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This document discusses power plants and provides an introduction to their objectives, classification, working principles and history. It aims to help students gain an understanding of different types of power plants, including those operating on conventional and renewable energies. The objectives are to learn about the working principles of various power plant types as well as their maintenance, troubleshooting and optimization.

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Lecture 1 PDF

This document discusses power plants and provides an introduction to their objectives, classification, working principles and history. It aims to help students gain an understanding of different types of power plants, including those operating on conventional and renewable energies. The objectives are to learn about the working principles of various power plant types as well as their maintenance, troubleshooting and optimization.

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Introduction

• Power Plant
Pre Requisite
• Thermodynamics
• Fluid Mechanics
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• Heat and Mass transfer


• Calculus and Differential Equations

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Introduction
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COURSE OBJECTIVES
• To gain understanding of working principles of various
types of power plants operating on conventional as well
as renewable energies
• To learn the methods of trouble shooting, maintenance
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and optimization of various types of power plants

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Books
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Power Plants
▪Also Known as Power Station
▪Power house
▪Industrial facility generating electrical power
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Working
• The potential energy of various types of fuels (fossil,
nuclear, or renewable) is converted into another form of
energy (usually mechanical or heat energy).
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Classification
Power Plants are classified by the type of fuel and the type
of prime mover installed.
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Classification
• Fossil Fuel ( Thermal)
• Nuclear
• Renewable
(Solar, Geothermal, Wind, Tidal, Hydro)
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Introduction
• Thermal power stations, Mechanical power is produced
by heat engine, which transforms thermal energy, often
from combustion of a fuel into rotational energy.
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Introduction
• Nuclear power plants use a nuclear reactor’s heat to
operate a steam generator.
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Introduction
• Fossil fuel power plants also use a steam turbine or in
case of Natural gas fired plants use a gas turbine.
• Geothermal Power Plants use steam extracted from hot
underground rocks.
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• Renewable energy plants (Biomass, Sugarcane waste etc.)

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Introduction
By Prime Mover
• Steam Turbine Plants use the pressure generated by
expanding steam to turn the turbine’s blades.
• Gas turbine plants
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• Combined Cycle Plants


• Internal combustion Reciprocating Engines.
• Microturbines, Stirling Engine

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• History of Power Plants
• Overall picture of Power
Plants in Pakistan (Current
Electricity production,
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Demand and types of power


plants with their production
capacity)

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"The problem with the rat race
is that even if you win, you’re
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still a rat."
Lily Tomlin

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