Introduction to Power Plants : 

A power plant is an industrial facility that generates electricity from primary energy. Most power plants use one or more generators that convert mechanical energy into electrical energy. The primary purpose of this course is to provide students with a broad understanding of electricity generation process and equipment. The course has been divided into two parts, conventional and non-conventional power plants. Specific objectives of this subject are following:

1. To gain understanding of working principles of various types of power plants operating on conventional as well as renewable energies
2. To learn the methods of trouble shooting, maintenance and optimization of various types of power plants.

Course Pre-requisites: Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer.

Course Learning Outcomes:

Recommended Books:

1. Powerplant Technology, by M. M. El-Wakil, published by McGraw-Hill, 2002, ISBN 0072871024, 9780072871029.
2. Applied Thermodynamics for Engineers, 6th Edition by T.D. Eastop, A. McConkey, Published by Pearson Education, Limited, 2005, ISBN 0130908479, 9780130908476.
3. Power Plant Engineering, 3rd Edition by P K Nag, Published by Tata McGraw-Hill, 2008, ISBN 0070648158, 9780070648159.
4. Power Plant, by F. T. Morse
5. Yunus A. Cengel, Michael A. Boles, Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach, McGraw-Hill.