University of Mumbai Class: S.E.
Branch: Electrical Engineering Subject: Power Plant Engineering Periods per Week Lecture (each 60 min) Practical Tutorial Evaluation System Theory Practical and Oral Oral Term Work Total
Contents
Semester: III
3 --1 Hours 3 ------3 Marks 100 ----25 125
Hours 02
Module 1
Introduction Conventional and non conventional sources of energy Structure of power industry Economics of the power plant Load curve, load duration curve, various factors and effects of fluctuating load on operation and design of plant, methods of meeting fluctuating load. selection of generating equipment , load shearing cost of electrical energy , tariff methods, performance and operating of power plants. Thermal power plant Fuels and their handling, combustion process- fluidized bed combustion, typical layout of power plant , components, working efficiency of thermal power plant, selection criteria Hydro power plant Rainfall, run off and its measurement , hydrograph, flow duration curve mass curve reservoir storage capacity, classification of plants-run off river plant , storage river plant , pumped storage plant Nuclear power plant Introduction of nuclear engineering radioactive decay , half life fission, fusion, nuclear material , thermal fission reactor and power plant PWR BWR , liquid metal fast breeder reactors , reactor control Diesel and gas turbine power plant General layout, application of diesel power plant , advantages and disadvantages component, performance of gas turbine power plant , gas turbine material . Environmental impact of power plant
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Social and economical issue of power plant, green house effect, Acid precipitation acid rain and acid snow , dry deposition and acid fog thermal pollution, air pollution , radiation from nuclear power plant effluents Renewable energy sources Solar energy: most common type of plant solar energy & the environment, solar active & passive collector, solar thermal power plant, parabolic trough solar dish & solar power tower. Wind energy: basic, advantages, component of wind electric generator, wind farms, comparison with other energy, limitation efficiency, geothermal energy, tidal energy
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Theory Examination:
Question paper will comprise of total 7 questions, each of 20 marks. 1. Only 5 questions need to be solved. 2. Q.1 will be compulsory and based on the entire syllabus. 3. Remaining questions will be mixed in nature. 4. In question paper weightage of each module will be proportional to the number of respective lecture hours as mentioned in the syllabus 5. No question should be asked from the pre-requisite module Term work: Term work consists of minimum eight assignments and a written test. A power plant visit should be arranged and report of the same must be submitted as a part of term work .The distribution of the term work shall be as follows, Laboratory work (Experiments and Journal) :10 marks Test (at least one) :10 marks Attendance (Practical and Theory) :05 marks The final certification and acceptance of term-work ensures the satisfactory performance of laboratory work and minimum passing in the term-work.
Books Recommended:
Text books: 1. M.V. Deshpande , Elements of power station design , Tata Mc Graw Hill 2. D.H.Bacon, Engineering Thermodynamics, London butterworth 3. P. K. Nag, Power plant Engineering - stream & nuclear, Tata Mc Graw Hill Reference books: 1. Fredrick T. Morse. Power plant Engineering , east west press private Ltd 2. Mahesh Varma : Power plant Engineering , Metrolitan book Co Pvt Ltd 3. George W. Sutten (Editor) : Direct Energy Conversion , Latur university, Electronics series Vol-3, Mc Graw hill
