06ME54-Energy Engineering |
PART – A |
UNIT I |
STEAM POWER PLANT: Different Types of Fuels used for steam
generation, Equipment for burning coal in lump form, strokers, different
types, Oil burners, Advantages and Disadvantages of using pulverized fuel,
Equipment for preparation and burning of pulverized coal, unit system and
bin system. Pulverized fuel furnaces, cyclone furnace, Coal and ash handling,
Generation of steam using forced circulation, high and supercritical
pressures.
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UNIT II |
A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF BENSON, VELOX SCHMIDT STEAMGENERATORS. Chimneys: Natural, forced, induced and balanced draft,
Calculations and numericals involving height of chimney to produce a givendraft. Cooling towers and Ponds. Accessories for the Steam generators such
as Superheaters, Desuperheater, control of superheaters, Economizers, Air
pre-heaters and re-heaters.
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UNIT III |
DIESEL ENGINE POWER PLANT: Applications of Diesel Engines in
Power field. Method of starting Diesel engines. Auxiliaries like cooling and
lubrication system, filters, centrifuges, Oil heaters, intake and exhaust
system, Layout of diesel power plant.
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UNIT IV |
HYDRO-ELECTRIC PLANTS: Hydrographs, flow duration and mass
curves, unit hydrograph and numericals. Storage and pondage, pumped
storage plants, low, medium and high head plants, Penstock, water hammer,
surge tanks, gates and valves. General layout of hydel power plants.
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PART – B |
UNIT V |
Nuclear Power Plant: Principles of release of nuclear energy; Fusion and
fission reactions. Nuclear fuels used in the reactors. Multiplication and
thermal utilization factors. Elements of the nuclear reactor; moderator,
control rod, fuel rods, coolants. Brief description of reactors of the following
types-Pressurized water reactor, Boiling water reactor, Sodium graphite
reactor, Fast Breeder reactor, Homogeneous graphite reactor and gas cooled
reactor, Radiation hazards, Shieldings, Radio active waste disposal.
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UNIT VI: |
SOLAR ENERGY: Solar Extra terrestrial radiation and radiation at the earth
surface, radiation-measuring instruments, working principles of solar flat
plate collectors, solar pond and photovoltaic conversion [Numerical
Examples].
WIND ENERGY: Properties of wind, availability of wind energy in India,
wind velocity and power from wind; major problems associated with wind
power, wind machines; Types of wind machines and their characteristics,
horizontal and vertical axis wind mills, coefficient of performance of a windmill rotor [Numerical Examples].
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UNIT VII |
TIDAL POWER: Tides and waves as energy suppliers and their mechanics;
fundamental characteristics of tidal power, harnessing tidal energy,
limitations.
OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION: Principle of working,
Rankine cycle, problems associated with OTEC.
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION: Principle of working, types
of geothermal station with schematic diagram, problems associated with
geothermal conversion, scope of geothermal energy.
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UNIT VIII |
ENERGY FROM BIO MASS: Photosynthesis, photosynthetic oxygen
production, energy plantation.
BIO CHEMICAL ROUTE: Biogas production from organic wastes by
anaerobic fermentation, classification of bio gas plants, factors affecting bio
gas generation.
THERMO CHEMICAL ROUTE: Thermo chemical conversion on bio
mass, types of gasifiers.
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REFERENCE |
TEXT BOOKS: |
1. Power Plant Engineering, P. K. Nag Tata McGraw Hill 2nd edn
2001.
2. Power Plant Engineering, Domakundawar, Dhanpath Rai sons
2003
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Reference Books |
1. Power Plant Engineering, R. K. Rajput, Laxmi publication, New
Delhi.
2. Principles of Energy conversion, A. W. Culp Jr., McGraw Hill.
1996
3. Non conventional Energy sources, G D Rai Khanna Publishers.
4. Non conventional resources: B H Khan TMH - 2007
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