JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

UNIT - I

Introduction: Sources of energy, Type of Power plants. Direct energy conversion system, Energy sources in India, Recent developments in power generation, Combustion of coal, Volumetric analysis, Gravimetric analysis. Fuel gas analysis. Steam power plant: Introduction. General layout of steam power plant, Modern coal. Fired Steam, Steam power plant. Power plant cycle, Fuel Handling, Combustion equipment, Ash handling, Dust collectors. Steam Generators: Types, Accessories. Feed water heaters, Performance of boiling, Water treatment, cooling towers. Steam turbines. Compounding of turbines, Steam condensers, Jet and surface condensers.

UNIT - II

Gas Turbine Power Plant: Cogeneration. Combined cycle power plant, Analysis, Waste heat recovery, IGCC power plant, Fluidized bed, Combustion, Advantages, Disadvantages Nuclear Power Plant: Nuclear physics, Nuclear Reactor, Classification, Types of reactors, Site selection. Method of enriching uranium. Application of nuclear power plant. Nuclear Power Plant Safety: Bi-Product of nuclear power generation, Economics of nuclear power plant, Nuclear power plant in India, Future of nuclear power.

UNIT - III

Overview of Hydro Power Systems-Review of World Resource Cost of Hydroelectric Power-Basic Factors in Economic Analysis of Hydro power Projects-Hydropower Plant Layout-Auxiliaries-Hydro Plant Construction-Under Ground Hydro plants-Safety measures-Hydrology.

UNIT - IV

Advanced in Planning, Design and construction of Hydro electric Power Stations-Trends development of Generating Plant and Machinery-Plant equipment for Pumped Store Schemes- Governing of Water Turbines-Function of Turbine Governer-Condtion for Governing Stability-Surge Tank Oscillation and speed Regulative Problem of Turbine Governing Future.

UNIT - V

Economics of Power Generation: Factors affecting the economics, Loading factors, Utilization factor, Performance and operating characteristics of power plant, Point economic load sharing, Depreciation. Energy rate, Criteria for optimum loading. Specific economic energy problem

REFERENCES:

• 1. Power Plant Engineering / P.K. Nag / TMH
• 2. Power Plant Engineering / R.K. Rajput/ Lakshmi Publications.
• 3. Power Plant Engineering / P.C.Sharma/ Kotearia Publications.
• 4. Power Plant Technology / Wakil.
• 5. Micro Hydro Electric Power Station-Monition, L., M. Lenir and J. Roux.
• 6. Power Plant Elevation and Design-Tyler G. Hicks.