Syallabus of PGDC PDF

NATIONAL POWER TRAINING INSTITUTE
POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA COURSE IN THERMAL POWER PLANT ENGINEERING
SYLLABUS
Sl. No. of
No. Subject / Module - First Semester Weeks
1 Power Plant Introduction & Industrial Safety 1

2 Power Plant Familiarisation 6
3 Power Plant Briefing & Scheme Tracing 2
4 Power Plant Operation 2
5 Rotation On-job(Operation) 5
Erection, Commissioning & Construction
6 Management 2
Power Plant Performance & Efficiency
7 Calculation 1
Power Plant Chemistry , Metallurgy ,NDT &
8 Welding 2
9 Gas turbine & Combined Cycle Power Plant 1
Advanced Steam Generation Technology-
10 Supercritical and FBC 1
Business Communication & Personality
11 Development 1
First Semester Examination 1
Subject / Module - Second Semester
12 Power Plant Protection 1
13 Energy Audit 1/2
14 Maintanence Planning & Cost Control 1
15 Nuclear Power Plant Familiarisation 1
16 Renewable and Hydro Power Plants 1
17 Maintanence Practice & Inspection 4
18 Design Analysis 1
19 Load Despatch 1
20 Power Reforms and regulations 1
21 Control & Instrumentation 2
22 IT Application in Power Sector & GIS 2
23 Environment Management 1
24 Rotational On Job(Maint.) 4
25 Training & visit to Mfrs. Works 2
26 Simulator 2
Project Presentation 1/2
Margin For Holidays 1
Second Semester Examination 1
Total 52 1
Scheme of Examination
Intern Exter Total Remarks
al nal Max
No. of Test exam marks
Paper Week Max Max
No. Title of the Paper - First Semester s marks Marks
Power Plant Familiarisation-I
(Power Plant Introduction & Safety, Generators &
1 transformers) 3 50 100 150
Power Plant Familiarisation-II

2 (Boiler, Turbine & BOP) 4 50 100 150
Power Plant Operation, Power Plant Performance &

3 Efficiency Calculation 3 50 100 150
Erection, Commissioning & Construction Management,

4 Gas turbine & Combined Cycle Power Plant 3 50 100 150
Power Plant Chemistry, Metallurgy, NDT & Welding,

Advanced Steam Generation Technology- Supercritical
5 and FBC 3 50 100 150
6 Rotation On-job(Operation) (Based on Viva Voce) 5 50 100 150

Power Plant Briefing & Scheme Tracing
7 (Based on Viva Voce) 2 50 50 100
Business Communication & Personality Development
8 (Based on Viva Voce) 1 50 50
Total 1050
First Semester Examination 1
Title of the Paper - Second Semester
Power Plant Protection, Control & Instrumentation, Energy

1 Audit 3.5 50 100 150
Maintenance Planning & Cost Control, Environment
Management, Nuclear Power Plant Familiarization,
2 Renewable & Hydro Power Plants 4 50 100 150
100 150
3 Maintenance Practice & Inspection, Design Analysis 5 50
Load Dispatch, IT Application in Power Sector & GIS,

4 Power Reforms & Regulation 4 50 100 150
5. Rotation On-job(Maintenance) (Based on Viva Voce) 4 50 100 150
Training & visit to Mfrs. Works
6 (Based on Viva Voce) 2 50 50
100
7 Simulator 2 100
Project
8 (Based on Viva Voce) 0.5 50 100 150
Margin for holidays 1
Second Semester Examination 1
1050
Total 52
Distinction -75% and above
First Division -60% & Above
Second Division -50% to less than 60 %
Pass Marks -Minimum 45% in internal & external examination separately and 50 % in overall Semester
A student failing in a particular semester in three or more subjects will have to repeat the Semester exam with
the next batch. A student failing in a particular subject will have to appear in the subject exam.
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RULES AND REGULATION

A. ADMISSION AND ELIGIBILITY
1. The duration of the course leading to the Post Graduate Diploma In Thermal
Power Plant Engineering shall be one academic year(52 weeks) divided into
two semesters.
A candidate shall have to pass all the two semester examinations within a
maximum period of three years of his/her admission to the first semester of
Post Graduate Diploma In Thermal Power Plant Engineering programme
failing which he/she will be deemed to be unfit for the programme. However,
a candidate, who having passed the first semester examination discontinues
his studies, for legitimate and justified reasons may be permitted to join
second semester within one year of his passing the first semester
examination.
2. The minimum qualifications for admissions to the first semester of Post

Graduate Diploma In Thermal Power Plant Engineering programme shall be a
Bachelor degree in Engineering or AMIE or equivalent degree in Mechanical,
Electrical, Electronics./Control & Instrumentation/ Power Engineering. Those
appearing in their final year examination may also apply. However, they must
submit their result at the time of counseling. The Admission to this P.G.
Diploma will be done on the basis of Merit based on a Common Entrance Test
(CET) followed by counseling. CET will be conducted on rotation basis by the
Institutes in the sequence New Delhi, Nagpur, Neyveli and Durgapur
respectively.
3.(a) The first semester examination shall be open to a regular student who
I) has been on the rolls of the Institute during the first semester;
II) has at least 75% attendance in the class during the semester;
III) has obtained pass marks in the internal assessment/
workshop/practical exam. and
IV) bears a good moral character
(b) The second semester examination shall be open to a regular student who:
i) has been on the rolls of the Institute for the concerned semester
ii) has at least 75% attendance in the class during the semester;
iii) has passed the first semester examination and
iv) bears a good moral character.
B. EXAMINATION AND FEES
4. Every candidate shall be examined in the subject(s) as laid down in the

Scheme of Examinations/Syllabus prescribed . Course/Tuition fee should be
divided equally into two parts. Semester 1 fee should be deposited at the time
of counseling. Semester 2 fee should be deposited by 20th February of each
year failing which a late fee of Rs.100/- per day may be charged. Each PGDC
student will be charged a fee of Rs 200/- per subject as examination fee which
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may be deposited one month before start of the semester examination ie. Rs.
1600/- for first semester and Rs 1600/- for second semester.
5. The external examiner(s) will set the question papers as per the criteria laid
down in the Scheme of Examination for the program. Evaluation of semester
exam answer sheets will not be done in the same Institute. All the written
semester exams will be of three hour duration.
6. The medium of instruction and examination shall be English.
7. Mobile phones, any extra piece of paper, notebook are banned in the exam
hall. A student indulging in exam malpractices may be expelled by the
invigilator/Chief Supdt. for one year from the exam and he will be able to take
the semester exams only after one year.
8. The amount of examination fee to be paid by a candidate for each semester

shall be as per the decision of NPTI from time to time.
9. The Examination for the first semesters shall ordinarily be held in the month of
January and for the second semester in the month of July or on such dates as
may be fixed by the Director General, NPTI.
Supplementary examinations will be held for re-appear/failed candidates

as under:-
Semester When held
(a) First Semester Along with the Second Semester

(b) Second Semester Along with the subsequent first Semester
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10. The Course Coordinator of the concerned Institute shall forward the internal test
marks to the Principal Director/ Director at least one week before the
commencement of each semester examination alongwith list of the eligible
students who have satisfied the requirements of rules for appearing in the
Examination.
11. (i) As soon as possible, after the competition of the examination the Principal
Director/ Director shall publish a list of candidates who have passed the
Semester Examination.
(ii) Each successful candidate shall receive a copy of the detailed marks card
on having passed the Semester Examination.
12. The list of successful candidates after the Second semester examination shall be
arranged as under in two divisions on the basis of the aggregate marks
obtained in the first and second semester examinations taken together and
the division obtained by the candidate will be stated in his certificate.
a) Those who obtain 50% marks but less than 60% marks
SECOND DIVISION;
b) Those who obtain 60% or more marks -

