PUA POWER PLANT FAMILIARISATIO VOL. I: INTRODUCTIONOWER PLANT ‘AMILIARISATION SEO etnaFOREWORD Thermal Power dominates the fleld of evecticty generation in India. It wil continue to do so in future also, Proper understanding of the plants involved in the ‘complex process of converting thermal energy to electric energy cannot, therefore, ‘be overemphasised. This book - Thermal Power Plant Famila‘sation - cast in six parts, namely, {J ntreduction, 1) Boller and Auxiliaries, fi) Turbine and Auxiliaries, iv) Generator and ‘Switchgear, v) Auxiliary Plants and v) Unit Protection and Contre! and Instrumentation, Intends to help the trainee engineers to acquaint themselves with a themal power plant as a whole before they embark in their respective fields of specialisation, Training Resources Unit (TRU) of Power Engineers Training Society (PETS) ‘has compiled this book in consultation with experienced faculties of the Fegional Power Training Institutes of PETS. Ample ilustrations, cawings, charts ete. are provided with the text to explain various topics in @ lucid way. Examples cited are mostly related to Indian conditions of the 200/210 MU units ard the upcoming 500 MW units 110 hope, this book will be quite helpful to both the trainees and the trainers ‘Any suggestion for the improvement of this book {s welcome, jt (©. sicaR) HEAD 5 TRAINING RESOURCES UNTT w pisth. Ee POWER ENGINEEHS TRAINING SOCIETY NEW DELHI 119.1986