Power Plant Engineering : PPE

Power Plant Engineering is a free Mechanical and Energy Engineering handbook covering important course topics, detailed notes, diagrams, equations, formulas and study materials. Download this digital book and reference guide for ITI, Diploma, BE, BTech and related engineering courses.

Explore 230 topics across 5 chapters on thermal power plants, steam and diesel power generation, Rankine cycles, boilers, steam turbines, condensers and nuclear reactors. Useful for university exams, GATE revision, viva, interviews, assignments, projects and quick reference.

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99 LISTED TOPICS FROM 230

POWER PLANTS & THERMODYNAMIC CYCLES
1. Diesel Power Plant Fuel System
2. Introduction to Power Plants
3. Power
4. Energy
5. Sources of Energy
6. Thermodynamic Cycles for Power Plants
7. Carnot Cycle
8. Rankine Cycle
9. Rankine Cycle Efficiency
10. Reheat Cycle
11. Regenerative Cycle
12. Binary Vapor Cycle
13. Binary Vapor Cycle Efficiency
14. Reheat-Regenerative Cycle
15. Indian Energy Scenario
16. Coal Analysis
17. Steam Power Plants
18. Nuclear Power Plants
19. Diesel Power Plants
20. Fuels and Combustion
21. Steam Generators
22. Steam Prime Movers
23. Steam Condensers
24. Surface Condensers
25. Jet Condensers
26. Types of Jet Condensers
27. Hydraulic Turbines
28. Impulse and Reaction Turbines

ENERGY, SCIENCE & INDUSTRY
29. Science vs Technology
30. Scientific Research
31. Science and Technology Infrastructure
32. Facts vs Values
33. Atomic Energy
34. Nuclear Power Programme Highlights
35. Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd.
36. Ocean Engineering Applications

STEAM POWER PLANTS & COAL SYSTEMS
37. Introduction to Steam Power Plants
38. Steam Power Station Design
39. Coal Handling
40. Coal Dewatering
41. Essential Steam Power Plant Equipment
42. Types of Fuel-Burning Surfaces
43. Methods of Fuel Firing
44. Automatic Boiler Control
45. Pulverized Coal
46. Ball Mill
47. Ball and Race Mill
48. Shaft Mill
49. Pulverized Coal Firing
50. Cyclone-Fired Boilers
51. Water Walls
52. Ash Disposal
53. Ash Handling Equipment
54. Smoke and Dust Removal
55. Types of Dust Collectors
56. Fly Ash Scrubbers
57. Fluidized Bed Combustion (FBC)
58. Types of FBC Systems

STEAM GENERATORS & BOILERS
59. Introduction to Steam Generators
60. Classification of Boilers
61. Cochran Boiler
62. Lancashire Boiler
63. Locomotive Boiler
64. Babcock and Wilcox Boiler
65. Industrial Boilers
66. Water-Tube vs Fire-Tube Boilers: Merits and Demerits
67. Requirements of a Good Boiler
68. LaMont Boiler
69. Benson Boiler
70. Loeffler Boiler
71. Schmidt-Hartmann Boiler
72. Velox Boiler

STEAM TURBINES & PERFORMANCE
73. Classification of Steam Turbines
74. Simple Impulse Turbine
75. Impulse Turbine Compounding
76. Pressure-Compounded Impulse Turbine
77. Simple Velocity-Compounded Impulse Turbine
78. Pressure- and Velocity-Compounded Impulse Turbine
79. Impulse-Reaction Turbine
80. Steam Turbine vs Steam Engine: Advantages
81. Steam Turbine Governing
82. Steam Turbine Performance
83. Steam Turbine Testing
84. Steam Turbine Capacity and Capability
85. Steam Turbine Generators
86. Steam Turbine Specifications

NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS & REACTORS
87. Introduction to Nuclear Power Plants
88. Structure of the Atom
89. Nuclear Power Plant Layout
90. Nuclear Waste Disposal
91. Nuclear Power Plant Site Selection
92. Nuclear Power Plant Performance
93. Nuclear Stability
94. Nuclear Binding Energy
95. Nuclear Fission
96. Nuclear Reactors
97. Nuclear Chain Reaction
98. Nuclear Plant Advantages and Disadvantages
99. Neutron Life Cycle

Use this free Power Plant Engineering ebook to revise power generation, thermodynamic cycles, steam turbines and nuclear energy concepts.

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