UNIT 1:
Improvisations in Rankine cycle
Layout of Modern steam power plant
Fuel and Ash handling system
Draught system and Stokers
Feed water treatment system
Binary cycles and cogeneration
UNIT 2:
Open and closed cycle Gas Turbine Power plant
Combined cycle power plants
Reheating, Regeneration and Intercooling
UNIT 3:
Basics of Nuclear Engineering
Layout of nuclear power plant
Gas cooled Reactor and liquid metal cooled reactor
Safety measures for nuclear power plants
UNIT 4:
Hydroelectric power plant- classification
Layout of hydroelectric power plants
Turbines in hydroelectric power plants
Solar photovoltaic power system
Solar thermal power system
Biogas energy power system
UNIT 5:
Comparison of site selection criteriaof various power plants
Capital and operating cost of various power plants
Pollution control Techniques for coal power plant
Capital and operating cost of various power plants (numerical problems)
Load distribution parameters
Pollution control techniques including waste disposal option for nuclear power plant