Deepakkumar Yadav
Objectives of Vapour Power Cycles The prime objective in engineering practice is the conversion of energy from one form to another. With the growing civilization and higher standard of living, one of the important aspect of this is the generation of mechanical or electrical power. Important power producing devices are steam power plants, gas turbine … Read more
Role of Important Government Organization in Power Sector National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) : NTPC Limited was established in 1975 which is a premier Public Sector Enterprise. It is a world class integrated power major and its role is to develop power for India’s growth with increasing global presence. NTPC has an installed capacity of … Read more
Role and Participation of Private Companies in Power Sector Government of India had realized the importance of private sector participation to develop infrastructure and meet the power requirements for present short fall and future needs upto 2030 AD. In this regard Electricity Act 2003 was a turning point and made reforms with regard to the … Read more
Future Planning, Development Implementation and Challenges in Power Sector Power requirement : India at present is 12% short of its peak demand power requirements. Thus, we have to plan to develop power to meet the following requirements for the future : Power needed for the present deficit. Power required for the needs of increased population. … Read more
Overfeed stokers and its Types In case of overfeed stokers, the coal is fed into the grate above the point of air admission. While in case of underfeed stokers, the coal is admitted into the furnace below the point of air admission. 1. Overfeed stokers The principle of operation of overfeed stoker is represented in … Read more
Initiatives by Govt of India In Development of Power Since 1948 The development of electrical power is the key for economic development in our country. The installed capacity of 1713 MW in 1950 has increased to 176990 MW today and the per capita consumption of electricity has increased merely from 15 kWh in 1950 to … Read more
Solid Fuel Firing The solid fuels like coal, coke etc. are burned by following methods : 1. Hand firing system : Though the hand firing system is simple and suitable for small power plants but it cannot be used for high capacity power plants since it is difficult to achieve the uniform combustion and it … Read more
Energy Planning issues in India Some of the important issues involved in energy planning in India are as follows : Accelerated exploitation of domestic energy resources. Intensified exploration of oil and gas particularly in view of the cost of crude oil prices are rising steeply in the last year and expected to rise further to … Read more
Coal Burning System It is essential that the fuel is burnt efficiently and economically and the heat energy released is transferred efficiently to water in order to obtain better plant efficiency. In case of coal fired plants, the factors like fuel size, rate of firing supply of air and moisture content in the coal affect … Read more
Electrical Energy Production in India All the primary energy sources are used basically for electrical energy generation. Still 60% of Indian villages are unelectrified mainly the affected states being Bihar, Jharkhand, Assam, Orissa and U.P. Agriculture accounts for 16% of electrical energy use but the revenue realisation is just 5%. Whereas the industry utilizes 49% … Read more