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Reheating and Regenerative Cycles

This document provides an overview of the course objectives and units for the Power Plant Engineering course. The 5 units cover: 1) coal-based thermal power plants, 2) diesel, gas turbine, and combined cycle power plants, 3) nuclear power plants, 4) power from renewable energy sources, and 5) energy, economic, and environmental issues of power plants. The course aims to provide an overview of power plants and detail the role of mechanical engineers in their operation and maintenance.

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Reheating and Regenerative Cycles

This document provides an overview of the course objectives and units for the Power Plant Engineering course. The 5 units cover: 1) coal-based thermal power plants, 2) diesel, gas turbine, and combined cycle power plants, 3) nuclear power plants, 4) power from renewable energy sources, and 5) energy, economic, and environmental issues of power plants. The course aims to provide an overview of power plants and detail the role of mechanical engineers in their operation and maintenance.

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ME6701 POWER PLANT ENGINEERING L T P C

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OBJECTIVES:

• Providing an overview of Power Plants and detailing the role of Mechanical Engineers in
their operation and maintenance.

UNIT I COAL BASED THERMAL POWER PLANTS 10

Rankine cycle - improvisations, Reheating and Regenerative cycles ,Layout of modern


coal power plant, Super Critical Boilers, FBC Boilers, Turbines, Condensers, Steam & Heat rate,
Subsystems of thermal power plants – Fuel and ash handling, Draught system, Feed water
treatment. Binary Cycles and Cogeneration systems

UNIT II DIESEL, GAS TURBINE AND COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANTS 10

Otto, Diesel, Dual & Brayton Cycle - Analysis & Optimisation. Components of Diesel and Gas Turbine
power plants. Selection of Engine type, application Combined Cycle Power Plants.
Integrated Gasifier based Combined Cycle systems.

UNIT III NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS 7

Basics of Nuclear Engineering, Layout and subsystems of Nuclear Power Plants, Working of Nuclear
Reactors : Boiling Water Reactor (BWR), Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR), CANada Deuterium-
Uranium reactor (CANDU), Breeder, Gas Cooled and Liquid Metal Cooled Reactors. Safety measures
for Nuclear Power plants. Site selection
UNIT IV POWER FROM RENEWABLE ENERGY 10

Hydro Electric Power Plants – Classification, Typical Layout and associated components including
Turbines. Selection of turbines ,Principle, Construction and working of Wind, Tidal, Solar
Photo Voltaic (SPV), Solar Thermal, Geo Thermal, Biogas and Fuel Cell power systems.

UNIT V ENERGY, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES OF POWER PLANTS 8

Economics of load Sharing -Power tariff types, Load distribution parameters, load curve,
Comparison of site selection criteria, relative merits & demerits, Capital & Operating Cost of
different power plants. Pollution control technologies including Waste Disposal Options for Coal
and Nuclear Power Plants.

TOTAL : 50 PERIODS

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