NERGY FUNDAMENTALS Conventional Energy Resources Fossil Fuels Nuclear Fuels Hydropower Resources Power Plant Environmental Aspects of Power Generation Methods of Air Pollution Control Energy Conservation THERMAL POWER PLANT Review of Power Cycles Rankine Cycle Brayton or Joule Cycle Thermodynamics of Coupled Cycles in Series Binary Vapour Power Cycle Combined Cycle Power Plant Working of Steam Power Plant/Generation of Electricity from Coal in a Modern Steam Power Plant Steam Generation from Coal (Fuel) Conversion of Enthalpy of Steam into Mechanical Energy Conversion of Mechanical Energy into Electrical Energy Power Station Design Site Selection of Coal Fired Power Plant Boiler Economiser Superheater, Reheater, Desuperheater Steam Turbine Classification of Turbines Water Treatment External Treatment Internal Treatment Condensing Plant and Circulating Water System Steam Condenser Circulating Water System Fuel Handling Coal Handling Fuel Oil Handling Fuel Gas Handling Fuel Firing Methods of Coal Firing Ash Handling Dust Collection Mechanical Dust Collectors Fabric Filters and Bag Houses Electrostatic Precipitators NUCLEAR POWER PLANT Advantages and Disadvantages of Nuclear Power Plant Site Selection of Nuclear Power Plant Nuclear Physics Energy Mass Relationship Radioactive Decay Mass Defect and Binding Energy Nuclear Reaction, Nuclear Fission and Nuclear Fission Chain Reaction Classification of Nuclear Reactors On the Basis of Neutron Energy Fertile Material Core Composition Type of Fuel Coolant Moderator Method of Cooling State of Fuel Main Parts of a Heterogeneous Nuclear Reactor Core Moderator Control Rods Reflector Coolant Radiation Shielding Reactor Vessel Basic Reactor Systems Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR) or CANDU Reactor Gas Cooled Reactor Sodium Cooled Reactor Light Water Graphite Moderated Reactor Homogeneous Reactor Fuel Cycle Fuel Preparation Fuel Fabrication, Reprocessing, Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation and Nuclear Waste Importance of Nuclear Power Development in Indian Context Thermal Power Hydropower Importance of Nuclear Power /// Review of the Nuclear Power Programme HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT Advantages and Disadvantages of Hydroelectric Power Plant Site Selection of Hydroelectric Power Plant Hydrology Runoff and Measurement of Runoff Hydrograph and Flow Duration Curve Storage Capacity and Mass Curve Storage and Pondage Essential Features of a Hydroelectric Power Plant Catchment Area Reservoir Dam and Intake House Inlet Waterway Powerhouse Tail Race or Outlet Waterway Classification of Hydroelectric Power Plants According to the Water Flow Regulation Availability of Head Power Plant Capacity the Nature of Load Hydraulic Turbines Classification of Hydraulic Turbines Selection of Turbines DIESEL ENGINE POWER PLANT Applications of Diesel Engine Power Plant Review of Internal Combustion Engines Classification of IC Engines Four Stroke SI Engine Two Stroke SI Engine Compression Ignition or Diesel Engine Combustion in CI Engine CI Engine Combustion Chambers Components of a Diesel Engine Power Plant Diesel Engine Air Intake System Exhaust System Fuel System Cooling System Lubricating System Engine Starting System Layout of Diesel Engine Power Plant Diesel Engine Power Plant Operation Intake Pressurization-Supercharging and Turbocharging Supercharging Turbocharging Emissions Control GAS TURBINE POWER PLANT Gas Turbine Power Plant Comparison between Open and Closed Cycle Gas Turbine Power Plants Open Closed Cycle Gas Turbine Power Plant Advantages of Closed Cycle over Open Cycle Gas Turbine Power Plants Disadvantages of Closed Cycle over Open Cycle Gas Turbine Power Plants Advantages and Disadvantages of Gas Turbine Power Plant Comparison between Gas Turbine and SI and CI Engines Advantages of Gas Turbine over SI and CI Engines Disadvantages of Gas Turbine over SI and CI Engines Thermodynamic Analysis of Gas Turbine Power Plant Brayton Cycle Effect of Pressure Ratio on Performance of Brayton Cycle Refinements/Modifications in Simple Brayton Cycle Components of Gas Turbine Power Plant Compressor Combustion Chamber Gas Turbine Heat Exchangers Combined Cycle Power Plants Gas Turbine-Steam Turbine Combined Power Plant POWER STATION ECONOMICS Cost Analysis Fixed Cost Operating Cost Terms and Definitions Related to Electrical Load Estimation and Prediction of Load Plant Design, Operation and Economics Combined Working of Power Plants (Interconnected System) Load Sharing between Base Load and Peak Load Power Plants Economic Scheduling Principle or Load Division Tariffs or Energy Rates Types of Tariffs NON-CONVENTIONAL POWER GENERATION Solar Energy Solar Thermal Conversion Solar Thermal Power Generation Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) Systems Open Cycle Closed Cycle Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Conversion Single Crystal Silicon Solar Cell Wind Energy Windmill Geothermal Energy Hydrothermal Systems Geopressurized Systems Hot Dry Rock (HDR) Systems Magmatic Systems Tidal Energy Operation of Tidal Power Plant Energy from Biomass Direct Combustion Thermochemical Conversion Biological Conversion MHD Power Generation Open Cycle MHD Power System Closed Cycle MHD Power System Fuel Cell Hydrogen-Oxygen Fuel Cell Thermoelectric Power Generation Thermionic Power Generation Wave Energy Wave Energy Conversion Devices