MET63 POWER PLANT ENGINEERING (3 1 0 4)

Unit I
Rankine Cycle:Classification Reheat cycle Regenerative cycle Reheat regenerative cycle.
Binary vapour cycle. Steam generators: Classifcation modern high pressure generators Accessories : Feed
water Pump, feed water heaters / economiser, air-preheaters, Superheaters,separators, Separator drums, scale
cleaners, soot blowers Fuels : method of firing Fluidised bed boilers. (12 hours)
Unit II
Air handling system:forced dranght fans, primary and secondary air system for solid fuels flue
gas path; method of producing draught : natural, induced draughts induced draught fans flue
gas treatment for pollution:cyclone separator, electro-static precipitator chimney calculation of
chimney height - Bottom ash handling system. Feed water treatment: demineralised water,
treatment processes : mechanical, chemical processes Duration fuel handling system: solid fuels
pulveriserd fuels, liquid and gaseous fuels supply system. (12 hours)
Unit III
Steam injectors steam nozzles flow through nozzles nozzle efficiency Effect of super heating
supersaturated (or) metastable expansion of steam in a nozzle steam turbines classification velocity
diagrams Compounding impulse turbine Reaction turbine - Blade profiles of impulseand reaction
turbines Calculation of blade height, width leakage prevention. (12 hours)
Unit IV
Gas turbine plant cycle classification simple cycle regenerative cycle reheat cycle
regenerative reheat cycle inter-cooling. Steam and gas turbine Power plants cycle analysis.
Nuclear fuels coolants moderators radiation shield Nuclear reactor: different types
Nuclear Power Plant Layout Waste disposal. (12 hours)
Unit V
Fluctuating loads terms and definitions, load curves, effect of variable load, methods to meet
variable load pea load plants: demand, requirements and load analysis. Power plant economics:
Estimation of cost of electrical energy, selection of type of generation and equipment, economic
analysis of performance and operating characteristics, methods of tariff for electrical energy. (12 hours)
Text Books :
1. P.K.Nag, Power Plant Engineering, Tata McGraw Hill, 2000.
2. P.C.Sharma, Power Plant Engineering, Dewan Sanjeev Kumar Kataria, 1994.
Reference Books :
1. Frederick T.Morse, Power Plant Engineering, Affiliated East-west Press Ltd., 1953.
2. William A.Vapert, Power Station Engineering and Economy, Tata McGraw Hill, 1972.
3. M.D.Burghardt, Engineering Thermodynamics with Applications, Harper Row,

1. List out the different types of feed water heater

2. What is the function of Deaerators
3. What are the advantages of high pressure boilers
4. What is a Superheater
5. How the reheat cycle increases the efficiency
6. What is the purpose of air Preheaters
7. What are the Classification in Rankine Cycle
8. What is a Feed water Pump
9. What is a Economiser,
10. What is the purpose of separators,
11. What is the function of Separator drums,
12. What is the function of scale cleaners,
13. What is the purpose of soot blowers
14. What Is a Steam generators:
15. What are the Classification in Steam generators or boiler
16. What is fire tube boiler
17. Water tube boiler
18. What is the Different between natural circulation and forced circulation boiler
19. What is a once through boiler
20. Compare subcritical and supercritical Boiler

1. Explain with neat sketch the working of modern high pressure boiler with its merits and de merits
i.La- mont boiler , ii. Benson boilers , iii. Le ofler boiler iv. Velox boiler
2. Explain with neat sketch the working of the accessories along with location
i. Feed water pump , ii. Economiser , iii. Air Preheater , iv. Steam separators
v. Super heater , vi. Soot blower, vii. Steam trap
3. what is Fluidized bed combustion ? Explain the types of fluidized bed boilers with sketches