Power Plant Engineering

About the book: power plant engineering the book has been written for b.tech / be students in conformitywith the syllabuses of various indian universities. Special carehas been taken to explain the complicated subject of power plantengineering in a language and with an approach so as to make itcomprehensible and interesting to the undergraduate students. Thus,the basic concepts have been presented in brief but with fullclarity. The orientation of the book has been kept towards thepractical aspect of running the power plants while retaining thetheoretical aspects at the same time, which is the unique featureof this book. Topics mentioned hereunder are either unique to thisbook or have received a focussed treatment: energy conservation and power tariff system (availability-basedtariff). Latest technology used in sub-critical / supercritical /fluidized bed boilers, losses in turbine, condenser and its tubecleaning and cooling tower. Gas turbine cycle with its modification, blade cooling, jetpropulsion. Nuclear power strategy of india and nuclear powergeneration. Mini- and micro- hydroelectric generation, governing of hydroturbines and diesel power plants. Non-conventional power generation by solar thermal andphotovoltaic, wind, gasification, geothermal, tidal, thermionic,thermoelectric, tidal, and biomass. Latest techniques of combined cycle power generation. Measurement of various parameters and their controls. Environmental aspects of power plants. The book is replete with solved examples. Every chapter endswith a summary, objective type questions and review questions.practical problems have been provided wherever required. Referencesof related published works and website addresses have also beenprovided for further studies. Steam tables and mollier diagram have been provided in the endas annexure. Contents 1 power scenario in india 2. Coal-based thermal stations 3.