Deepakkumar Yadav
Classification of Boilers The boilers may be classified mainly as follows : (1) Depending upon the relative position of water and flue gases : (a) Smoke tube or fire tube boilers : In these type of boilers the hot gases or the flue gases from the furnace are passed through the tubes surrounded by the … Read more
Present Status of Power Generation in India Economic growth in India depends on the power sector. The electric energy demands in the last two decades have increased at enormous space. In 1947, the total power generation was only 1360 MW. The present power generation status as planned is as follows : Table A: Indian generation … Read more
Present Installed Capacity and Sectorwise Allocation Total installed capacity in India is 1,57,000 MW from various energy sources. The sources wise contribution to electrical power generation is : Coal = 63% Oil = 4.6% Gas = 11.5% Nuclear = 2.8% Renewable 12.8% (Hydro = 11.9%, Wind 0.6% and Biomass = 0.3%)
Comparison of Steam, Hydro-electric power plant, Gas turbine power plant and Diesel power plant Sr. No. Particulars Steam Power Plant Hydro-electric Power Plant Gas Turbine Power Plant Diesel Power Plant (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) 1. Site Located near load centre having cheap and large land, water supply, transportation facilities etc. Located where large … Read more
Applications of Hydrothermal Resources Hydrothermal resources are those in which the water is heated by contact with the hot rock as explained above. These resources are located at shallow to moderate depths of 100 m to 5 km. Hydrothermal resources are further subdivided into : Vapour dominated (dry steam fields) Liquid dominated (wet steam fields) … Read more