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FIRST DIVISION;
c) Those who pass all the two semester examinations at the first attempt
obtaining 75% or more marks in the aggregate shall be declared to
have passed with - DISTINCTION
C. EVALUATION
13. (i) The Principal Director/ Course Coordinator of the Institute will preserve
the records on the basis of which the, Internal Assessment awards
have been prepared upto one month from the date of declaration of the
semester examination results. This record will be disposed off after one
month. The first Semester results must be declared before 20 th of
February of each year.
14. (i) The internal assessment/practical/workshop/training report/project

report award of a candidate who fails in any semester/paper(s) shall be
carried forward to the next examination.
(ii) Candidate(s) who has not obtained pass marks in the Internal
Assessment in any paper(s) will not be allowed to take examination in
the said paper(s) in the relevant semester. He/she will, however, be
provided opportunity to appear before the Committee of Examiners, to
be constituted by the Principal Director/ Director of the concerned
Institute to re-assess performance of the candidate and the internal
assessment given by the Committee shall be final.
(iii) A candidate who fails to obtain pass marks in training report/project

report shall be offered opportunity to undergo training again and
conduct another project as the case may be and the same shall be
assessed by a board of examinations appointed by the Principal
Director.
(iv) A candidate who fails to obtain pass marks in ROJT/practical/viva-voce

shall have to re-appear before the board of examiners constituted by
the PD/Director.
15. (i) The candidate shall be required to submit three copies of his Project
Report. The last date for receipt of Project Report in the office of the
Institute shall be one week before the commencement of the Second
semester Examination.
In exceptional cases, the Director General may, on the

recommendation of the Principal/Director of Institute, extend the last
date of receipt of the project Report, till the commencement of the
Second semester examination, with late fee.
(ii) The Project Report shall be evaluated as per the guidelines specified in
the Scheme of Examination, jointly by the external and the internal
examiners. The appointment of the external examiner shall be made by
the Director General on the recommendation of the Principal Director of
the respective institute.
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(iii) The marks obtained by the candidate for the project report shall be
taken into account when he appears in any future examination under
reappear clause.
16. (a) The comprehensive viva-voce/workshop shall be conducted by a Board

of Examiners to be appointed by the Director General on the
recommendation of the Principal Director/Director of the respective
institute consisting of the following members:-
i) One Internal Faculty nominated by the Director of the concerned

Institute;
ii) One or Two External Examiners from the Industry/Academic
field
(b) The marks obtained by the candidate for the viva-voce/workshop shall
be taken into account when he appears in any future examination
under re-appear clause.
17. The Project Report and Training Report, wherever specified will be submitted
in the typed form as per the following requirements:
(i) The typing should be done on both sides of the paper (instead of single
side printing)
(ii) The font size should be 12 with Times Roman Format.
(iii) The Project Report/Training Report may be typed in 1.5 (one and a
half) space. But the References/Bibliography should be typed in
single space.
(iv) The paper should be A-4 size.
(v) Two copies meant for the purpose of evaluation may be bound in
paper-back form and one copy should be in hard binding.
(vi) Students will select topic of the project by 30th October of each year.
Course Coordinator will submit the consolidated list of project with
name of students to the Principal Director/Director on first working day
of November.
D PROMOTION AND REAPPEAR
18. The minimum percentage of marks to pass the examination in each semester
shall be :-
a) 45% in each written paper and internal assessment separately;

b) 45% in Training Report/Project Report and Viva-Voce separately.
c) 50% in the total of each semester examination.
d) A candidate who has secured minimum marks to pass in each paper but
has not secured the minimum marks required to pass in aggregate for the
semester concerned may take re-examination (in not more than two
papers) to obtain the aggregate percentage required to pass the
semester.
19. A candidate whose result is declared late without any fault on his/her part,
may attend classes for the next higher semester provisionally at his own risk
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and responsibility, subject to his/her passing the concerned semester

examination. In case a candidate fails to pass the concerned semester
examination, his/her attendance/internal assessment in the next higher
semester in which he was allowed to attend classes provisionally will stand
cancelled.
20. A candidate shall be promoted to the next higher semester if he/she passes at
least 50% of the theoretical papers (i.e. excluding subjects in which marking is
done on the basis of Viva Voce) having prescribed in the semester, failing
which he/she shall be declared as FAIL in that semester and he/she shall be
required to appear in the failed semester in all the papers currently in force as,
a private candidate (as ex-student).
EXPLANATION : 50% of five papers will be taken as three and that of

seven papers as four and that of nine papers as five under this Clause.
E. OTHER PROVISIONS
21. Question paper for the External exams will be common for all the institute and
will be set by a faculty who will be paid honorarium of Rs. 2500/- per subject
plus postage charges on actual basis. Question paper setting will be
responsibility of one of the institute on rotation basis ie. New Delhi, Nagpur,
Neyveli and Durgapur respectively. Question papers will be broadly subjective
in nature.
22. Answer sheets of the Semester exams will not be evaluated in the parent
institute and sent for outside evaluation. The evaluator will be paid an
honorarium @ Rs. 40 per copy plus postage on actual basis. For evaluating
the project report or conducting viva voce the external and the internal
examiner will be paid honorarium of Rs. 40/- and Rs. 20/- respectively per
student plus TA. Similarly faculty evaluating for simulator will be paid
honorarium @ Rs. 20/- per student.
23. The invigilators in the semester exams will be paid a honorarium of Rs. 200/-
per sitting of 3 hour. For 30 students one invigilator, for 30-60 students two
invigilator and for more than 60 students 3 invigilators may be employed.
Principal Director/ Director in-charge will act as Chief Superintendant of the
examination and will be responsible for smooth conduct of examination and
shall be paid a lump sum honorarium of Rs 2000/- for the semester final
exams. A centre clerk and two peons (for sealing, water serving etc.) may be
appointed by the Chief Supdt. for conduct of semester examination and may
be paid an honorarium of Rs.120/- and Rs.50/- per sitting respectively. The
centre clerk will assist the Chief Supdt. in making seat plan, maintenance of
files (attendance, billing, dispatch of answer sheets etc.) for the exams.
24. Tabulation of the internal and external marks will be done by a faculty and
shall be paid honorarium @ Rs. 20 per student. He will be responsible for
collecting all the marks and tabulation and publication of the final result. The
Principal Director /Director Incharge will nominate the tabulator of their
respective institute. The tabulation records of the passed out students will be
kept with Training Officer/Course Coordinator of the respective institutes.
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25. A sumptuary allowance of Rs.1000/- per month may be granted to the course
coordinator of PGDC in TPPE at the respective institutes and this expenditure
will be met from the examination fee collection. The Course Coordinator will
maintain the records of registration, feedback (to be taken once in each
semester) and will prepare the day wise module of the course and intimate
the faculty for their lectures.
26. Instruction For The Question Paper Setter: The question setter will set two
sets of question paper for each subject and mark on the envelop Set A and
Set B and seal them separately. The sealed Envelops For Set A and Set B
should be sealed in a bigger envelop and sent to the respective principal
director. The Paper setter should maintain the confidentiality of the question
paper and all rough worksheets should be destroyed. The question should be
broadly subjective in nature and should cover all parts of the syllabus. The
maximum marks for each subject is 100 and pass marks is 45. The time
allowed for each paper will be 3 hours. The subject syllabus can be identified
by the following help:
Power Plant Familiarisation I: This includes the General Introduction module,

