BE Mechanical 2003 Structure - K. K. Wagh Education Society

Principle and working of high pressure boilers, super critical boilers, fluidized
bed combustion, general layout and specification of boilers used in thermal power
plants.
8. Thermodynamics of Vapour Power Cycle:
Rankine cycle, theoretical and actual regenerative feed heating, types of feed
water heaters, de-aerator, reheat cycle, parameters affecting Rankine cycle,
reheating of steam, binary vapour cycle combined gas-steam power cycle, cogeneration.
9. Economics of power generation:
Load curves, load duration curve, Connected load, maximum load, peak load,
base load and peak load power plants, load factor, plant capacity factor, plant use
factor, demand factor, diversity factor, performance at variable load of power
plants, heat rate and incremental heat rate curves, load sharing among generators
and prime movers, load sharing between power stations, cost analysis, unit energy
cost.
10. Power Plants:
Factors affecting selection of site for various types of power plants:
Steam power plant: General arrangement, steam turbine arrangements, principles
of water treatment.
a) Diesel power plant:
Layout, essential systems, advantages of diesel power plants over other power
plants, application of diesel power plants.