THE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING OF POWER PLANTS
CONTENTS INTRODUCTION UNDERSTANDING OPERATION PRACTICES UNDERSTANDING MAINTENANCE PRACTICES PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS OF POWER STATIONS OF GLOBAL/INDIAN SCENARIO IMPACT OF PERFORMANCE PARAMETER ON ECONOMICS OF GENERATION IMPACT OF PERFORMANCE PARAMETER ON THE ENVIRONMENT ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ON WATER IMPACT ON AIR QUALITY IMPACT ON LAND REFERENCES RESIDUAL LIFE ASSESSMENT DE?NITION METHODS COAL-FIRED UNIT OPERATION GUIDELINES COMMISSIONING COLD AND HOT STARTUP FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE FIGHTING ABNORMAL AND UNSAFE OPERATION ABNORMAL OPERATION CASE STUDY MANAGING THERMAL STRESS BOILER TURBINE GENERATOR FANS CHEMICAL HEALTH OF THERMAL POWER UNIT ROLE OF CHEMISTRY IN THERMAL POWER UNIT EFFECT OF PROCESSES CHEMISTRY ON POWER PLANT EQUIPMENTS AND PERFORMANCE FUEL CHEMISTRY AND COMBUSTION EFFECT OF FUEL QUALITY ON COMBUSTION MOISTURE ASH COAL QUALITY SOME IMPORTANT POINTS OF COMBUSTION CONTROL MANAGING WATER AND STEAM QUALITY TREATMENT OF WATER WATER QUALITY AT DIFFERENT STAGES OF THE DEMINERALIZATION PROCESS (FOR DRUM TYPE BOILER) WATER CHEMISTRY FOR SUPER CRITICAL UNIT CYCLE CHEMISTRY CORE MONITORING PARAMETERS FOR CONVENTIONAL FOSSIL UNITS TREATMENT FOR ONCE-THROUGH AND SUPERCRITICAL BOILERS MANAGING COOLING WATER STRATEGIES TO MINIMUM WATER CONSUMPTION COOLING WATER-ASSOCIATED PROBLEMS MANAGING LUBE OIL QUALITY MONITORING ENVIRONMENT AMBIENT AIR QUALITY MEASUREMENTS WATER POLLUTION AND CONTROL INDICATION OF ABNORMALITY MAINTENANCE PRACTICE TYPES OF MAINTENANCE PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE/CONDITION-BASED MONITORING RISK EVALUATION AND PRIORITIZATION (REAP) INTERRELATIONSHIP AMONG RCM, OVERHAUL, AND ACTIVITY-BASED BUDGETING CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE PERMIT TO WORK SYSTEM WORK ORDER SYSTEM CLEARANCE PERMIT SYSTEM PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES RESOURCES REQUIREMENTS MAINTENANCE PLANNING SHORT-TERM PLANNING LONG-TERM PLANNING OVERHAULING PREPAREDNESS INDEX APPENDIX 1 OUTAGE MINIMIZATION AVOIDING HUMAN ERROR-REVIEWING TRIPPING DUE TO HUMAN ERROR-CASES MINIMIZING PROCESS PARAMETER DEVIATION MANAGING EF?CIENCY EF?CIENCY LOSSES IN A COAL-FIRED POWER STATION HEAT BALANCE DIAGRAM BOILER EF?CIENCY TEST TURBINE HEAT CONSUMPTION TEST TURBINE PRESSURE SURVEY CONDENSER PERFORMANCE TEST MILL PERFORMANCE TEST FAN PERFORMANCE TEST PUMP PERFORMANCE TEST BEST PRACTICES BEST PRACTICES CONCEPT LONGEVITY AND EF?CIENT OPERATION BEYOND THE REGULATORY PERIOD MAXIMIZING AVAILABILITY KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT CASE STUDY GROWTH PLANNING ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT IMPORTANT OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES/OPERATION DIRECTIVES