Industrial Safety module and 5th and 6th week module of Power Plant
Familiarisation.
Power Plant Familiarisation II: This includes 1st to 4th week module of Power
Plant Familiarisation
All other subjects have nomenclature pertaining to the modules which have
been included.
27. The corporate quality committee will meet every year in the last week of July
to review the status of the course.
28. Any other provision not contained in the above shall be governed by the rules
and regulations framed by NPTI from time to time.
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FIRST
SEMESTER
PGDC IN TPPE
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Module : General Introduction

(Duration): ½ week
FORENOON AFTERNOON
DAY-1 Registration and Inauguration , Course Growth of power Industry after

Description, Institute facilities Independence
DAY-2 Site Selection (Site availability, Raw Coal to Electricity (Coal /Air / Flue/ Gas/ Water /
material, Fuel, load evacuation, Water, Steam Path ,Brief description of main equipments
Transport, Pit Head Station ,Air Pollution, involved in a Thermal Power plant Station )
Topography, Skilled manpower ).
DAY-3 General layout of a Thermal Power Visit to Thermal Power Station

Station (Block Diagram of main
equipments, Generator and their
Auxiliaries)
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Module : Industrial Safety

(Duration): ½ week
FORENOON AFTERNOON
DAY-1 Accidents (Causes & Factors, Cost of First Aid (Basics of First Aid, How injuries are
Accidents , Accidents Prevention, caused in lifting, falls etc.)
Investigation of Accidents, Reporting and
Recording Systems of Accidents)
DAY-2 Fire fighting (Fundamentals of Fire, Fire Industrial Safety & hazards(Industrial Hazards
Fighting Equipments and systems, Fire ,Protective Clothing and Equipment, Safe work
Extinguishing Methods, Demonstration of practices in power Plants, permit to work system,
various fire.) safety in moving and storage of materials,
Housekeeping Safety rules)
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Module : Power Plant Familiarization
(Duration): 6 week
FORENOON AFTERNOON
DAY-1 Steam Cycle Theory (Carnot cycle , Coal (Types of coal and their characteristics, Their
Rankine cycle, with reference to a suitability for different kinds of Boiler, Alterations in
specific unit 500/210 MW , steam firing methods due to change of coal composition)
properties)
DAY-2 Coal Handling system (Location and Combustion Theory(Definition , Combustion

layout, Main Equipments and their requirements, factor influencing combustion,
functions , Coal transportation , combustion of fuels , gross and net calorific value)
preparation, storage and reclamation ,
MGR system, safety aspects , Fire
prevention and fire fighting in coal
handing plant )
DAY-3 Fuel Oil Systems (Location and site Plant visit (visit to coal handling plant, visit to fuel
selection, Type of fuel used , Main oil station)
equipment and their functions
Transportation, handling , storage Fuel
oil preparation before firing)
DAY-4 Description of Main Boiler Boiler Circulation Theory (water walls boiling
(Classification and Types, Arrangements phenomena , Nucleate / Film boiling , Natural /
of main boiler , Fundamentals of Boiler Controlled / Forced circulation )
design , Location of various pressure
parts)
DAY-5 Constructional detail of Super heaters, Steam Separation theory ( Boiler Drum & its
Re heaters, Economizers, De super internals)
heaters.
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(Duration): 6 week
2 ND WEEK
FORENOON AFTERNOON
DAY-1 Audio-visual / CBT Session on Drum Draught system (Theory of natural, induce,
and Drum internals balance and forced draught , Drought loss stack
effect)
DAY-2 Various Fans and their salient Air Pre heaters(Types And Functions
features (Construction detail / lubricating Constructional Details, SCAPH. Soot Blowers.)
oil system for PA fan, FD, ID fan)
DAY-3 Ventilation and Air conditioning Pulverizes and Feeders (Classification Of

Mills ,Constructional features of Bowl mill
Pulverization of Coal, factors affecting Milling Plant
Performance, Coal feeders and its type)
DAY-4 Fuel Firing Arrangements and Electrostatic Precipitator (ESP) (Need of fly ash
Burners (corner front and rear wall separation, working principle , corona effect,
firing , Direct and indirect , Details of coal constructional details, Rapping mechanism)
and oil burners Burners tilting
Mechanism , Atomization of fuel oil
burners and igniters )
DAY-5 Ash Handling System (Fly ash Plant visit (Milling plant, Main Boiler and Fans, Ash
handling system, Bottom ash disposal handling).
system , Ash handling plant operation
,Ash handling pump, Disposal of ash
slurry ,utilization of ash)
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(Duration): 6 week
3RDWEEK
FORENOON AFTERNOON
DAY-1 Furnace, Safeguard, supervisory Audio Visual Session (FSSS)

System
(Description of field equipments (no C&I )
DAY-2 Water Supply System (soft water, Steam Turbines (Classification of Turbines
clarified water, cooling water, D. M Metallurgical considerations, Working
water) Principles
DAY-3 Description of main components i.e. Turbine lubrication Oil System Construction and
Turbine casing, rotor steam admission working Principles of main Oil pumps , Oil coolers)
valves, couplings , bearings etc.
DAY-4 Steam condensation and Audio-visual (vacuum System, Turbine

Condensers(film wise/drop wise lubrication Systems
condensation, Direct/ indirect
condensation and vacuum creation)
DAY-5 Power Station Pumps (Classification of Boiler Feed Pump (Function of BFP
pumps, Centrifugal pumps, positive Constructional details)
displacement pumps)
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(Duration): 6 Weeks
4TH WEEK
FORENOON AFTERNOON
DAY - 1 . Circulating Water System (Open/ Plan Visit (CW System including
Closed system, CW Pumps, Cooling Cooling Towers, CT Pumps, CT
Towers, CT Pumps, CT Fans) Fans, Condenser Vacuum Ejectors,
BFP)
DAY - 2 Regenerative Feed Heating System Visit to (Regenerating Feed

(Working Principle and constructional Heating System, Turbine
details of L.P. Heaters, Deaerators, Lubricating Oil system, Water
H.P. Heaters GSC, Ejector) Treatment Plant)
DAY - 3 Turbine Governing System ( Types of Turbine Governing System

Governing systems. Various (Contd.)
components, systems and their
functions, Oil circuit for Governing
System. Overall working of governing
system with reference to load throw
off. Load raising).
DAY - 4 Audio/Visual Session on Governing HP/LP Bypass system and PRDS

System. and its utility, Various interlocks
and protections
DAY – 5 Audio/Visual Session on HP/LP By Plant visit (Governing System and

pass System. HP/LP By pass System).
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(Duration) : 6 Weeks
5TH WEEK
FORENOON AFTERNOON
DAY - 1 Generator Constructional Details Tutorial/General discussion.
(Basic principle of electricity,
generation
Development of generator design,
Construction details of rotor, stator etc.
DAY - 2 Hydrogen Cooling System and Stator Audio visual on Hydrogen cooling
Water Cooling System (Different types system
of cooling arrangements for rotor and
stator, Selection and properties of
coolant, Air cooling, Hydrogen
cooling, Stator water cooling, H2
Charging/ Purging Cycle).
DAY - 3 Hydrogen Seal Oil System (Details of Generator Excitation System and
the system, Function and purpose of AVR (Principles, Simple arrangem-
differential pressure regulator and nts of excitor and its field winding,
pressure oil regulators, Types of Classification of excitation system -
Hydrogen seals and their construction High Frequency / static excitation
details). system - their merits and demerits,
Automatic Voltage Regulator).
DAY - 4 Audio/Visual Session on Excitation Plant Visit (Generator and

System. Auxiliaries, Hydrogen cooling &
Stator Water Cooling System,
Hydrogen Seal oil system).
DAY – 5 Transformers (Working Principles, Audio/Visual/Discussion session.

