Coal-fired power plants

TEACHING UNIT 1. POWER GENERATION IN COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS 1. Introduction 2. Basic Thermodynamics TEACHING UNIT 2. THE COAL CYCLE 1. Fuels 2. Coal Handling 3. Types of Coal and Power Plant Operations TEACHING UNIT 3. THE BOILER. WATER-STEAM CYCLE. AIR-GAS CYCLE 1. Steam Generators in Thermal Power Plants 2. Water-Steam Cycle 3. Fuel, Air, and Gas Cycle TEACHING UNIT 4. STEAM TURBINES 1. Introduction 2. Euler’s Theorem Applied to the Steam Turbine 3. Architecture and Components of Steam Turbines 4. Isolation and Flow Control Equipment 5. Prevention of Backflow to the Turbine 6. Speed Control 7. Turbine Safety Systems 8. Turbine Bypass System 9. Auxiliary Systems 10. Major Failures in Steam Turbines 11. Preventive Maintenance of Steam Turbines TEACHING UNIT 5. COOLING. WATER SYSTEMS 1. Introduction 2. Circulating water system 3. Condensate water system 4. Feedwater system 5. Cycle water heaters TEACHING UNIT 6. ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS IN COAL-FIRED THERMAL POWER GENERATION 1. Introduction 2. Emissions and Discharges from a Thermal Power Plant 3. Air Pollution 4. Technologies for Reducing Air Emissions 5. Water Pollution Control 6. Solid Waste Disposal TEACHING UNIT 7. INNOVATIVE PROCESSES IN COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS 1. Introduction 2. Fluidized-bed boilers 3. Coal gasification 4. Supercritical power plants 5. Conclusions