SYLLABUS

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ME 519
POWER PLANT DESIGN

ME 514: Power Plant Design

Credit: 5 units
Course Description

The course on Power Plant Design covers the theoretical study of the engineering aspects in the design and installation of power plants that are generally employed
for power generation in the Philippines, starting from load analysis, economics, determination of capacity, electric energy rates, the various types of power plants
utilizing the energy sources and their components/auxiliaries.

This course is to be taken by upper class mechanical engineering students after the course on Internal Combustion Engines and Steam Power Engineering.
PRE-REQUISITE:

ME 416 Internal Combustion Engines

ME 421 Machine Design 2

GENERAL OBJECTIVE:
The course on Power Plant Design is one of the major areas in the practice of mechanical engineering. In view of this, the goal of teaching is for upper class
students to acquire the working knowledge of the engineering aspects of power plant operation and design.

REQUIREMENTS:

Written examinations
Assignments

REFERENCES

Morse, Frederick T. Power Plant Engineering. MKS units.

Faires, Virgil Moring and Clifford Max Simmong. Thermodynamics. 6th ed.
El-Wakil, M. M. Power Plant Technology. 1984
Potter, Philip J. Power Plant Theory and Design. 2nd ed. 1959
Obert. Internal Combustions Engines.
INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES
1.1 Distinguish between the power
plant for electric generation and
that for the industrial plant.
1.2 Identify and recognize the various
energy sources for power
generation.
2.1 Understand the function of the
components of an electric power
system.
2.2 Understand the implications of
load curves and load duration curves.
2.3 Comprehend the various terms and
factors in connection with power plant
problems.
CONCEPTS/TOPICS LEARNING EVALUATION
STRATEGIES/ACTIVITIES
Energy and the power plant Classroom work will be devoted to A train weighing 4150 MT is pulled up
lectures and board work presentations. a 2% grade. The coefficient of kinetic
friction is 0.012. Determine the power
Energy sources for power generation in KW when the train is moving up at
1. Fuels 40km/hr.?
2. Flowing streams of water
3. Ocean tides and waves
4. Winds
5. Solar rays
6. Geothermal heat
7. Atomic nuclei
The variable load problem Lecture and discussion and board work A 50 MW power plant has an average
presentation load of 3,550 kw and a load factor of
Terms and factors 42%. Define load factor and determine
- Demand factor the reserve over peak load.
- Diversity factor
- Load factor
- Capacity factor
- Use factor

3.1 Understand the implications of the
terms: Franchise, forced outages and
readiness to serve.
3.2 Identify the conditions to be
satisfied in making rates.
3.3 Figure out the elements of electric
energy rates.
4.1 Examine the power plant
equipment layout considering relevant
factors.
4.2 Identify the factors considered in
chimney design.
4.3 Identify the factors considered in
the design of machinery foundation.
4.4 Identify the factors considered in
the design of cooling towers.
- Utilization factor
- Hot reserve
- Spinning reserve
- Run of rivers
- Reserve equipment
Power plant economics Classroom lectures and discussions, A distribution transform supplies a
boar work presentations. group of general power customers
having a connected load of 186 kw.
The public utility power plant elements Demand factor = 0.75 If the load
of electric energy cost factor for the group will average 45%
- fixed elements and energy sells P6.012 per kw hr.
- energy elements What will be the monthly (30 day)
- customer elements income from energy delivered through
- investor profits this transformer? Assume average
Rate forms motor efficiency 75%.
The power plant building general Class lectures and board work A coal fired steam boiler uses 3000
design presentations. kg/hr of coal. Air required for
combustion is 15.5 kg/kg of coal at Pb
Chimney design = 98.2 kPa. The flow gas temperature
- draft of 285 C with an average MW =30.
- mechanical draft Assume an ash loss of 11 % and an
- stability allowable gas velocity of 7.5 m/s, find
the diameter of the chimney.
Machine foundation
- machine weight
- foundation weight
- soil bearing capacity
- machine vibration
- setting
Cooling tower

5.1 Make a schematic diagram of a
diesel power plant showing all the
major components.
5.2 Solve engine performance
parameters including volumetric
efficiency, piston speed, indicated
power, brake power and thermal
efficiency.
5.3 Relate the terms:
Supercharging, dual fuel diesel
engines, opposed piston engine.
6.1 Relate the water power systems
and structures.
6.2 Identify the kinds of hydraulic
turbines and their applications.
7.1 Distinguish the open cycle gas
turbine from the closed cycle.
7.2 Determine the efficiency of the gas
turbine.
- atmospheric cooling tower
- mechanical draft cooling tower
- evaporative coolers
Diesel power plant Class lecture and discussion Determine the brake power of the
engine having eb=35% and uses
25APl fuel with a fuel consumption of
Engine performance equations: Board work presentation 40 kg/hr.
 Volumetric efficiency
 Piston speed Determine the S.G. of fuel oil having a
 Indicated power heating value of 44989.2kd/kg.
 Brake power
 Thermal efficiency
Supercharging dual-fuel diesel
opposed pistons scavenging
Hydro power plant Class lecture and discussion In a hydro power plant the tail water is
at 480 m elevation. The net head is 27
Turbine types: m. and head loss is 4% of the gross
. Impulsive turbine head. What is the headwater
. Reaction turbine elevation?
. Axia flow turbine
Gas turbines Class lecture and discussion An air standard Bray ton cycle has air
Open cycle gas turbines leaving the high temperature heat
Closed cycle gas turbines exchanger at 850 C and leaving the
Efficiencies turbine at 310 c. What is the thermal
Regeneration efficiency?
Reheating, Later cooling
Combined cycle