Power Plant Engineering (Diploma)

Thermal, hydro, nuclear, diesel, gas and renewable power plants and their economics.

6 MonthsDuration 6Chapters28Topics

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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

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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

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.