Power Plant Engineering (B.Tech)

Thermal, hydro, nuclear, gas and renewable power plants and power plant economics.

6 MonthsDuration 6Chapters27Topics

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01Power Plant Economics 5 topics

Energy sources and Indian power scenario
Load curves and load duration curves
Load, demand, diversity, capacity and utilisation factors
Fixed and operating costs
Tariffs

02Steam Power Plant 6 topics

General layout
Coal and ash handling
Pulverised fuel and fluidised bed combustion
High pressure and supercritical boilers
Cooling towers
Dust collection and ESP

03Hydro Power Plant 4 topics

Hydrology and site selection
Classification of hydro plants
Dam, penstock, surge tank and spillway
Turbine selection and pumped storage

04Nuclear Power Plant 4 topics

Nuclear fission and chain reaction
Reactor components - fuel, moderator, coolant, control rods
PWR, BWR, PHWR and fast breeder reactors
Radiation safety and waste disposal

05Gas Turbine and Diesel Power Plants 4 topics

Open and closed cycle gas turbine plants
Regeneration, reheating and intercooling
Combined cycle power plants
Diesel power plant layout and systems

06Non-Conventional Power Plants 4 topics

Solar thermal and solar PV
Wind power
Geothermal and tidal power
Biomass and waste-to-energy

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You will be able to

Calculate load factor, diversity factor, capacity factor and cost of power generation
Explain the layout and auxiliaries of a modern thermal power plant
Estimate hydro power potential and explain hydro plant components
Describe nuclear reactors used in India and their safety
Explain gas turbine, combined cycle and diesel power plants
Assess solar, wind and other renewable power options

Who it is for

B.Tech Mechanical Engineering students of Semester 7 (AKTU)
Students of other universities studying the same subject who want unit-wise coaching

What you need

Applied Thermodynamics and Fluid Machinery
Basic economics of engineering

Questions

Which syllabus does the Power Plant Engineering course follow?

It follows the AKTU (Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow) B.Tech syllabus for Power Plant Engineering. If your own university's syllabus differs, the centre follows your university syllabus.

Will this help in the university examination?

Yes. Teaching is unit-wise as per the AKTU scheme, with numericals, previous-year question practice, MCQ tests and doubt sessions before the semester exam.

Is power plant economics numerical important?

Yes. Load factor, diversity factor and cost of generation numericals are asked often; we practise them in detail.