Power Plant Engineering

Power Plant Engineering by G. R. Nagpal, S. C. Sharma

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Book Summary:

Due to revision in syllabuses of various universities and advancement of technologies in the recent past, the book have been comprehensively revised and updated to meet the requirements of the students and utility for the engineers engaged in the field of ‘Power Plant Engineering’. More solved problems and objective type problems have been added to make the subject matter more clear. Almost all the chapters have been reinforced with additional materials wherever considered necessary.

Audience of the Book :

This book Useful for Electrical Engineering Students.

Table of Content:

1. Introduction

2. Sources of Energy

3. Steam cycles

4. Introduction to Themral Power Plants

5. Fuel Combustion and Burning of Fuels

6. Fuel, Ash and Dust Handling

7. Boiler Plants

8. Steam Turbines, Condesers and Cooling Towers

9. Gas Turbine Power Plants

10. Diesel Engine Power Plant

11. Nuclear Power Plants

12. Hydrology

13. Hydro-electric Power Plants

14. Components of Hydro-electric Plants

15. Hydraulic Turbines (Prime-movers)

16. Major Electrical Equipment, Transmission & Distribution of Power

17. Instruments and Control of Power Station

18. Energy Storage Systems

19. Energy Conservation and Management

20. Economics of Power Plants

21. Safety and Environmental Aspects

22. Non-conventional Sources of Energy

23. Objective Type Questions

INDEX