Power Plant Engineering

Contents

Preface

About the Author

1. Introduction to Power Plants

1.1 Introduction to the sources of energy: conventional and non-conventional principle of power generation

1.1.1 Conventional energy sources

1.1.2 Non-conventional energy sources

1.2 Factors affecting selection of site

1.2.1 The factors to be considered for site selection of steam power plants

1.2.2 Factors affecting selection of site for hydro-electric power plant

1.2.3 Factors affecting selection of site for a nuclear power plant

1.3 Principal types of power plants

1.4 Present status and future trends

1.5 Layout of steam, hydel, diesel, nuclear and gas turbine power plants

1.5.1 Layout of steam turbine plant

1.5.2 Layout of hydro-electric plant

1.5.3 Plant layout of diesel engine ...