PPE Syllabus
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POWER PLANT ENGINEERING UNIT – I POWER PLANT EQUIPEMENT – Essential of steam power plant equipment – Power station design – characteristics of steam power plant – layout – stokers – Types – Pulverized fuel firing – principles of FBC – types of FBC – Arrangement of different FBC plants – advantages of FBC systems – Ash handling – dust collectors – draft measurements – chimneys – calculation of chimney heights – feed water treatment – air preheater – types of super heaters, condenser, cooling towers. UNIT – II STEAM GENERATORS – Boilers – types of modern high pressure boiler – boiler mountings and accessories – thermal efficiency of boiler – boiler performance – selection of fuel for boiler – boiler maintenance – selection of boiler – heat balance sheet for a boiler – Indian boiler act. UNIT – III POWER PLANT LAYOUTS – Gas turbine power plant layout – Classification and comparison of different types of gas turbine power plants – different arrangements of plant components – governing system for gas turbine power plant.
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POWER PLANT ENGINEERING
UNIT – I
POWER PLANT EQUIPEMENT – Essential of steam power plant equipment – Power station design – characteristics of steam power plant – layout – stokers – Types – Pulverized fuel firing – principles of FBC – types of FBC – Arrangement of different FBC plants – advantages of FBC systems – Ash handling – dust collectors – draft measurements – chimneys – calculation of chimney heights – feed water treatment – air preheater – types of super heaters, condenser, cooling towers.
UNIT – II
STEAM GENERATORS – Boilers – types of modern high pressure boiler – boiler mountings and accessories – thermal efficiency of boiler – boiler performance – selection of fuel for boiler – boiler maintenance – selection of boiler – heat balance sheet for a boiler – Indian boiler act.
UNIT – III
POWER PLANT LAYOUTS – Gas turbine power plant layout – Classification and comparison of different types of gas turbine power plants – different arrangements of plant components – governing system for gas turbine power plant.
Diesel power plant layout – Different systems of diesel power plant – advantages and disadvantages of diesel power plant over thermal power plant.
Hydroelectric power plant layout – Classification – storage reservoir plants – pump storage plants – advantages of hydroelectric power plants, MHD power plant.
UNIT – IV
NUCLEAR POWER PLANT – Nuclear reactor: General components of nuclear reactors – different types of reactors – pressurized water reactor (PWR), boiling water reactor (BWR), heavy water cooled reactors, fast breeder reactor, location of nuclear power plant, comparison of nuclear power plants with thermal power plants. Nuclear materials – fuels – coolant – moderators & reflecting materials – control rod – shielding materials.
UNIT – V
POWER PLANT ECONOMICS – Load curves – different terms & definitions – effect of variable load on power plant design & operation – requirement of peak load plants – fixed or operating cost – load diversion – tariff methods for electrical energy – comparisons of economic of different types of power plants – environmental hazards of various power plants.
