Deepakkumar Yadav
Selection of Site for Thermal Power Plants Following factors must be considered for selection of site for thermal power stations : Availability of raw material Nature of land and its cost Availability of water Load center Transport facilities Availability of labour Ash disposal facilities Future expansion Pollution Away from air fields 1. Availability of raw … Read more
Energy and Power Man has needed and used energy at an increasing rate for his sustenance since he came on carth. The needs of energy of primitive man were limited in the form of food which he derived by eating plants and animals. But, after the industrial revolution with the discovery of steam engine in … Read more
Characteristics and Components of Steam Power Plants Characteristics of Steam Power Plants A steam power plant should have low cost and high thermal efficiency. If the steam power plant is coal based, it should be able to burn inferior quality of coals with high ash content. It should be so designed that it is safe, … Read more
General Layout of Steam Power Plant The general layout of a steam power plant, is shown in Figure. It consists of mainly the following four circuits Coal and ash circuit Air and gas circuit Feed water and steam circuit Cooling water circuit Coal and ash circuit : Coal received at the coal storage is supplied … Read more
Essentials of a Steam Power Plant Coal based steam power plants are commonly used in India to produce electrical power in central stations since the coal is cheaply available in abundance. These plants are built in the capacity range of 10 MW or even larger capacities. These plants are located at a site where the … Read more
Introduction to Types of Power Plants Power plays an important role in the working of men whether it is in industry. agriculture, transportation, human comfort etc. The per capita consumption of electrical power reflects on the living standards and prosperity of a nation. Any lack of energy will hamper the economic progress of the country. … Read more
Laws of Thermodynamics and Energy Efficiencies Law of conservation of energy states that the energy can neither be created nor destroyed. The total energy of the system is always conserved. However, the energy can change from one form of energy to another form of energy. The extension of law of conservation of energy is the … Read more
Global Primary Energy Reserves The most important global energy sources consist of coal, petroleum oil and natural gas. The current availability of these main primary energy reserves are given in the succeeding sections. Coal : The proven global coal reserve has been estimated to be 9,84,453 million tonnes. The USA had the largest share of … Read more
Indian and Global Energy Sources Energy Sources may be classified into the following types : Commercial energy sources Non commercial energy sources Commercial energy sources : The energy sources that are available in the market and which can be purchased at a definite price from the producing agency are known as commercial energy. By far … Read more
Coal Handling Coal requirements per day of a large thermal plant are very large. A 600 MW power plant handles about 7200 tons of coal per day. Therefore, one of the major requirement of a power plant is to reduce the cost of handling of coal from the point of its origin upto the furnace … Read more