Various types of transformers used in a
power station, Constructional features
of main transformer and accessories,
Bucholtz relay and main protections,
Types of cooling, Mulsifire and other
fire protection systems.
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6TH WEEK
FORENOON AFTERNOON
DAY - 1 Motors (Fundamentals, Constructional Plant visit (Transformers
details of HT/LT Motors, Various Excitation System)
motors used .in Power Stations.
DAY - 2 HT-LT Supply system/DC Supply Audio visual on electrical System.

System (A typical layout of 6.6 KV,
3.3 KV and 415 V supply system in a
TPS, DC Supply system in a TPS .
DAY - 3 Switchyard (A typical layout of Plant Visit (Switchyard, HT/LT

Switchyard of a Thermal Power System, DC Supply System).
Station, Bus system, Isolators, CTs,
PTs, Earthing, Oil Circuit Breakers,
Air Blast Circuit Breakers. SF6 Circuit
Breakers).
DAY - 4 Audio/Visual Session Discussion
DAY – 5 Written Appraisal.
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Module : Scheme Briefing & Tracing

1ST
WEEK
FORENOON AFTERNOON
DAY - 1 Scheme briefing in class room on Class Room briefing on Fuel oil
Boiler Drum connections, Feed system and milling system.
regenerating Heating System, Air and
Flue Gas Path.
DAY - 2 Class Room briefing on Main steam. Class Room briefing on Hydrogen
Cold reheat, Hot reheat lines, cooling, stator water cooling, seal
condensate & feed water lines, BFP, oil system, switchyard, AC/DC
CW schemes. auxiliary power supply system,
DAY - 3 Scheme Tracing: Coal Handling, Oil Handling (Unloading

Receiving points. stocking lines, arrangements, oil tank mountings,
weighing, sampling. Screening, oil pump house connections, tank
crushing, bunker filling, conveyors, heating. pipe line layout with
tension arrangement for conveyors. provisions for expansion.).
DAY - 4 Boiler - Feed Water Schemes (Feed Steam Schemes (MS, CR & HRH
control station arrangement, lines up to turbine control valves
economiser connections, economiser including HP/LP by pass, location
recirculation lines, boiler drum, water of safety valves, vents and drains,
wall connections; drain header, blow auxiliary PRDS schemes, auxiliary
down lines, CBD, IBD, SH/RH, steam distribution, soot blowing
attemperator station). steam lines).
DAY – 5 Air and Flue Gas Schemes (ID,FD, PA Fuel Schemes (Scheme of RC
fans and their control system including bunkers and RC feeders, Coal mill
Seal air/ Scanner air/ Igniter air connections. Light oil and.
Fans/Systems/ Damper control for atomising air system, location of
secondary air. trip valves, air control valves,
nozzles valves and igniters. Heavy
oil and atomising steam system).
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Module : Scheme Briefing & Tracing

2ND WEEK
FORENOON AFTERNOON
DAY - 1 Water Treatment Plant (Raw water Ash Handling System - Bottom
tanks to DM Water storage tanks, Ash and Fly ash disposal system –
arrangement of Pressure hoppers/Clink grinder, HP/LP
sand/Activated carbon filters, cation, water injection, Ash slurry pumps
anion, mixed beds, degassifier, back etc.
washing system, regeneration,
Phosphate and Hydrazine dozing
scheme.
DAY - 2 Steam Extractions and Drains Condensate and Feed Water

(Schemes of turbine extractions, Schemes (CEP connections,
FCNRVS, Heater drain connections, scheme of condensate flow,
HP/LP drips. Schemes for heating ejectors, gland steam coolers, LP
flanges and studs. Steam heater, deaerator connections.
connections/condenser air line Scheme of Feed Water flow, BFP
connections to ejectors, Unit drain connections, Feed water
tank/flash tank connections). connections to HP heaters,
Location of valves,
interconnections, by pass
arrangement for heaters)
DAY - 3 Turbine Oil System (Turbine lube oil CW System and Cooling Towers
schemes, lube oil purification schemes, (locating moving screens, CW
location of MOT & lube oil pumps, Oil Pumps, Venting arrangements,
coolers, cooling water connections. Valve locations, Chlorination
schemes).
DAY - 4 Generator (Seal oil scheme, Hydrogen Switchyard (GT to feeder line
scheme, Stator water cooling schemes, arrangements, locating various
Excitation arrangements). transformers (GT, UA SAT, CTO,
PTO), switchgears, isolator
earthing arrangement, buses etc
DAY – 5 Auxiliary Power Supply (6.6 KV Viva-voce.

schemes/ 420 V Schemes, arrangement
of breakers, buses. DC system, battery
bank arrangement).
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Module : Power Plant Operation

1ST WEEK
FORENOON AFTERNOON
DAY - 1 Availability of electrical supply to Boiler pre light up checks.
the equipment (source feeder of each (Meaning of line up, shut down,
equipment, points of the isolation of tripping, starting etc. no pending
the equipment, locking during permits, Local checks.)
isolation, permit to work system).
DAY - 2 Operation of service auxiliaries Operation of air-pre heater and ID

(cooling water pump, compressors, fans, pre checks, flow path line up,
auxiliary steam, fuel oil pumps. permissive interlocks.
DAY - 3 Operation of FD & PA Fans (Pre Mill operation (Pre checks, flow
checks, flow path line up, permissives, path line up, permissives.
interlocks). interlocks).
DAY - 4 FSSS (Secondary air, burner tilt, fuel Drum level control, Super heater/
and air control). Re-heater temperature control and
their interlocks.
DAY – 5 Operation of turbine lub oil system and Operation of condensate and feed
barring gear. water system (BFP Heaters, CEP).
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Module : Power Plant Operation

(Duration): 2 Weeks
2ND WEEK
FORENOON AFTERNOON
DAY - 1 HP/LP Bypass operation and turbine Turbine rolling and
heating. synchronisation.
DAY - 2 Operation of generator cooling Operation of Generator Excitation

system (stator and hydrogen cooling). System, AVR.
DAY - 3 Operation of turbine governing system. Integrated operation of unit (unit

loading and shut down sequence).
DAY - 4 Operational difference between Cold Load dispatching and coordination

start up, Warm start up and Hot start with load dispatch centre.
up.
DAY – 5 Power Plant Emergencies (Boiler & Discussion and appraisal.

Turbine).
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Module : ROJ (OPERATION)

(Duration): 5 Weeks
1ST WEEK
FORENOON AFTERNOON
DAY - 1 Working with Boiler Firing floor Operator : Continue.....
(Cleaning of oil guns/Filters and their trial run,
Checking feed control valves, blow down valves,
air vents, coal feeders, secondary air dampers,
ash level in economisers hoppers, Operation of
Blow downs, chemical dosing valves operation,
Charging of drum gauge glass aux. steam for
soot blowing).
DAY - 2 Working with Coal Mill Operator (Shift taking Continue .....
over/handing over checks, Pre start checks,
Routine checks, Mechanical Isolation of mills,
Cold and hot air damper operation, Activities
during emergency in mill area, Changing over of
seal air filter, Oil filling into mill gear box)..
DAY - 3 Working with. Ash. Disposal operator Continue .....

(Checking for Shift taking over/handing over,
Routine check (Note atleast one reading), Ash
flow rate in full load and partial load unit
operation (from Bottom ash and ESP Hoppers
etc., ESP field electrical system, Isolation and
charging of ESP fields, Ash disposal urn Color
of Ash
DAY - 4 Working with Boiler Fans Operator (Checking Continue .....

-for shift taking over and handing over, Routine
checks (Note: atleast one reading), Isolation of
ID,FD,PA fans, Charging of lube Oil system,
Change over of lube oil pump)
DAY – 5 Working with Compressor Operator (Shift Continue .....

handing over/taking over checks, Routine checks
(Note: atleast one reading), Charging of Drier,
Regeneration of Drier, Starting and stopping
procedure. Emergency operation.
Note:- The students shall Undertake the 'Rotational On-job Training (Oprn)’,in the Power Station
identified by the concerned NPTI. The course Co-ordinator shall make the appropriate shift
roaster suiting to local conditions/shift roaster of the power plant.
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2ND WEEK
FORENOON AFTERNOON
DAY – 6 Working with Boiler side supervisor Continue .....
(Shift taking over/handing over checks,
Coordination with local operators,
Reporting to Control Room,. Routine
checks (Note: atleast one reading).
DAY – 7 Working with Boiler Control Desk Continue .....

Operator (Shift handing/taking over
checks, Receiving site report from
operators and supervisor concern,
Logging of parameter (Note: atleast one
reading), Operation procedure of
different equipment
DAY – 8 Working with Boiler Control Desk Continue .....

Operator
(Shift handing/taking over checks,
Receiving, site report from operators
and supervisor concern Logging of
Parameter (note: atleast one reading),
Operation procedure of different
equipment.
DAY – 9 Working with CEP Operator (Shift Continue .....

handing over and taking over, Routine
checks, Chemical dosing pump, starting
procedure and making of chemical
solution, Checking of make up and other
controller, Priming of water box, Start of
ejectors, Charging of LP Heat
DAY – 10 Working with BFP Operator (Shift Continue .....

checks (Note: atleast one reading),
Precheck for starting BFP, Charging of
lub oil system, Change over of filters,
checking of control v/vs., Operation of
Recirculation valves, Charging Isolation
of HP Heaters, Deaerator water heating,
Aux.. steam charging/isolation) Valve
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3RD WEEK
FORENOON AFTERNOON
DAY – 11 Working with Turbine Operator Continue .....
(Shift handing over & taking over, Routine checks
(Note: one reading), rechecks for starting lub oil
system, Filling of oil in Main Oil Tank, AC, DC,
Jacking oil pump checks, Instrumentation fitted with
main oil tank, Parameters of Governing system,
Charging and isolation of governing system, ESV, IVs
and control V/Vs, local operation, HP/LP By pass
DAY - 12 Working with Generator Operator ( Shift handing Continue .....

and taking over, Routine checks, Pre start checking of
seal oil, Hydrogen cooling, Stator water cooling system,
Purging of H2 and C02 of Hydrogen cylinder charging,
Cooler/Filter charging.
Working with Turbine Supervisor (Shift
handing/taking over, Routine checks by supervisor,
Coordination with Operator, Reporting to Control
Room)
DAY - 13 Working with Turbine Desk Operator (Shift handing Continue .....
over & taking over, Receiving report from supervisors
and operators, .Logging of parameters, Operation
Procedure of main equipment, ATT & ATRS operation,
Emergency operation).
DAY - 14 Working with Electrician/Supervisor (Shift handing Continue .....

over and taking over, Routine check of Diesel set and
other parameter, HT & LT Breaker Isolation and
normalisation procedure, Charging of DC Batteries,
Checking of GT, U AT and service transfolll1ers, Safety
devices, Operation of switchgear compressor).
DAY – 15 Working with Electrical Desk Engineer Continue .....

(Shift handing over/taking over checks,
Routine check (Note one reading), Operation procedure
of various equipment at generator desk like excitation s
stem. AVR etc).
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4TH WEEK
FORENOON AFTERNOON
DAY – 16 Working with Hydrogen Plant Operator Continue .....
(Shift handing / taking over, Operation of H2
Plant, Filling operation of H2 cylinder,
Analysis of H2and O2 concentration. Routine
checks).
DAY - 17 Working Coal handling control room Continue .....

(Shift handing/taking over, Pre-checks of
CRP equipment operation, Operation of
Crusher, belt conveyor, tripper, flap gate,
Unloading procedure of wagons, Magnetic
separator and weighing arrangement, Routine
checks, Bunker filling and level monitoring,
Coordination with mines, unit incharge and
shift incharge, Coal amt. recording,
Reclaimer).
DAY – 18 Working with Switchyard Control Room Continue .....

Engineer (Shift handover/takeover, Routine
check, Load schedule for the month, week
and day, Load sharing by Units,
Charging/isolation of HT Bus, Reporting to
in house and external agencies about load
schedule. operation of Isolators and brokers).
DAY – 19 Working with Cooling tower and cooling Continue .....

water pump operator (Shift handing
over/taking over, Routine checks, Pre-start
checks of CT and CW Systems,
Starting/Isolation of cooling towers, CT .'
Pumps, CW Pumps, Emergency operation,
Lub oil system of C\V and CT Pumps.
DAY – 20 Working with Performance Monitoring Continue .....

Cell (Collection of information from each
section, Programme for calculation (show at
least one day calculation of all parameter),
Analysis of result and comments preparation,
Daily plant meeting (input and output),
Reporting to concern about plant
performance).
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5TH WEEK
FORENOON AFTERNOON
DAY - 21 Working with Shift chemist (Shift Continue .....
handing over / taking over, Routine
activities, Collection of samples of
(Coal:-oil, H2, Drum Water, Steam
Condensate etc.) (note down pt. of
sampling), Analysis of sample (Note
down the value), Action suggested to
bring the concentration normal.
DAY – 22 Working with DM Plant chemist (Shift Continue .....

checks, Storage tank. for clarified and
DM water, Starting and Isolation of DM
Water pump Regeneration of Ion
Exchange
DAY - 23 Working with Unit Incharge (Shift Continue .....

hand over/take over, Investigation and
reporting of plant defects and
abnormalities. Issue and canceling of
PTW, Hot and Cold startup of unit,
Decision during emergency,
coordination and reporting of problem to
higher Management, Main parameters,
monitored (take one reading).
DAY - 24 Working with Shift Incharge (Shift Continue .....

handing over / take over, Receiving
report from unit Incharge, Instruction to
SCE regarding load sharing, Reporting
to higher management, Main parameters
monitored (take one
reading).
DAY – 25 Working with Air-conditioning Apprasial/Disussions

Operator
(Shift hand over/take over. Routine
checks (take one reading). Temperature
Control, Humidity Control, Operation of
AC Plant, Dust Control).
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Module : Erection, Commissioning & Construction Management
Erection, Commissioning
1st Week
FORENOON AFTERNOON
DAY - 1 Preparation of commissioning, trial run Chemical cleaning of Boiler
of various equipments, commissioning preparation for boiler light up,
of valves, air and gas tightness test of thermal flow test of water walls and
boiler. economisers, steam blowing.
DAY - 2 Safety Valve setting, reliable run of Alkaline flushing and commission-
boiler, Hydraulic test of boiler. ing regenerative system, acid
cleaning of oil pipe lines, oil
flushing procedure of lubricating
oil and governing, system.
DAY - 3 Turbine Lubricating oil flow testing, Commissioning of governing

steam blowing, reheater safety Valve system ATRS & ATT, and TSE.
setting, vacuum tightness test ejector
testing.
DAY - 4 Commissioning of generator and Commissioning of electrical system

auxiliaries (Generator testing, rotor (Circuit breakers, isolators, CT and
and stator cooling system, excitation PT, rectifiers, switchgear DC
system system).
DAY – 5 C&I Commissioning activities Discussion/Appraisal

(Minimum instrumentation s required
for major C&I commissioning,
commissioning of control of valve,
tuning of control valves).
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Module : Erection, Commissioning & Construction Management
(Duration) : 2 Week
Construction Management
2nd Week
FORENOON AFTERNOON
DAY - 1 Construction, Site Organisation and Construction Contracts &
Administration Estimating, Costing Contracting Construction Materials
and Bidding and Construction Project
Management Techniques
DAY - 2 Tendering, Bidding, Contract Laws & Construction site Personnel

Claims Management Risk Management Manpower Planning
Management Project Risk Techniques Labour Laws for
Management Construction
DAY - 3 Site Management, Construction Materials and Logistics

Finance Management, and Cost Management, Project Management
Accounting
DAY - 4 Introduction to Construction Safety, Introduction to Equipment and

Common Safety Hazards, Laws on Machines used in power plant
Construction Safety, Health and construction, Planning and
Welfare, Safety Practices and Selection, Case Studies on
Standards Construction Equipment
Planning and Selection
DAY – 5 Construction Equipment Maintenance, Management Information Systems

Case Studies on Construction in construction management,
Equipment Maintenance Construction Quality Management,
Productivity, Safety and Quality
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Module : Power Plant Performance and Efficiency Calculation
(Duration) : 1 Week
FORENOON AFTERNOON
DAY - 1 Introduction, Need for performance Factors influencing performance of
monitoring, objective, controllable and Boilers and Optimisation (Fuel
un-controllable factors, basic properties, excess air, fineness of
requirements. PF etc.)
DAY - 2 Performance Monitoring of Boiler Boiler efficiency calculation

Auxiliaries (Pulverisers, Factors, (Direct method calculation,
sampling of pulverised coal, classifier limitations in adopting direct
adjustments, mill rejects, causes and method, (Losses method, Other
remedies) Air Heaters (effect of AH standard method.)
outlet temperature, Performance tests)
Fans (Performance, curves, optimum
operation point.)
DAY - 3 Factors influencing performance of Factors affecting performance of

turbine( Steam pressure, temperature condenser and feed heater ( TTD,
and CW inlet, temperature, CW flow,
Back pressure, cylinder efficiency, heat transfer across tubes) Heaters
deposits on turbine blades, blade (air accumulation, steam side/
roughness, effect of tubes) Turbine water side fouling, drainage, Effect
Losses.. of attemperation in reheaters). Heat
balancing.
DAY - 4 Turbine heat rate calculations (Method Optimisation of auxiliary power

parameters required). consumption (Scope, variable
speed drives, operation of un-
necessary running auxiliaries).
DAY – 5 Logging and recording (Scope of Discussion and appraisal.

logging and recording, use of
DAS/DDC in performance
monitoring).
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Module : Power Plant Chemistry ,Metallurgy, NDT and Welding

Duration : 2 Week
Chemistry
1/2 Week
FORENOON AFTERNOON
DAY - 1 Basic chemistry (Atomic structure, Pre and post treatment of water.
elements, compounds, mixtures,
solutions, ionization, salts acids alkali
pH values).
DAY - 2 Chemical control and treatment of Classification of coal & oil, their
Boiler feed water and steam. Cooling sampling and analysis
water treatment
DAY - 3 Corrosion theory and deposition
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Duration : 2 Week
Metallurgy
1 Week
FORENOON AFTERNOON
DAY - 1 Introduction to Metallurgy and its Elastic and Plastic deformations,
relevance in power industry crystal strain hardening and fracture –
structure - space lattices - crystal lattice Mechanical properties of materials -
imperfections - crystal structure under Testing of materials.
stress.
DAY - 2 Steel – making - Microstructure Heat treatment and surface hardening

Composition/property relationship of steel of steel failure mechanism - typical
- effects of - alloying - power plant steels. such situations in a power plant.
DAY - 3 Non-ferrous metals and alloy's: Non metallic materials : Use of

Application of Non ferrous metals and plastics and rubber in PP –
alloys in PP condenser components - Thermoplastics – thermo sets rubbers
conductors slot wedges in generator rotor - their properties. Application, coatings,
pipe to pipe couplings - bearings. Copper, adhesive, linings, insulation seals,
Aluminum, Nickel, Magnesium. Titanium sealants, gaskets etc. Application of
and their alloys in properties of theses ceramics in Power Plant – Insulation
alloys failure mechanism. Refractory properties.
DAY - 4 Material selection for Design Material Protective surface treatment. (Metal
requirement, specification and relevant cleaning protective Metal coating,
standards fro boiler, turbine, generator Fabrication of precoated metals).
components – Piping and Valves :
Appreciation of component, fabrication –
metal forming, casting – forging, pipe
bending, tube manufacture.
DAY – 5 Defect analysis and life assessment. Low Group discussion and appraisal
temperature behavior. high temperature
behavior - defect assessment of
solidification crack austenite stainless steel
welds, cracking in CrMoV weldment etc.
Thermal fatigue - various tests - Defects
assessment route and calculation of
damage. Remaining life assessment
beyond design life of boilers, turbine
rotors, generator rotors etc.
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Duration : 2 Week
NDT & WELDING
1/2 Week
FORENOON AFTERNOON
DAY - 1 Introduction to welding and types of Description of welding methods
welding. generally used in thermal power
station.
DAY - 2 Welding machines, types of electrodes, Purpose of NDT and types of

precautions during welding process, defects cover by NDT.
welding defects.
DAY - 3 NDT Methods used in power station

(Principle, equipments, utilization,
merits and de-merits).
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Module : Gas turbine & combined cycle power plant

(Duration) : 1 Week
1st week
FORENOON AFTERNOON
DAY - 1 Gas Turbine and Combined cycle Fuels for gas turbine plants,
power plant-introduction, basic cycles physical and chemical properties
and types of CCGT of fuels and their analyses
DAY - 2 Description and construction details of Gas turbine construction details-

Compressors blade materials and its selection,
Description and construction details of cooling arrangement
Combustors
DAY - 3 Gas turbine support system, inlet / Waste heat recovery steam
exhaust systems, lube oil system, fire generator - Description and
protection system, governing system construction details.
Cogeneration plants.
DAY - 4 Emission control –main emission Operation of Gas Turbine and

products, its effects and control. CCGT plant- Pre checks, Startup
and shutting down procedure
including normal operation.
DAY – 5 Efficiency and performance Combined cycle power plant

monitoring, optimization of CCGT, maintenance- planning for
performance testing. schedule maintenance, various
checks, case study.
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Module : Advanced Steam Generation Technology- Supercritical and FBC
(Duration) : 1 Week
FORENOON AFTERNOON
DAY - 1 Introduction to supercritical Arrangement of super critical
technology, advantages-World boilers and their types. Comparison
scenario in supercritical technology. between spiral water wall
circulating and vertical tubing.
DAY - 2 Special alloys for super critical boilers Differences between Supercritical
and welding techniques. and subcritical Technology
DAY - 3 Introduction to FBC Technology Classification of FBC technology

Advantages, Scope, Fuel flexibility etc boilers.
DAY - 4 Description of various components of Environmental benefits

CFBC Boiler
DAY – 5 Limitations, major concerns in the O&M of Visit to Supercritical/FBC Boilers

FBC Boilers
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Module : Business Communication & Personality Development

1ST WEEK
FORENOON AFTERNOON
DAY - 1 Presentation Skills: Perquisites of Assertiveness, Indicators of
effective presentation, Format of assertive behaviour, Strategies of
presentation assertive behaviour
DAY - 2 Communication skills for Group Business Etiquettes: Business

Discussion and Interviews dining, business manners of
people of different cultures
DAY - 3 Non verbal communication: gestures, Non verbal communication:

handshakes, glazes, smiles, hand Continued…..
movements, style of working, voice modulation, Body sport for
interviews,
DAY - 4 Written Communication: Mechanics of Written Communication contd…….

writing , report writing, circulars, Business correspondence,
notices, memos, agenda and minutes business letter format, style of
letter arrangement, types of letters,
DAY – 5 Written Communication contd…….. Viva Voce

Telex messages, facsimile, electronic
mail, Developing Resumes
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SECOND
SEMESTER
PGDC IN TPPE
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Module : Power Plant Protection

(Duration) : 1 Week
FORENOON AFTERNOON
DAY - 1 Introduction (Terminology, Methods of system earthing and the
Requirements of protective system, fault conditions, Lighting / Surge
Historical developments) Protective Instrument transformers.
Relays (Types and their applications,
Construction, Maintenance
requirements, Setting and testing).
DAY - 2 General Protection (Neutral earthing. Transformer Protection (Various

Stator and rotor earth faults, Sustained protections, Protective systems for
external faults, Instability, Protective Transformers, UATs & STs).
systems used above).
DAY - 3 Motors (Faults and protection Automatic Voltage (Requirements,

systems). types and function mechanical,
electronic amplifier magnetic
amplifier regulators, construction,
maintenance and testing).
DAY - 4 Bus bar Protection (Continuity of Feeder Protection (Continuity of

supply, Discrimination, Circulating discrimination, Outline of Pilot
current systems, Special features wire, carrier current, protection,
relating to different voltage - Pilot PLCC – Tele communication).
wire, carrier current, systems).
protection, PLCC Tele
Communication).
DAY – 5 Visit to Power Station and Lab. Group discussion and appraisal.
demonstration.
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Module : Energy Audit

(Duration): ½ week
FORENOON AFTERNOON
DAY-1 Need for Energy Audit and Audit Energy Management System, Energy
Procedures. Energy Audit – Auditing and their implementation
Macro Level & Micro Level. techniques for power industries.
DAY-2 Energy Saving methods with Ways to minimize losses in power

typical examples and exercises transmission & distribution system
for power stations
DAY-3 Energy Losses – An Integrated
optimal strategy for reduction of
T&D Losses.
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Module : Maintenance Planning & Cost Control
(Duration) : 1 Week
FORENOON AFTERNOON
DAY - 1 Aims and objective of maintenance Integration of maintenance with
efficient service, high plant requirements, plant reliability,
availability, maintenance learning plant and daily work programs.
engineer's duties.
DAY - 2 Preventive maintenance of running Planning of major plant overhauls

units. shutdowns.
DAY - 3 Planning techniques – critical path Purchasing and stores control-

analysis, charting system etc. standards, cost codes. Control of
stores and store records.
DAY - 4 Cost control. Direct costs, indirect Contract procedures (Conditions of

costs, outage costs, budgeting and contract, capital applications and
costing work, budgetary control. procedure, project evaluation,
interest and depreciation charges).
DAY – 5 Role and application of Information Group discussion and Appraisal

Technology in maintenance planning.
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Module : Nuclear Power Plant Familiarization

1ST WEEK
FORENOON AFTERNOON
DAY - 1 Introduction of nuclear energy, energy The fission process and fission
from nuclear fusion, plasma, energy products, radioactivity, radioactive
from nuclear fission materials
DAY - 2 Regulation for governing the Nuclear reactor and power plant-
production of power from nuclear fuel Reactor, general components of
& safety aspect. National policy nuclear reactor.
regarding Nuclear power generation.
DAY - 3 Pressurized water reactor (PWR), Gas-cooled reactor, liquid metal

boiling water reactors (BWR) & cooled reactor - mass and heat
Canadian deuterium uranium reactor balance, working principle and
(CANDU)-mass and heat balance, construction details, material for
working principle and construction Gas-cooled reactor, liquid metal
details cooled reactor, advantages and
limitation. Sodium–graphite reactor
SGR, fast reactors.
DAY - 4 Organic cooled and moderator’s Nuclear materials-nuclear fuel,

reactor, Breeder reactors working coolant, moderating and reflecting
principle and construction details, materials, shielding materials.
material for reactor
DAY – 5 Nuclear waste & its disposal-types of Appraisal

nuclear waste ,effect of nuclear
radiation
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Module : Renewable Energy and Hydro Power Plants
(Duration) : 1 Week
FORENOON AFTERNOON
DAY - 1 Energy Sector Reforms, Regulations Wind Energy Systems
Environment and RE
DAY - 2 Solar thermal power systems Direct energy Conversation - Solar

Photovoltaic, Fuel Cells.
DAY - 3 Biomass Energy Systems. Introduction of small, mini and

hydro power generations
DAY - 4 Basic features of hydro Turbines Hydrology and estimation of water

potential
DAY – 5 Site selection and Layout of Hydro Description of Hydro Turbine

power plants Interlocks and protection
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Module : Maintenance Practice & Inspection

(Duration) : 4Weeks
1ST WEEK
FORENOON AFTERNOON
DAY - 1 Checking of Boiler tubes for external Hydraulic test, allowable rate of
damage due to erosion or cutting. pressure drop. Checking of welds
Method to overcome, e.g. pin holes.
strengthening of tubes in the flow
channels.
DAY - 2 External cleaning of boiler surface and Measurement of tube wall

water washing. Use of sky climber, thickness, Checking of flue gas
Different types of tube failures creep path for direct corrosion or erosion
overheating and leakage.
DAY - 3 Checking of isolating and regulating PA, ID & FD fan check for inlet
dampers for leakage, proper alignment, dampers bearing alignment, vibrat-
adjustment for both under cold and hot ion both radial and axial shift of
operation conditions. magnetic centre of motor and rotor,
fan blade conditions mode of
repairs, hard facing
DAY - 4 Checking of boiler mountings and their Checking the burner nozzle for
adjustments (a) Gauges glasses, (b) burnout and reasons for the same
Safety valves, their checking and and its metallurgy
settings of safety valves for blow
down and dropping
DAY – 5 Check the flow distribution in burners Check the rollers or ball wear of
adjustment of orifices or valves check coal mill also Ball ring segment
the burner flow direction and its wear. Keeping of capacity and hour
adjustment, checking of burner of operation. Check roller thrust
chamber, dampers breakage of links bearings and ring, seals
and proper gauge operation
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(Duration): 4Weeks
2ND WEEK
FORENOON AFTERNOON
DAY - 1 Check the adjustment of roller of ball Check the gear-box worm and
pressure check for leakage of coal and worm wheel driver for wear and
air around journal assembly main shaft backlash allowable limits. Check
and possible contamination of classifier vane angular position
lubricating oil method for reservation proper operation and coal fineness
DAY - 2 Air heater maintenance/trouble Soot Blowers Maintenance/Trouble

shooting causes and remedies shooting causes and remedies
DAY - 3 Safety valve maintenance and its float Procedure for alkali boil out and
procedures, trouble shooting/causes acid cleaning preservation and
remedies flushing, Procedure for flushing
and preservation both wet and dry
DAY - 4 Internal checking of drum and drum Boiler bottom air seal, proper and
internals, Checking of at temperature free movement and expansion of
including spray nozzle and shock linen boiler setting when hot. Normal
water level and flow in bottom seal.
Adjustment and prevention of dust
accumulation in the seal chamber
DAY – 5 Maintenance of clinker grinder, bottom Furnace tightness checking, Bench

ash hoppers maintenance of De- mark for draught loss for different
watering pump slurry pumps and slurry gas flow
line
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(Duration) : 4Weeks
3RD WEEK
FORENOON AFTERNOON
DAY - 1 Checking of tubes for any obstruction Procedure of welding of tubes in
land test or temperature rise and drop membrane walls and tubes of
test. different composition
DAY - 2 Mechanical portion of governing Checking of over speed ring and

system and its maintenance eccentricity pick up for correct
operation.
DAY - 3 Checking of turbovisory instrument Turbine rotor and blade

particularly total expansion and maintenance and inspection checks,
differential expansion Checking of turbine cylinders for
cracks deformation.
DAY - 4 Checking the rotor position with Main oil pump cleaning/flushing of
respect to clearance in HP IP and LP main oil tank, pipes, cleaning of
wheel clearance and also thrust bearing filters oil coolers, mtce. , of jacking
and its wear. Checking the condition of oil pumps.
babbit metal for scoring pitting,
chipping of or lack of bondage
between the babbit and the shell.
DAY – 5 Overhauling of control valves, ESVs Condenser tube maintenance, off

and IVs, Maintenance and inspection lead and off load cleaning
of oil system turbine oil coolers, procedure
Maintenance of condensate side and
steam side tubes
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(Duration): 4Weeks
4TH WEEK
FORENOON AFTERNOON
DAY - 1 Maintenance of main ejectors and Checking of bearing clearances and
starting ejectors Trouble shooting allowable limits. Checking of
causes remedies, Checking of axial cylinders parting surface, for
shift indicating system for Clean oil proper matching, its grinding for
nozzle and strainers. the purpose.
DAY - 2 Checking of gland and seal strips, their Checking the coupling alignment
clearances with allowing limits. of HP IP and LP rotors and
generator and their. Setting.
Checking and setting of bearings
on foundation. Checking of shaft
sinking due to I vacuum pulling.
DAY - 3 Generator Maintenance : A Stator - Rotor checking of shaft earthing

Checking overhang winding, clamp arrangement. hydrogen seal and
and shields, loss wedges and leakages (purge test) loss wedges,
overheating. end ring for cracks, overheating.
Insulation resistance and winding
resistance.
DAY - 4 Transformer maintenance - insulation HT Switchgear testing - routine

testing drying out routine maintenance. and type tests.
DAY – 5 Motor Insulation checking, terminal Cable jointing, material and

checking, phasing out. motor drying. techniques
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Module : Design Analysis

(Duration): 1 week
1st WEEK
FORENOON AFTERNOON
DAY-1 Process designing, Equipment andPressure Vessel design

System Design criteria
DAY-2 Heat Exchanger Design, RotatingSteam Generator Design

equipment design
DAY-3 Steam turbine design considerationPiping layout& Piping Design, Design of

Ash handling systems and equipment
DAY-4 Electrical System Design Design of HT/LT motors
DAY-5 Design of transformers Instrumentation System Design
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Module : Load Dispatch

(Duration) : 1 Week
FORENOON AFTERNOON
DAY - 1 Objective, functions and structure of Location of load dispatch stations –
Load dispatching stations – An area, state and regional and their
overview. functions – Voltage and frequency
control. Trends in design and
engineering of load dispatch /
systems.
DAY - 2 MW and AVAR sharing between Load forecasting - Short tern and
stations and systems voltage control- long term.
Concept of base load and peak load
operations - Economic dispatch
aspects.
DAY - 3 Application of computers - DAS, HVDC systems and SVC

RTUs and SCADA. operation.
DAY - 4 Networking and protocol for data PC based power system study
exchange latest developments. package.
DAY – 5 Visit to load dispatch centre. Group discussion and appraisal.
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Module : Power Reforms and Regulations

(Duration): 1 week
1st WEEK
FORENOON AFTERNOON
DAY-1 Power sector reforms-the Indian National electricity policy, energy

perspective, Indian Electricity Act conservation act
2003
DAY-2 Power sector reforms in Distribution Reforms

Generation, Transmission
DAY-3 CERC-Functions and Case studies on Open Access system-

responsibilities long term and short term
DAY-4 National Tariff policy/ Multi year APDRP/RGGVY Scheme

tariff/ABT
DAY-5 Power Trading and Sharing Case studies on tariff discovery through
competitive bidding, quality of power
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Module : Control & Instrumentation

1st WEEK
FORENOON AFTERNOON
DAY - 1 Concept and .layout of Control and Pressure Measurement and
Instrumentation in Thermal Power measuring instruments.
Plant.
DAY - 2 Temperature measurement and Flow measurement and measuring

measuring Instruments. Instruments.
DAY - 3 Level Measurement and measuring Practical demonstration on pressure

Instruments. and flow measurements.
DAY - 4 Practical demonstration on level and Protection and interlocks of Boiler,

temperature measurements. turbine and their auxiliaries.
DAY – 5 Introduction to auto control. Auto control loops used in thermal

stations.
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Module : Control & Instrumentation

2nd WEEK
FORENOON AFTERNOON
DAY - 1 Turbovisory instrumentation (Parameters Commissioning of control loops
limits, Basic concepts of measuring demonstration.
devices).
DAY - 2 ATRS. Visit to control and instrument at

control/control stations in the
stations.
DAY - 3 Analytical Instrumentation for (Boiler Practical demonstration and

Water, Steam, Flue Gas, H2/02/C02). analytical instruments. (Correct :
sampling and testing).
DAY - 4 Introduction to DOC and DAS in Continued ...

Thermal
Power Station.
DAY – 5 Introduction to new/latest technology in Group discussion (Performance)

Control and Instrumentation in modern
thermal power station.
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Module : IT Application in Power Sector & GIS

1st week
FORENOON AFTERNOON
DAY - 1 Core of Information Technology (IT) Development of Computer
Information Technology Overview Technology
Data Structures Communication & Networking
Data Processing Techniques
DAY - 2 Hands-on practice on Windows, MS- Computer Networks – Resource

Office and Typical Application Packages. Sharing – Network Topologies –
Network Hardware – Wired vs.
4 Exercises of ½ Hour duration to be done Wireless Networks – Wi-fi &
in this session. Bluetooth Communications –
Limitations - Client/Server
Architecture - LAN, WAN, TCP/IP -
Network Security.
DAY - 3 Hands-on practice on troubleshooting and Network and Internet based

general maintenance of Computers and Communications – Domains – DNS,
Peripherals. Disk Cleanup – SLIP, PPP, FDDI - Browsers, Servers,
Defragmentation – Detecting and Clearing Search Engines – Email - File
Software Virus & Spyware – