7 ME 4: STEAM TURBINES AND STEAM POWER PLANT
3L+ 1T 100 Marks Ex. Hrs: 3

Unit 1

Steam Turbines: Principle and working of steam turbines, type of turbines, impulse and reactions, compounding for pressure and velocity, Velocity triangles for various types.

Unit 2

Stage efficiency, diagram efficiency, steam speed to blade, speed ratio for optimum performance, Energy losses in steam turbine, turbine performance at various loads and governing of steam turbines, Constructional details and description of steam turbine components in brief.

Unit 3

Regenerative Feed Heating Cycles: Introduction, Most Ideal Regenerative feed heating cycle, Regenerative feed heating cycles and their representation on T-s and h-s Diagram, Representation of actual process on T-s and h-s Diagram Regenerative cycles, Other types of feed heating arrangements, Optimum feed water temperature and saving in Heat Rate. Feed Heaters, Direct Contact Heaters, Surface Heaters Reheating–Regenerative and Regenerative water Extraction Cycles: Reheating of steam, Practical reheating and Non- reheating cycles, advantage and disadvantages of reheating, regenerative water extraction cycles, practical feed heating arrangements.

Unit 4

Governing and Performance of Steam Turbines: Description of back pressure Turbines, pass-out Turbines and Mixed Pressure Turbines.

Unit 5

Steam Power Plant: Steam power plants selection of location, working medium, Fuels and fuel handling equipments, ash handling equipments, Air pre-heater, feed water treatment, Methods of combustion and various type of combustors, Types of boilers, Modern developments in steam boilers, Description of cooling tower.


List of Recommended Books

1. A Practical Guide to Steam Turbine, Heinz P. Bloch, McGraw Hill Publication.
2. Steam, Gas Turbine and Power Plant Engineering, Yadav R., CPH Allahabad.
3. Steam Turbines: Design Application and Rerating, Heinz P. Bloch, McGraw Hill Publication.
4. Steam Turbine: Theory and Design, Shlykhin P., University press of Pacific.
5. Steam Turbine: Theory and Construction, Wilde and Salter, Merchant Books.
6. Power Plant Engineering, Shamsher Gautam, Vikas Publication.
7. Power Plant Engineering, Nag P.K., Tata McGraw-Hill, New Delhi.
8. Power Plant Engineering, Domkudwar and Arora, Dhanpat Rai Publication.
9. Power Plant Technology, El-Wakil, McGraw-Hill (student Edition).
10. Modern Power Plant Engineering, Joel Weisman and Roy Eckert, PHI Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.