Your roadmap · आपका रोडमैप
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Admission & first meetingप्रवेश और पहली मुलाकातEnquire at your nearest NDSS centre, meet the teacher, fix the batch time and get your study material.
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Part 1 of the syllabusपाठ्यक्रम भाग 1Unit-wise coaching with notes and doubt classes.
Power Plant EconomicsSteam Power PlantHydro-Electric Power Plant
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Part 2 of the syllabusपाठ्यक्रम भाग 2Unit-wise coaching with notes and doubt classes.
Nuclear Power PlantDiesel and Gas Turbine Power PlantsRenewable Power Plants
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Unit tests & assignmentsयूनिट टेस्टRegular tests in the university / board pattern.
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Semester 6 exam (university / board)विश्वविद्यालय / बोर्ड परीक्षाPrevious papers and full revision before the exam.
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Online tests & resultऑनलाइन टेस्ट और रिज़ल्टTake the tests online; your marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Syllabus · पाठ्यक्रम
1 subject · 6 chapters · 28 topics
01Power Plant Economics
5 topics+
- Sources of energy and types of power plants
- Load curve and load duration curve
- Load factor, demand factor, diversity factor, plant capacity factor
- Cost of power generation and tariffs
- Base load and peak load plants
02Steam Power Plant
6 topics+
- Layout and four circuits of a thermal plant
- Coal handling and pulverised fuel firing
- High pressure boilers
- Condensers and cooling towers
- Ash handling and dust collection
- Pollution control
03Hydro-Electric Power Plant
5 topics+
- Site selection
- Layout: dam, reservoir, penstock, surge tank, turbine
- Classification of hydro plants
- Pumped storage plants
- Hydro power calculation
04Nuclear Power Plant
4 topics+
- Nuclear fission and chain reaction
- Components of a nuclear reactor
- PWR, BWR and PHWR
- Nuclear waste and safety
05Diesel and Gas Turbine Power Plants
4 topics+
- Layout and systems of a diesel power plant
- Applications of diesel plants
- Open and closed cycle gas turbine plants
- Combined cycle plants
06Renewable Power Plants
4 topics+
- Solar PV and solar thermal plants
- Wind power plants
- Biomass and biogas plants
- Geothermal, tidal and small hydro
About this course
You will be able to
- Calculate load factor, demand factor, diversity factor and cost of power generation
- Explain the layout and circuits of a steam power plant including coal and ash handling
- Explain the layout and components of hydro-electric power plants and calculate hydro power
- Describe nuclear reactors, their components and safety
- Explain diesel and gas turbine power plants and their uses
- Describe solar, wind, biomass and other renewable power plants
Who it is for
- Diploma Mechanical Engineering students of Semester 6 (BTEUP)
- Diploma Electrical students studying power generation
- Students aiming for jobs in thermal or renewable power plants
What you need
- Thermal Engineering and Fluid Mechanics of earlier semesters
Online tests & result
Practice and unit tests online; marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Student login →
Questions
Are power plant economics numericals included?
Yes. Load factor, plant capacity factor, cost and hydro / wind power problems are solved.
Is renewable energy covered?
Yes. Solar, wind, biomass and other renewable plants form a full unit.
Is this course based on the BTEUP syllabus?
Yes. The units follow the BTEUP (Board of Technical Education, Uttar Pradesh) diploma syllabus. If your polytechnic follows a different board or a revised scheme, the centre teaches your own syllabus.
