Course Contents Chapter Contents Introduction Review of mass and energy balances for steady flow devices, energy sources and classification; Fossil fuels; composition, ranking and analysis; combustion calculations; environmental pollution Steam Generators and Turbines Combustion equipment and firing methods, boiler types and their applications; boiler components, boiler operation and safety, water treatment. Impulse and reaction turbines; Pressure and Velocity Compounding, Turbine governing and controls Steam Powerplants Rankine Cycle, Superheat, Reheat; Regenerative Cycle, Open Type Feed Water Heaters (FWH), Closed Type FWHs with Drains Cascaded Backwards and Pumped Forward Gas Turbine Powerplants Gas turbine (Brayton) cycle, regeneration, intercooling Chapter Contents Combined Cycle Powerplants Topping and bottoming cycles, combined cycle efficiency Cogeneration Cogeneration of power and process heat, Back Pressure and Extraction Turbines Diesel Engine Powerplant General layout, Site selection criterion, performance characteristics & environmental impact consideration Nuclear Power Plant Nuclear fuels, nuclear reaction types, Components, reactor types, site selection criterion, safety and environmental consideration Renewable Energy Powerplants Introduction to Solar, Wind, Hydro and Geothermal Powerplants Powerplant Economics and Management Effect of variable load, load curve, economics of thermal power plants, energy conservation and management