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SEM VII Syllabus B.E. 3

The document outlines the topics covered in a Power Plant Engineering elective course over one semester. The course covers 6 modules focusing on economics of power plants, hydroelectric, fluidized bed combustion, nuclear, diesel and gas turbine plants, and combined cycle power generation. Environmental impacts such as greenhouse effects, acid rain, and pollution from power plant effluents are also discussed.

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SEM VII Syllabus B.E. 3

The document outlines the topics covered in a Power Plant Engineering elective course over one semester. The course covers 6 modules focusing on economics of power plants, hydroelectric, fluidized bed combustion, nuclear, diesel and gas turbine plants, and combined cycle power generation. Environmental impacts such as greenhouse effects, acid rain, and pollution from power plant effluents are also discussed.

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CLASS: BE (Mechanical) SUBJECT: POWER PLANT ENGINERING (ELECTIVE-I) Periods per week 1Period of 60 min.

Lecture Practical Tutorial Theory Examination Practical Oral Examination Term Work TOTAL Hours 03 --

Semester:-VII

04 02 -Marks 100 -25 25 150

Evaluation System

Sr. No. Module 01

Module 02

Module 03 Module 04 Module 05

Module 06

Details Hrs. 1 Economics of the power plant: Load curve, load duration curve, various factors, effect of fluctuating load on operation and design of the plant, methods of meeting fluctuating load. Selection of the generating equipments, load sharing, cost of electrical energy. Tariff methods. Performance and operating characteristics of Power Plants. 2.1 Hydro power plant: Rainfall, runoff and its measurement, hydrograph, flow duration curve, mass curve, and reservoir storage capacity. Classification of the plants- Run-off river plant, storage river plant, pumped storage plant. 2.2 Fluidized bed combustion- regimes of combustion, circulating and pressurized fluidized bed combustion system, Fluidized bed boilers, its important features, classification. Control of Nitrogen oxides. 3.1 Nuclear power plant: Introduction of nuclear engineering- radioactive decay, half life, fission, fusion, nuclear materials. Thermal fission reactors and power plant - PWR, BWR, Liquid metal fast breeder reactors. Reactor control. 4.2 Diesel and Gas turbine power plant: General layout, application of diesel power plant, advantages and disadvantages, component, performance of gas turbine power plant, gas turbine material. 5.1 Combined cycle power generation: Coupled cycle- thermodynamics, combined cycle plant-thermodynamics of GT-ST plant operation; Advantages. Base Load plants. Peak load plants. Co-ordination of different types of power plants. Environmental impact of power plant: Social and economical issues of the power plants, Greenhouse effect, Acid precipitation- acid rain and acid snow, dry deposition and acid fog, Thermal pollution, air pollution, Radiation from nuclear power plant effluents. Coal storage, Inplant handling of coal, Ash handling systems. Dust collectors. Flue gas, desulfarization methods.

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