SRM UNIVERSITY

Faculty of Engineering and Technology

DEPARTMENT OF EIE
Course Code: EI0459
Course Title: Power Plant instrumentation
Year& Semester : IV & 7th semester
Course duration : 45 hours
Location: Tech Park

Faculty Details:

Name of the staff Section Office Office Hours Mail ID

IV yr-A 1506A
Ms.P.Punitha 8:45am to 4.00 pm punitha.p@ktr.srmuniv.ac.in
sec
Mrs.S.Lourdu IV yr-B 1506A
8:45am to 4.00 pm lourdujame.s@ktr.srmuniv.ac.in
Jame sec
IV yr-C 1503A
Mr.B.Vinoth kumar 8:45am to 4.00 pm vinothkumar.b@ktr.srmuniv.ac.in
sec
Reference Books:
 Liptak B.G. Instrumentation in process industries, Chilton book Company, 1994.
 The Control of boilers - Sam .G.Duke low - ISA press,1991
 A.B.Gill –Power Plant performance, Elsevier India, New Delhi,2003
 Modern Power Station Practice - Vol.6 - A.Sherryetal Pergamon Press, 1971
Web Resource:
www.powergenworldwide.com
www.power-technology.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_engineering
Prerequisite :

Basic knowledge of power generation, boilers, analyzers and measurements.

OBJECTIVE :

1. To understand the different power generation process

2. To help the students to analyze the power plant using various instruments
3. To study about the power plant monitoring
4. To study about the control of power plant process.
Tentative test details and portions:

Cycle Test I 30.7.2014 Unit I and II

Cycle Test II 25.8.2014 Unit III and IV
Model Exam 20.10.2014 Unit I to Unit V

Assessment details:

Cycle test I 10 marks

Cycle test II 10 marks
Model Exam 20 marks
Surprise test 5 marks
Attendance 5 Marks
TOTAL 50 marks

Outcomes

Students who have successfully completed this course

Course outcome Program outcome

 Familiar with the basics of Power plant and  The students will be able to methods of Power
power generation. Generation.

 Familiar with the design of Analyzers and  The students will be able design the
monitoring of Control loops used in power instrumentation required for the power plant.
plant.
 The students could understand the role of P&I
 Detailed study of the boilers and P&I diagrams and control loops of the Power station.
diagram of various power plant
.

Detailed Session Plan

Day Name of the topics Reference
Basics of Power generation, Types of Power Modern Power Station Practice -
1
generation Vol.6 - A.Sherryetal Pergamon
2 Importance of instrumentations in power generation Press, 1971,
Basic building block for all types of power
3
generation plants
Basic building block for all types of power
4
generation plants
5 Details of boiler processes
6 P&I diagram of boiler
 7 Cogeneration A.B.Gill –Power Plant performance,
8 Subject discussion Elsevier India, New Delhi,2003
9 Surprise Test
10 Electrical and non electrical parameter measurement Liptak B.G., Instrumentation in
11 Correction factor for steam temp and temp-steam Process Industries, Chilton, 1994
pressure
12 Drum level measurement
13 Radiations detector
14 Smoke density measurement
Liptak B.G., Instrumentation in
15 Dust monitor Process Industries, Chilton, 1994
16 Speed vibration, shell temp monitoring & control
17 Steam pressure control lubricant temp control of
turbines
18 Subject discussion
19 Fuel gas oxygen analyzer
20 Analysis of impurities in feed water and steam Liptak B.G., Instrumentation in
21 Dissolved oxygen analyzer Process Industries, Chilton, 1994
22 Chromatography
23 PH Meter
24 Fuel analyzer
25 Pollution monitoring instruments.
26 Subject discussion
27 Numerical Problems
28 Combustion Control The Control of boilers - Sam
29 Air/fuel ratio control .G.Duke low - ISA press,1991
30 Furnace draft control
31 Drum level control
32 Main steam and reheat steam temp control
33 Super heater control
34 Attemperator
35 Deaerator control
36 Distributed control system in power plants
37 Interlocks in boiler operation.
38 Nuclear power plant instrumentation
39 P&I diagram of different types of nuclear power
plant -
40 Radiations detection instruments
41 Process sensors for nuclear power plants
42 Spectrum Analyzer
43 Nuclear reactor control systems and allied
instrumentation.
44
Subject discussion
45 Numerical Problems