ME-312 POWER PLANT ENGINEERING
CREDIT HOURS
Theory = 3
Practical = 1
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs)
| S. No. | CLOs | Taxonomy |
| 1 | Analysis of thermodynamics cycles related to steam power plant | Coginitive Level 4* |
| 2 | Design of steam Nozzle and Steam Turbine based on thermodynamics and fluid flow considerations | Coginitive Level 5* |
| 3 | Discuss the components of steam generator considering their environmental performance | Coginitive Level 2* |
| 4 | Observe the working of steam plant model and use modern data acquisition system to analyze the functioning of plant and its component | Psychomotor Level 2* |
COURSE CONTENT
- Cycles: Review of mass and energy balances for steady flow devices, Related properties with Mollier Chart and steam tables; Steam turbine cycles including Rankine, Superheat, Reheat; Regenerative Cycle, Open Type Feed Water Heaters (FWH) , Closed Type FWHs with Drains Cascaded Backwards and Pumped Forward; Gas turbine (Brayton) Cycle Power Plants, Compressors, Combustors, Low NOx combustors, Turbines, Efficiency, Intercooling; Combined Cycle Power Plants, Gas engines, diesel power plants
- Combined Heat and Power Systems: Cogeneration of power and process heat, Back Pressure and Extraction Turbines
- Fluid Flow through Nozzles: Stagnation properties, critical pressure ratio; convergent and convergent-divergent nozzles (subsonic and supersonic nozzles), Variation of velocity and pressure with area, shock wave
- Steam Turbines: Impulse and reaction turbines; Pressure Compounding (Rateau Staging), Velocity Compounding (Curtis Staging), Reheat Factor and Condition Line. Turbine governing and controls
- Steam Generators and Fuels: Types of boilers and their applications; fire tube boilers; water tube boilers; boiler components including feedwater heater, air preheater, economizer and superheater; boiler operation and safety. Internal and external water treatment methods
- Fossil fuels: including coal, oil and gas; combustion calculations; environmental pollution.
RECOMMENDED BOOKS
(01) Powerplant Engineering by M. M. El-wakil
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