POWER PLANT INSTRUMENTATION: Edition 2

Name: POWER PLANT INSTRUMENTATION: Edition 2
Rating: 4.333333492279053 (12 reviews)

KRISHNASWAMY, K. · BALA, M. PONNI

Aug 2013 · PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.

12 reviews

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The second edition of this text presents an overview of power generation and discusses the different types of equipment used in a steam thermal power generation unit.

The book describes various conventional and non-conventional energy sources. It elaborates on the instrumentation and control of water-steam and fuel-air flue gas circuits along with optimization of combustion. The text also deals with the power plant management system including the combustion process, boiler efficiency calculation, and maintenance and safety aspects. In addition, the book explains Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system as well as turbine monitoring and control.

This book is designed for the undergraduate students of electronics and instrumentation engineering and electrical and electronics engineering.

New To This Edition

• A new chapter on Nuclear Power Plant Instrumentation is added, which elaborates how electricity is generated in a Nuclear Power Plant.

Key Features

• Includes numerous figures to clarify the concepts.

• Gives a number of worked-out problems to help students enhance their learning skills.

• Provides chapter-end exercises to enable students to test their understanding of the subject.

The second edition of this text presents an overview of power generation and discusses the different types of equipment used in a steam thermal power generation unit. The book describes various conventional and non-conventional energy sources. It elaborates on the instrumentation and control of w...

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12 reviews

Alok Verma

December 22, 2017

Please fix the formatting errors ASAP.

3 people found this review helpful

A Google user

March 9, 2015

Nice

3 people found this review helpful

shashikant sharma

February 19, 2020

great

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About the author

KRISHNASWAMY, K.

K. KRISHNASWAMY is Dean, Curriculum Development and Student Affairs, Kongu Engineering College, Erode, Tamil Nadu. Earlier he was Professor and Head, Department of Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering of the institute. He has also served in the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), Rourkela Steel Plant for 26 years. Professor Krishnaswamy has presented a number of technical papers at national and international conferences.

BALA, M. PONNI

M. PONNI BALA is with the Department of Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering, Kongu Engineering College. Earlier, she was in Sethu Institute of Technology, Madurai. She has established a Distributed Control System (DCS) laboratory in her college and conducts specialised training courses for faculty members and students. She has presented a number of technical papers at national and international conferences.

KRISHNASWAMY, K. K. KRISHNASWAMY is Dean, Curriculum Development and Student Affairs, Kongu Engineering College, Erode, Tamil Nadu. Earlier he was Professor and Head, Department of Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering of the institute. He has also served in the Steel Authority of India Lim...

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