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Thermal and Fluid Power Engineering 4+1: Detailed Contents Hrs

This document outlines a 4+1 credit course on Thermal and Fluid Power Engineering. The course objectives are to study boilers, utilization of thermal and hydraulic energy, and gas turbines. The course outcomes are that learners will be able to identify utilities of thermal and hydraulic energy, differentiate impulse and reaction turbines, and analyze turbine performance. The course is divided into 4 modules that cover topics including steam generators, steam nozzles and turbines, impact of jets and water turbines, and cavitation in turbines.

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Thermal and Fluid Power Engineering 4+1: Detailed Contents Hrs

This document outlines a 4+1 credit course on Thermal and Fluid Power Engineering. The course objectives are to study boilers, utilization of thermal and hydraulic energy, and gas turbines. The course outcomes are that learners will be able to identify utilities of thermal and hydraulic energy, differentiate impulse and reaction turbines, and analyze turbine performance. The course is divided into 4 modules that cover topics including steam generators, steam nozzles and turbines, impact of jets and water turbines, and cavitation in turbines.

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Course Code Course/Subject Name Credits

MEC604 Thermal and Fluid Power Engineering& 4+1


& Common with Automobile Engineering

Objectives
1. To study boilers, boiler mountings and accessories
2. To study utilization of thermal and hydraulic energy
3. To study gas turbine and its applications
Outcomes: Learner will be able to…
1. Identify utilities of thermal and hydraulic energy
2. Differentiate impulse and reaction turbines
3. Analyze performance of turbines

Module Detailed Contents Hrs.


Steam Generators
Fire tube and Water tube boiler, Low pressure and high pressure boilers,
01 once through boiler, examples, and important features of HP boilers, 08
Mountings and accessories. Layout of a modern HP boiler. Equivalent
evaporation of boilers. Boiler performance. Boiler efficiency
Steam Nozzle and Turbines
Flow through steam nozzle-velocity at exit and condition for maximum
discharge, nozzle efficiency
02 Steam Turbine- Basic of steam turbine, Classification, compounding of 10
turbine, Impulse turbine – velocity diagram. Condition for max efficiency.
Reaction turbine - velocity diagram, degree of reaction, Parson's turbine.
Condition for maximum efficiency
Impact of Jets and Water Turbines
Impact of jet on flat and curved plates
Types of hydro turbines - impulse and reaction, definition of various
turbine parameters like gross head, discharge, work done, input power,
output power, efficiencies etc., Eulers' equation applied to a turbine,
turbine velocities and velocity triangles, expression for work done.
03 Pelton Turbine: 10
Components of Pelton turbine, definition of design parameters like speed
ratio, jet ratio, and estimation of various parameters like head, discharge,
and efficiency etc., determination of number of buckets.
Reaction Turbines:
Types of reaction turbines - inward and outward flow, radial mixed and
axial; elements of the turbine, estimation of various parameters.
Similarity relations in turbines, definition of unit quantities and specific
quantities, selection of turbines. Prediction of results of prototypes from
the model test.
04 Cavitations in turbines - causes, effects and remedies, Thoma's cavitations 06
parameter G. Use of G v/s specific speed graphs. Determination of safe
height of installation for the turbine.
Characteristics of turbines, governing of turbines.

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University of Mumbai, Mechanical Engineering (Third and Final Year) Revised Course (Rev-2012)

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