Power Plant Instrumentation Syllabus for B.Tech 6th sem is covered here. This gives the details about credits, number of hours and other details along with reference books for the course.
The detailed syllabus for Power Plant Instrumentation B.Tech (R13) sixthsem is as follows
OBJECTIVES:
- To provide an overview on power generation through various methods
- To educate on the important power plant measurements and devices
- To educate on basic Boiler control techniques
- To educate on advanced Boiler control techniques
- To educate on the turbine control techniques
UNIT I : OVERVIEW OF POWER GENERATION [9 Hours]
Survey of methods of power generation :– hydro, thermal, nuclear, solar and wind power – Importance of instrumentation in power generation – Thermal power plant – Building blocks – Combined Cycle System – Combined Heat and Power System – sub critical and supercritical boilers.
UNIT II: MEASUREMENTS IN POWER PLANTS [9 Hours]
Measurement of feed water flow, air flow, steam flow and coal flow – Drum level measurement – Steam pressure and temperature measurement – Turbine speed and vibration measurement – Flue gas analyzer – Fuel composition analyzer.
UNIT III : BOILER CONTROL – I [9 Hours]
Combustion of fuel and excess air – Firing rate demand – Steam temperature control – Control of deaerator – Drum level control – Single, two and three element control – Furnace draft control – implosion – flue gas dew point control – Trimming of combustion air – Soot blowing.
[TOTAL: 45 PERIODS]
OUTCOMES:
Ability to understand and analyze Instrumentation systems and their applications to various industries
TEXT BOOKS:
- Sam Dukelow, Control of Boilers, Instrument Society of America, 1991.
- Everett Woodruff , Herbert Lammers, Thomas Lammers, Steam Plant Operation,9th Edition McGraw Hill, 2012.
- Rajput R.K., A Text book of Power plant Engineering. 5th Edition, Lakshmi Publications, 2013.
REFERENCES:
- Liptak B.G., Instrumentation in Process Industries, Chilton Book Company, 2005.
- Jain R.K., Mechanical and Industrial Measurements, Khanna Publishers, New Delhi, 1999.
- P.K.Nag, Powerplant Engineering, Tata McGraw-Hill Education, 3rd edition, 2007.
- Tamilmani, Power plant instrumentation, Sams Publishers, 2011.
- Krishnaswamy.K and Ponnibala.M., Power Plant Instrumentation, PHI Learning Pvt.Ltd., New Delhi, 2011.
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