UNIVERSITY OF ELDORET
Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering
MPE 571E: POWER PLANT ENGINEERING
LECTURE NOTES
Lecturer: H. K. Tarus
JANUARY, 2021
, ii
MPE 571E: Power Plant Engineering
Objectives
At the end of the course the students should be able to
1. Understand the energy situation in Kenya
2. Understand and explain the basic definitions of power plant economics and apply
the same in analyzing energy problems
3. Understand and explain the principles and chemistry of fuel combustion
4. Use their knowledge of various vapour power cycles in solving problems in power
plant
5. Know and explain the various types of boiler installations, components and
combustion equipments used in power plants.
6. Understand and explain the systems used in gas and ash handling in power plants
as well as the feed water treatment system and equipment for a boiler power plant.
7. Understand the working principles of various power plants, i.e. steam, hydro
electric, nuclear, geothermal and internal combustion power plants.
Course Content
Introduction: Definition: energy, power; power loads, power factors, power rates and
components. Internal Combustion Plants: fuel and combustion, chemistry of pollutant
formation. Steam power plants; Review of vapour cycles: Rankine, Carnot,
regenerative, re-heating, combination. Energy flow in steam power plants: Conduction,
convection and radiation. Boilers: types, installations, components. Combustion
equipment: strokers, coal burners, gas and oil burners. Gas loop: flue gas cleaning, ash
handling, air pre-heaters and draft. Feed water loop: water treatment and water treatment
equipment, water pumps. Piping system: fitting, safety valves and pipe sizing. Nuclear
power plants. Geothermal power plants. Hydroelectric power stations.
MPE 571E: POWER PLANT ENGINEERING
Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering
MPE 571E: POWER PLANT ENGINEERING
LECTURE NOTES
Lecturer: H. K. Tarus
JANUARY, 2021
, ii
MPE 571E: Power Plant Engineering
Objectives
At the end of the course the students should be able to
1. Understand the energy situation in Kenya
2. Understand and explain the basic definitions of power plant economics and apply
the same in analyzing energy problems
3. Understand and explain the principles and chemistry of fuel combustion
4. Use their knowledge of various vapour power cycles in solving problems in power
plant
5. Know and explain the various types of boiler installations, components and
combustion equipments used in power plants.
6. Understand and explain the systems used in gas and ash handling in power plants
as well as the feed water treatment system and equipment for a boiler power plant.
7. Understand the working principles of various power plants, i.e. steam, hydro
electric, nuclear, geothermal and internal combustion power plants.
Course Content
Introduction: Definition: energy, power; power loads, power factors, power rates and
components. Internal Combustion Plants: fuel and combustion, chemistry of pollutant
formation. Steam power plants; Review of vapour cycles: Rankine, Carnot,
regenerative, re-heating, combination. Energy flow in steam power plants: Conduction,
convection and radiation. Boilers: types, installations, components. Combustion
equipment: strokers, coal burners, gas and oil burners. Gas loop: flue gas cleaning, ash
handling, air pre-heaters and draft. Feed water loop: water treatment and water treatment
equipment, water pumps. Piping system: fitting, safety valves and pipe sizing. Nuclear
power plants. Geothermal power plants. Hydroelectric power stations.
MPE 571E: POWER PLANT ENGINEERING
