on the Department Notice Board.

HOD

Instructor-In-Charge

Instructor

Prof.S.ANBU

Prof.S.ANBU