Power Plant Engineering - ME8792, ME6701

COAL BASED THERMAL POWER PLANTS

=> important Questions and Answers: Coal Based Thermal Power Plants
=> Working of thermal power plant
=> Merits (Advantages) and Demerits of thermal power plants
=> Process of the Rankine Cycle
=> Regenerative Ranking Cycle and Binary Vapour Cycle
=> Types of pulverised coal firing system
=> Principles of Fluidized Bed Combustion Operation
=> Classification of Fluidized Bed Combustion
=> Atmospheric Fluidized Bed Combustion (AFBC)
=> Steps involved in coal handling
=> Belt Conveyor
=> Pulverized coal storage in Bunker and coal handing system
=> Layout and Equipment of Ash handling system
=> Classification of Ash Handling System
=> Draught and Wright the types of Draught
=> Natural Draught
=> Forced Draught, Induced Draught, Balanced Draught and Artificial Draught
=> Compare Forced and Induced Draught
=> Classification of boilers
=> Water Tube Boilers: Babcock and Wilcox boiler
=> Working principle of Economizer
=> Air pre-heater
=> Super heater
=> Injector and Steam trap
=> Feed pump
=> Steam separators (Steam Driers)
=> Open cycle and closed cycle condensing system
=> Classification of condensers

DIESEL and GAS TURBINE AND COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANTS

=> Kaplan turbine
=> Compare Impulse and reaction turbines
=> Construction and working principle of pumped storage plants
=> Important Questions and Answers: Diesel,Gas Tubine and Combined Cycle Power Plants
=> Open and closed cycle gas turbine power plant
=> Gas turbine Fuels
=> Measure performance of a Gas Turbine
=> Gas turbine cycle with reheater
=> Working of gas turbine cycle with Regenerator
=> Working of gas turbine cycle with inter cooling
=> Advantages and disadvantages of Gas turbine power plant
=> Diesel engine power plant

NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS

=> Important Questions and Answers: Neclear Power Plants
=> Fission Energy, Chain Reaction, Fusion Energy
=> Types of Reactors
=> Construction and working principle of Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR)
=> Main components of nuclear power plants
=> Advantages and Disadvantages of Nuclear Power Plant
=> Construction and working principle of Boiling Water Reactor (BWR)
=> Heavy Water Cooled Reactor (HWR) (or) CANDU
=> Advantages and disadvantages of HWR (or) CANDU type Reactor
=> Sodium Graphite Reactor (SGA)
=> Fast Breeder Reactor
=> Safety Measures carried out in Nuclear Power Plant

POWER FROM RENEWABLE ENERGY

=> Important Questions and Answers: Power From Renewable Energy
=> Construction and working principle of Solar power plant
=> Advantages, disadvantages and application of Solar Energy
=> Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC)
=> Working principle of Tidal power plants
=> Different tidal power plants
=> Kinds of Geothermal Sources Hydrothermal systems
=> Geothermal power plant
=> Wind-Electric Generating power plant
=> Fuel cell with Schematic diagram
=> Magneto Hydro Dynamic (MHD)
=> Thermo Electric conversion system
=> Thermo ionic conversion system

ENERGY and ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES OF POWER PLANTS

=> Working principle of Economizer
=> Safety Measures carried out in Nuclear Power Plant

IMPORTANT TOPICS

=> Important Questions and Answers: Power From Renewable Energy
=> Construction and working principle of Solar power plant
=> Advantages, disadvantages and application of Solar Energy
=> Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC)
=> Working principle of Tidal power plants
=> Different tidal power plants
=> Kinds of Geothermal Sources Hydrothermal systems
=> Geothermal power plant
=> Wind-Electric Generating power plant
=> Fuel cell with Schematic diagram
=> Magneto Hydro Dynamic (MHD)
=> Thermo Electric conversion system
=> Thermo ionic conversion system
=> Steam Power Plants
=> Hydel Power Plants
=> Diesel Power Plants
=> Nuclear Power Plants
=> Nuclear Reactor
=> Gas Turbine Power Plants
=> Magneto Hydr O Dynamic (Mhd) Power Plants
=> Combined Power Cycles
=> Load Duration Curve
=> Boilers
=> Classification of Boilers
=> High Pressure Boilers
=> La-Mont Boiler
=> Benson Boiler (Supercritical Boiler)
=> Fluidised Bed Combustion (FBC)
=> Important Questions and Answers: Power Plants and Boilers
=> Steam Power Plants System
=> Fuel Handling System
=> Pulverized Coal Storage
=> Ash Handling System
=> Draught And Classification of Draught
=> Surface Condenser
=> Cooling Towers
=> Important Questions and Answers: Steam Power Plants
=> Classification of Hydro-Power plants
=> Important Questions and Answers: Neclear and Hydro Power plants
=> Diesel Engine Power Plant Systems
=> Operation Theory of Gas Turbine Power Plant
=> Important Questions and Answers: Diesel and Gas Turbine Power Plant