15ME63B: Power Plant Engg Mechanical 6th Sem Syllabus for Diploma DTE Karnataka C15 Scheme

Power Plant Engg detail syllabus for Mechanical Engineering (General) (70), C15 scheme is taken from DTE Karnataka official website and presented for diploma students. The course code (15ME63B), and for exam duration, Teaching Hr/week, Practical Hr/week, Total Marks, internal marks, theory marks, duration and credits do visit complete sem subjects post given below.

For all other mechanical 6th sem syllabus for diploma c15 scheme dte karnataka you can visit Mechanical 6th Sem Syllabus for Diploma C15 Scheme DTE Karnataka Subjects. For all other Elective Course subjects do refer to Elective Course. The detail syllabus for power plant engg is as follows.

Pre-requisites:

Knowledge of Mathematics, Thermodynamics, Mechanics of machines, Work shop technology, Fluid mechanics and machinery.

Course Objectives:

Apply knowledge of mechanical engineering related to power generation systems, their control and economics in different type of power plants for their operation and maintenance.

Course Outcomes:

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UNITI: INTRODUCTION & ECONOMICS OF POWER PLANT 5 Hrs

Power plant-Introduction, Classification – Location of power plant- Choice of Power plantTerminology used in power plant: Peak load, Base load, Load factor, Load curve, demand factor- Various factor affecting the operation of power plant- Load sharing- cost of powertariff methods-factors involved in fixing of a tariff.

UNIT II: HYDRO POWER PLANT 09 HRS

Hydro electric power plant- Introduction, storage and poundage, Selection of sites for hydro electric power plant-General layout and essential elements of Hydro electric power plant and its working-Classification of the plant- base load plant, peak load plant, Run off river plant, storage river plant, pumped storage plant, mini and micro hydel plants, governing of
hydraulic turbines-impulse turbine- reaction turbine, selection of turbines, Advantages and disadvantages-limitations of hydro electric power plant.

UNIT III: THERMAL POWER PLANT 11 HRS

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UNITIV: NUCLEAR POWER PLANT & GAS TURBINE POWER PLANTS 10 HRS

Nuclear power plant-introduction-nuclear fuels, nuclear fission and fusion, working of a nuclear power plant, types of reactors- pressurized water reactor- boiling water reactor, effects of nuclear radiation, different methods for nuclear waste disposal-low, medium and high level waste disposal, Advantages -disadvantages- limitations.

Gas turbine power plant- Schematic diagram & working of open and closed cycle gas turbine power plant, Components of Gas turbine-compressor, combustion chamber, gas turbine, vortex blading, gas turbine fuels, Gas turbine power plants in India – Namrup & Uran gas turbine power plants. Advantages -disadvantages- limitations of Gas turbine power plant

UNITV: SOLAR, WIND AND DIESEL POWER PLANTS 9 HRS

Solar power plant-introduction-layout, Solar cell fundamentals & classification – maximum power point tracker (MPPT) and solar panel.

Wind power plant: introduction, -Factors affecting distribution of Wind energy, Variation of wind speed with height and time-Horizontal axis wind turbine (HAWT)-types of rotors-Vertical axis wind turbine- types of rotors- Wind energy conversion system (WECS) advantages and disadvantages-limitations of Wind power plant.

Diesel power plant- layout -Components and the working- Advantages -disadvantages-limitations.

UNIT VI: PLANT SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF POWER PLANT 08 Hrs

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Reference Books:

1. Power plant engineering Arora and Domkundwar Dhanpat rai & CO (P) LTD
2. Power plant engineering P. K. Nag McGraw Hill
3. Power plant engineering G. R. Nagpal Khanna publishers
4. Power Plant Engineering. Dr. P. C. Sharma S. K. Kataria
5. A Text Book of Power Plant Engineering. R K Rajput Laxmi Publications,
6. Power plant technology M.M. EL-Wakil McGraw Hill
7. Power Plant Engineering. C. Elanchezhian, L. Saravanakumar, B. Vijaya Ramnath I.K. International Publishing House
8. Power Station Engineering and Economy. Bernhardt G A Sarotzki, William A Vopat Tata Mc Graw Hill
9. Nuclear Power Plant Engineering. James H. Rust Haralson Publishing Company
10. Steam power plant engineering. Louis Allen Harding J. Wiley & Sons, inc
11. Power Plant Engineering A K Raja, Amit Prakash Srivastava and Manish Dwivedi New age international Publishers

