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MEL725 : Power Plant Steam Generators

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Lecture Notes

• MEL 725: Power Plant Steam Generators
• Impact & Evolution of Steam Generators
• The Birth of The Water Tuber Boiler and Christened as Steam Generator
• Theory of Steam Generation
• Basic Analysis of Steam Generators
• Impact of Cycle Design on Steam Generator
• Analysis of Constant Pressure Steam Generation
• Developments in Rankine Cycle for Efficient Steam Generation
• Effect of Reheating and Feed Water Heating on Steam Generation
• Analysis of Rankine Cycle with FWHs
• Impact of Fuel Quality on Design of Steam Generator
• Analysis of Fuel Resources
• Modeling of Fossil Fuel Formation
• Models for Representation of Fuels
• Estimation and Selection of Air for a Fuel
• Thermodynamics of Actual Combustion
• Selection of Optimal Air Fuel Ratio
• Performance Evaluation of A Steam Generator
• Estimation of Losses in A Steam Generator
• Design Analysis of Furnace Of A Steam Generator
• Design Steps : Furnace Of A Steam Generator
• Thermal Performance Analysis of A Furnace
• Analysis of Radiation Heat Transfer in Furnace
• Simplified Analysis of Radiation Heat Transfer in A Furnace
• Development of Simplified Model for Furnace Cooling Capacity
• Further Cooling of Furnace Gases
• Closure to Furnace Analysis
• FLOW BOILING HEAT TRANSFER
• Analysis of Flow Boiling
• Analysis of Flow Boiling in Vertical Tubes
• Two-Phase Flow Boiling Heat Transfer
• Nucleate Boiling Heat Transfer
• Superheating of Steam
• Final Audit : Utilization of Flue Gas Energy
• Air-preheater for Conservation of Flue Gas Energy
• Integration of Air and Gas Flow Paths
• Generation and Control of Vacuum in Furnace
• Mechanisms of Fuel Combustion
• The Phenomena of PC Particle Combustion
• Analysis of Pulverisers
• Flow Boiling in Vertical Tubes
• Sample Problem Sheet
• Solution to Problem No 12