JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Prerequisite

Power System-I

Course Objectives

To provide an overview of power plants and the associated energy conversion

issues

Course Outcomes

Upon completion of the course, the students can understand the principles of

operation for different power plants and their economics

UNIT - I

Coal Based Thermal Power Plants: Basic Rankine cycle and its modifications, layout of modern coal power plant, super critical boilers, FBC boilers, turbines, condensers, steam and heating rates, subsystems of thermal power plants, fuel and ash handling, draught system, feed water treatment, binary cycles and cogeneration systems.

UNIT - II

Gas Turbine and Combined Cycle Power Plants: Brayton cycle analysis and optimization, components of gas turbine power plants, combined cycle power plants, Integrated Gasifier based Combined Cycle (IGCC) systems.

UNIT - III

Basics of Nuclear Energy Conversion: Layout and subsystems of nuclear power plants, Boiling Water Reactor (BWR), Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR), CANDU Reactor, Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR), Fast Breeder Reactors (FBR), gas cooled and liquid metal cooled reactors, safety measures for nuclear power plants.

UNIT - IV

Hydroelectric Power Plants: Classification, typical layout and components, principles of wind, tidal, solar PV and solar thermal, geothermal, biogas and fuel cell power systems

UNIT - V

Energy, Economic and Environmental Issues: Power tariffs, load distribution parameters, load curve, capital and operating cost of different power plants, pollution control technologies including waste disposal options for coal and nuclear plants.

TEXT BOOKS:

• 1. Nag P.K., Power Plant Engineering, 3rd ed., Tata McGraw Hill, 2008.
• 2. El Wakil M.M., Power Plant Technology, Tata McGraw Hill, 2010.

REFERENCE BOOK:

• 1. Elliot T.C., Chen K and Swanekamp R.C., Power Plant Engineering, 2nd ed., McGraw Hill, 1998.