LIST OF SOFTWARES/ LEARNING WEBSITES:

1. http://nptel.ac.in/courses/112105051/
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ota2 LUuarO
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ota2 LUuarO
4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dJAtHaSQ98
5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xokHLFE96h8
6. http://www.tatapower.com/businesses/renewable-energy.aspx
7. http://www.cleanlineenergy.com/technology/wind-and-solar
8. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbuLfXgw4Gs
9. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9q80sSHxKM
10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZKKWz tX1c
11. download other power plant related videos from youtube.com for study purpose .

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES

1. Introduction & economics of power plant Videos, Presentations, Discussions
2. Hydro power plant Videos, Presentations, Industrial Visits, Demonstration,
3. Thermal power plant Videos, Presentations, Industrial Visits, Demonstration,
4. Nuclear power plant & gas turbine power plants Videos, Presentations, Industrial Visits, Demonstration
5. Solar, wind and diesel power plants. Videos, Presentations, Industrial Visits, Demonstration,
6. Plant safety and environmental impact of power plant Videos, Presentations, Industrial Visits, Demonstration,

Suggested List of Student Activities:

Note: the following activities or similar activities for assessing CIE (IA) for 5 marks (Any one)

• Each student should do any one of the following type activity or similar activity related to the course and before take up, get it approved from concerned Teacher and HOD.
• Each student should conduct different activity and no repeating should occur
1. Prepare list of various major power plants installed in Karnataka along with their total capacity.
2. Prepare charts of different high pressure boilers, gas turbine cycles, steam turbine power plant, wind turbine power plant, solar power plant, etc. on half imperial drawing sheet. Attach the same with term work.
3. Visit websites of NTPC, BHEL,, NHPC, NPCIL, GEDA, SUZLON, GE, SIEMENS, ENERCON and KPC etc and find out the technical information about their machineries or Plants.
4. Download technical specifications/ catalogues, videos or any other suitable presentations on gas turbine power plant
5. Download technical specifications/ catalogues, videos or any other suitable presentations on Hydro power plant.
6. Visit diesel power plant available in your institute/ nearer to your institute and understand different elements, working, circuits, and specifications.

Model Question Paper:

(CIE)

1. List the various factors considered for location of power plants OR Explain
1. Peak load
2. Base load
2. Explain load sharing.
3. Explain with a neat sketch the governing of impulse turbine.
4. Explain the storage river plant, pumped storage plant.

Model Question Paper:

PART-A

1. Define
1. Peak load
2. Base load
2. List the various factors affecting the operation of power plant
3. List the advantages and disadvantages of hydro electric power plants
4. List the advantages of gas turbine power plant with nuclear power plant
5. List the Factors affecting distribution of Wind energy.
6. List the advantages of wind power plant
7. List Social and Economical issues related to power plants
8. List the limitations of nuclear power plant.
9. List the fuels used in thermal power plant.

PART-B

1. Explain Demand factor and Load curve
2. Explain the various considerations while calculating cost of electrical energy.
3. Make use of Sketch explain the layout of hydro power plant
4. Make use of Sketch explain ash handling system
5. Make use of Sketch explain electrostatic precipitation (ESP) system
6. Explain the various methods involved in disposing of nuclear wastes
7. Explain briefly about green house effect.
8. Explain briefly about radiations from nuclear power plant effluents.
9. Explain with a neat sketch unit and central pulverizing systems.
10. Make use of Sketch explain the line diagram nuclear power plant

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