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Diesel Engine Power Plant Overview

The document discusses diesel engine power plants. It describes diesel engines as internal combustion engines that are favored for diesel power plant applications. It explains the basic two-stroke operating cycle of drawing in air, injecting and combusting fuel, and expelling exhaust gases. The layout of a diesel power plant is also summarized, including the main systems that supply air, fuel, remove exhaust, provide cooling and lubrication, and enable starting of the diesel engine which is coupled to an electric generator. Advantages are noted as simple design, efficiency, and ability to respond quickly to loads, while disadvantages include higher operating costs, noise, and inability for large-scale construction.

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Diesel Engine Power Plant Overview

The document discusses diesel engine power plants. It describes diesel engines as internal combustion engines that are favored for diesel power plant applications. It explains the basic two-stroke operating cycle of drawing in air, injecting and combusting fuel, and expelling exhaust gases. The layout of a diesel power plant is also summarized, including the main systems that supply air, fuel, remove exhaust, provide cooling and lubrication, and enable starting of the diesel engine which is coupled to an electric generator. Advantages are noted as simple design, efficiency, and ability to respond quickly to loads, while disadvantages include higher operating costs, noise, and inability for large-scale construction.

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DIESEL ENGINE

POWER PLANT
BASIC TYPE OF IC ENGINE
FUNCTION

(a) FOUR STROCK

(b)TWO STROCK
Diesel engine
The two stroke cycle engine is more favored for diesel power plant.
• The air required for the diesel engine is drown through the air filter
from the atmosphere and compressed inside the cylinder.
• The fuel from the diesel engine is drawn through a filter from the all
day tank and injected into the cylinder through fuel injectors.
• Because of the high temperature and pressure of the compressed
air,
• the fuel burns and the burnt gases expand to do work on the
moving part inside the cylinder called piston.
• This movement of the piston rotates a flywheel and the engine is
directly coupled to electric generator.
• The gases after expansion inside the cylinder is exhausted into the
atmosphere and passes through a silencer in order to reduce the
noise.
INTRODUCTION
• Diesel power plants produce power in the range of 2 to
50MW.
• They are used as standby sets for continuity of supply such as
hospitals , telephone exchanges , radio station , cinema
theatres and industries (peak load).
• They are suitable for mobile power generation and widely
used in railways and ships.
GENERAL LAYOUT
Simple layout
LAYOUT
Diesel plant equipment

• Air intake system


• Fuel supply system
• Exhaust system
• Cooling system
• Lubricating system
• Starting system
Air intake system

• The air required for the


combustion of fuel inside the
diesel engine cylinder is
drawn through the air filter.
The purpose of the filter is to
remove dust from the
incoming air.
• dry filter- may be made of
felt , wood or cloth.
• wet filter- oil bath is used.
Fuel supply system

• Fuel from the storage


tank is pumped through
a filter into a smaller
tank called all day tank .
this tank supplies the
daily requirements of
the diesel engine.
Exhaust system
• The exhaust gases coming out of the engine is very noisy. In order to
reduce the noise a silencer is used.
Cooling system

• The temperature of the burning fuel inside the engine


cylinder -15000C to 20000C. In order to lower this
temperature water is circulated around the engine.
• The hot water leaving the jacket is passed through the heat
exchanger.
• The heat from the heat exchanger is carried away by the raw
water circulated through the heat exchanger and is cooled in
the cooling tower
Cooling system
Lubricating system

• This circuit includes lubricating oil tank , oil pump and oil cooler.
• The purpose of the lubrication system is to reduce the wear of
the engine moving parts .part of the cylinder such as piston
, shafts , valves must be lubricated.
• Lubrication also helps to cool the engine.
Starting system
• Diesel engine used in diesel power plant is not self starting .
The engine is started from cold condition whit the help of an
air compressor.

Schematic diesel engine power plant


ADVANTAGE OF DIESEL POWER PLANT

1. Very simple design also simple installation and occupies less


space.
2. Limited cooling water requirement.
3. Diesel power plant are more efficient than steam power in
the range of 150MW capacity.
4. Quickly started and put on load.
[Link] can respond to varying loads without any difficulty.
6. Smaller storage is needed for the fuel.
7. Layout of power plant is quite simple.
8. There is no problem of ash handling.
9. Less supervision required.
DISADVANTAGE OF DIESEL POWER PLANT

1. High Maintenance ,lubrication cost and operating cost.


2. Fuel cost is more, since in India diesel is costly.
3. The plant cost per kW is comparatively more.
4. The life of diesel power plant is small due to high
maintenance.
5. Noise is a serious problem in diesel power plant.
6. Diesel power plant cannot be constructed for large scale.
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