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AKSUM UNIVERSITYCOLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGYDEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Course Title: Power Plant EngineeringCourse Code: MEng 5713Credit Hour: 3 (2 Lecture hrs and 3 Tutorial hrs)Pre-requisite: MEng 1304 (Strength of Materials-I)Course Team: Mechanical Engineering Department
Target Group: 5th Year Mechanical EngineeringProgram: Regular Semister: IAcademic Year: 2012/2013Instructor: RATCHAGARAJA.D.Office: B57R009
i. Course DescriptionThis course describes Analysis of steam cycles; Fuels and combustion; Steam generators (Boilers); Combustion mechanisms, Combustion equipment and Firing methods; Steam turbines; Steam condensers, Condensate-feed-water and circulating water systems; Internal combustion power plants; Miscellaneous topics; Engineering economy.
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ii.Course Objectives The course enables students to:
- Analyze the steam power cycles. - Classify the types of fuels and their combustion attributes. - The various types of steam generators (boilers) and methods used in the determination of the performance of
boilers. - The combustion mechanisms of different fuels, combustion equipment and firing methods. - Calculate the performance and evaluation methods of steam turbines. - Internal combustion power generators. - The types of renewable energy resources, the greenhouse effect and pollution and its control. - Indicators of financial performance and economics of power generators.
iii. Course Content
Chapter One: Analysis of Steam Cycles and Fuel Combustion …………………………….2 weeks
1.1. Fundamental of Power Plant
1.2. Classification of Power Plant Cycle
1.3. Coal analysis
1.4. Coal firing and Mechanical Stokers
1.5. Pulverized Coal firing and Cyclone Furnaces
Chapter Two: Steam generators and combustion mechanisms ……………………………….2 weeks
2.1. Types of Boilers
2.2. High Pressure Boilers
2.3. Strain Energy Stored in a body when the Load is applied Suddenly
2.4. Strain Energy Stored in a body when the Load is applied with Impact
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Chapter Three: Combustion Equipment and Firing methods…………………..…………...2 weeks
3.1 Types of Combustion equipment
3.1.1. Factors for selecting combustion equipment for a particular fuel
Quiz-I ..……...…………………………………………………………………15% (Idar 24, 2005 E.C)
3.2. Method of Fuel Firing ……………………………………….…………………2 weeks
3.2.1. Hand firing
3.2.2. Mechanical Firing
Chapter Four: steam Condensers ……………………………………….…………………2 weeks
4.1. Surface Condensers
4.2. Jet Condensers
Chapter Five: Internal Combustion power plants ………………………………………..2 weeks
2.1. Basic types of Internal Combustion engines
2.2. General Layout of Diesel Power plant
2.3. Performance of diesel engine
2.4. Lubrication System of diesel power plant
2.5. Efficiency of Diesel Engine power plant
Quiz-II ……………………………………………………………………15% (Tir 01, 2005 E.C)
Chapter Six: Engineering economy ……………………………………….……………..2 weeks
6.1. Terms and factors
6.2. Effect of Power Plant Type on Costs
6.3. Effect of plant type on Rates
Final Exam …………………………………………………………………..All Chapters
iv. Method of Delivery : Lecture backed by tutorial classes
v. Method of A ssessment 1. Continuous assessment:
Quizzes ………………………………..30% Attendance and assignment …………..20%
2. Final exam ………………………………………50%Attendance Requirements (at least 80% of the classes should be attended)vi. Literature Textbook: A.K. Raja, Amit Prakash srivastava and Manish Dwivedi, Power Plant Engineering, References:
1. Nagpal, G.R., “Power Plant Engineering”, Hanna Publishers, 1998.2. Ramalingam, K.K., “Power Plant Engineering”, Scitech Publications, 2002.3. Rai, G.D., “Introduction to Power Plant Technology”, Khanna Publishers, 1995.4. Rajput, R.K., “Power Plant Engineering”, Laxmi Publications, 1995.
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