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The course EE800OE: Basics of Power Plant Engineering provides an overview of various power plants and energy conversion issues, focusing on coal, gas, nuclear, hydroelectric, and renewable energy systems. It covers principles of operation, economics, and environmental considerations related to power generation. Students will gain knowledge about the layout, components, and safety measures of different power plants upon completion of the course.

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The course EE800OE: Basics of Power Plant Engineering provides an overview of various power plants and energy conversion issues, focusing on coal, gas, nuclear, hydroelectric, and renewable energy systems. It covers principles of operation, economics, and environmental considerations related to power generation. Students will gain knowledge about the layout, components, and safety measures of different power plants upon completion of the course.

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EE800OE: BASICS OF POWER PLANT ENGINEERING (Open Elective - III)

B.Tech. EEE IV Year II-Sem L T P C


3 0 0 3
Prerequisite: Power System-I

Course Objectives: To provide an overview of power plants and the associated energy conversion
issues

Course Outcomes: Upon completion of the course, the students can understand the principles of
operation for different power plants and their economics

UNIT - I
Coal Based Thermal Power Plants: Basic Rankine cycle and its modifications, layout of modern coal
power plant, super critical boilers, FBC boilers, turbines, condensers, steam and heating rates,
subsystems of thermal power plants, fuel and ash handling, draught system, feed water treatment,
binary cycles and cogeneration systems.

UNIT - II
Gas Turbine and Combined Cycle Power Plants: Brayton cycle analysis and optimization,
components of gas turbine power plants, combined cycle power plants, Integrated Gasifier based
Combined Cycle (IGCC) systems.

UNIT - III
Basics of Nuclear Energy Conversion: Layout and subsystems of nuclear power plants, Boiling
Water Reactor (BWR), Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR), CANDU Reactor, Pressurized Heavy Water
Reactor (PHWR), Fast Breeder Reactors (FBR), gas cooled and liquid metal cooled reactors, safety
measures for nuclear power plants.

UNIT - IV
Hydroelectric Power Plants: Classification, typical layout and components, principles of wind, tidal,
solar PV and solar thermal, geothermal, biogas and fuel cell power systems

UNIT - V
Energy, Economic and Environmental Issues: Power tariffs, load distribution parameters, load
curve, capital and operating cost of different power plants, pollution control technologies including waste
disposal options for coal and nuclear plants.

TEXT BOOKS:
1. Nag P.K., Power Plant Engineering, 3rd ed., Tata McGraw Hill, 2008.
2. El Wakil M.M., Power Plant Technology, Tata McGraw Hill, 2010.

REFERENCE BOOK:
1. Elliot T.C., Chen K and Swanekamp R.C., Power Plant Engineering, 2nd ed., McGraw Hill, 1998.

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