Steam Power Plant : Solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, storage and preparation of fuels, fuel bed firing, combustion conditions, suspension
firing, draft systems. Steam generators and their types, circulation principles, forced circulation boilers, waterwalls, mountings, and
accessories, performance rating of boilers, Feed water conditioning, Fuel and ash handling equipment, dust collectors. Condenser
cooling water system.
Steam pipes, pipe fittings, lagging, air and gas ducts. Instrumentation and control of steam power plant.
Diesel Power Plant: Equipment of diesel plants, field of applications, fuel - storage and handling, cooling systems.
Nuclear Power Plant: Introduction to nuclear power, types of reactors, heat release rates, steam generation principles.
Use of renewable energy - utilisation of solar, wind, tidal, geothermal resources. Hydroelectric power plants.
Plant economy : Load curve, load factor,capacity factor,utilization factor etc. Investment cost, fixed and annual operating costs, unit
cost, tariff, influence of station performance characteristics on costs. Selection and location of plants, comparative study of different
plants.