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| ReenaK | Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology BE EEE SEEA3009 Power Plant Instrumentation Syllabus Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology BE EEE SEEA3009 Power Plant Instrumentation Syllabus SATHYABAMA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING SEEA3009 POWER PLANT INSTRUMENTATION L T P Credits Total Marks 3 0 0 3 100 UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION 9 Hrs. Brief survey methods of power generation - hydro, thermal, nuclear, solar and wind power - Importance of instrumentation in power generation - Piping and instrumentation diagram of a thermal power plant - Boiler types - water tube - fire tube - fluidized bed - Fuels - coal, fuel oil, natural and petroleum gas, synthetic fuels and biomass - Combustion process - Combustion of solid fuel, Combustion of fuel oil, combustion of gas – Cogeneration. UNIT 2 MEASUREMENTS IN POWER PLANTS 9 Hrs. Metal temperature measurement in boilers, piping system for pressure measuring devices, Flow of feed water - fuel, air and steam with correction factor for temperature and pressure - smoke and dust monitor, flame monitoring. Drum level measurement - Radiation detector - Introduction to turbine supervising system - pedestal vibration - shaft vibration - eccentricity measurement. Installation of non-contracting transducers for speed measurement - rotor and casing movement and expansion measurement. UNIT 3 CONTROL LOOPS IN BOILER 9 Hrs. Combustion Control -air/fuel ratio control - furnace draft control - drum level control- main stream and reheat steam temp control - super heater control - attemperator - de-aerator control - distributed control system in power plants - interlocks in boiler operation- Problems associated with control of multiple pulverizers - Fan drives and control. UNIT 4 ANALYZERS IN POWER PLANTS 9 Hrs. Coal analyzer- thermo-gravimetri - gross calorific value - total sulphur analysis - ash analyzer - online monitor - air quality monitoring - Sampling of ambient air - general air sampling system - Flue gas oxygen analyzer - analysis of impurities in feed water and steam - dissolved oxygen analyzer - chromatography - pH Meter - pollution monitoring instruments. UNIT 5 NUCLEAR POWER PLANT INSTRUMENTATION 9 Hrs. Introduction - Energy from nuclear reaction - Nuclear fission and fusion - Neutron flux and reaction rate - Types of reactor - pressurized water reactor - boiling water reactor - Nuclear waste disposal - Piping and instrumentation diagram of different types of nuclear power plant - Nuclear reactor control loops - reactor dynamics - excess reactivity - pulse channel and logarithmic instrumentation - control and safety instrumentation - reliability aspects. Max. 45 Hrs. COURSE OUTCOMES On completion of the course, student will be able to CO1 - Summarize the methods of power generation and combustion process. CO2 - Illustrate the measurement of various parameters in a power plant and working of Nuclear power plant. CO3 - Select the appropriate control techniques for boilers. CO4 - Compare the different analyzers used in power plant. CO5 - Judge the various measurements in different types of power plants. CO6 - Plan for measurement and control techniques in power plants. TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS 1. Gill A.B, “Power Plant Performance”, 6th Edition, Butterworth, London, 1984. 2. Liptak. B.G, Analytical Instrumentation, Vol 1 & Vol 2, Chilton Book Company, 1994. 3. Nag P.K ?Power Plant Engineering? , 2nd Edition, Tata McGraw Hill, 2001. 4. Sam Dukelow. G “The control of Boilers”, 2nd Edition, Instrument society of America, 1991. 5. Elonka S.M, Kohan A.L, “Standard Boilers Operations”, McGraw Hill, New Delhi, 1994. 6. Wakil. E.A Power Plant Engineering, Tata McGraw Hill, 1984, 7. David Lindsley, “Boiler Control Systems”, McGraw Hill, New York, 1991. 8. Jain. R.K, “Mechanical and industrial Measurements”, Khanna Publishers, New Delhi, 1995. END SEMESTER EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER PATTERN Max. Marks: 100 Exam Duration: 3 Hrs. PART A: 10 Question of 2 marks each – No choice 20 Marks PART B: 2 Questions from each unit of internal choice; each carrying 16 marks 80 Marks |
