ME 462 - powerplant engineering 

COURSE CONTENTS: POWERPLANT ENGINEERING

Part 1 - Thermodynamics of Rankine Cycle

Lecture 1 : Application of First & Second Law of Thermodynamics to Powerplants

Lecture 2 : Application of First & Second Law to Powerplants

Lecture 3 : Second Law of Thermodynamics Application to Powerplant 

Lecture 4 : Problem Solving in Basics of Vapour Power Cycle

Part 2 - Ideal & Real Rankine (Power) Cycle

Lecture 5 : Basics of Ideal Rankine (Vapour) Power Cycle

Lecture 6 : Irreversibilities in Powerplant

Lecture 7 : Concept of Superheat-Reheat-Regeneration

Lecture 8 : Open Feedwater Heater: Regenerators (FWH Pt-1)

Lecture 9 : Open & Closed Feed Water Heater (FWH Part-II)

Lecture 10 : Closed Feed Water Heater with Backward Cascaded Drains (contd...)

Lecture 11 : Problem Solving in Regenerative Rankine Cycle

Lecture 12 : Problem Solving (contd...) & Intro to CFWH with Forward Pumped Drains

Lecture 13 : Mathematical model for CFWH-FPD

Lecture 14 :  Powerplant Efficiencies & Basics of Cogeneration

Lecture 15 : Cogeneration Equations & Sample Problem

Lecture 16 : Problem Solving in Cogeneration Plants

Part 3 - Economics of Powerplants

Lecture 17 : Economics of Powerplant - Factors & Terms

Lecture 18 : Factors in Powerplant Economics

Lecture 19 : Load Curves Analysis

Lecture 20 : Case Studies in Powerplant Economics

Part 4 - Steam Generators

Lecture 21 : Fossil Fuel Steam Generator (Part1)

Lecture 22 : Steam Generator (Part 2)

Lecture 23 : Steam Generators (Part 3)

Part 5 - Fossil Fuels & Thermochemistry of Combustion

Lecture 24 : Fossil Fuel & Coal Analysis (Part 1)

Lecture 25 : Coal Analysis (Part 2) & Coal Firing (Part 1)

Lecture 26 : Coal Firing Systems (Part2)

Lecture 27 : Thermochemistry of Burning (Part 1)

Lecture 28 : Thermochemistry of Combustion (Part 2)

Lecture 29 : Adiabatic Flame Temperature Problem (Thermochemistry Part 3)

Lecture 30 : Thermochemistry of Combustion (Part 4)

Part 6 - Turbomachinery in Powerplants

Lecture 31 : Basics of Turbine Blade Design

Lecture 32 : Velocity Triangle in Turbine Blades

Lecture 33 : Solution of Euler's Equation for Turbine Blade

Lecture 34 : Basics of Impulse Turbine Design

Lecture 35 : Cutis & Rateau Impulse Turbine Design

Lecture 36 : Mathematical Model for Reaction Turbine

Lecture 37 : Turbine Losses, Efficiency & Configurations

Lecture 38 : Revison Lecture: Turbine Problem Solving

Lecture 39 : Revision Lecture : Turbine Solution Methods

Part 7 - Combined Cycle Powerplants

Lecture 40 : Coupled & Brayton Cycles

Lecture 41 : Brayton Cycle & IRR Analysis

Lecture 42 : Brayton-Rankine Combined Cycle with Heat Recovery Boiler

Lecture 43 : Brayton-Rankine Cycle with Supplementary Firing

Lecture 44 : Numerical Problem in Combined Cycle Analysis

Part 8 - Basics of Nuclear & Renewable Powerplants

Lecture 45 : Nuclear Power Plant (Part 1)

Lecture 46 : Nuclear Power Plants (Part 2)

Lecture 47 : Wind Turbines (Part 1)

Lecture 46 : Wind Turbines (Part 2)

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SECTION II : HOMEWORK PROBLEM SHEETS FOR POWERPLANT ENGINEERING

Problems Sheet 1: Thermodynamic Fundamentals of Vapour Cycle

Problems Sheet 2: Design Analysis of Rankine (Vapour Power) Cycles

Solved Problems 3A in Turbine Design

Sample Problem 3B Impulse Turbine

Solved Problems 4 in Brayton Cycle Analysis

Solved Problems 5 in Nozzle & Turbine Design

Problem Sheet 5: Revision for Turbo machines & Overall Design Problem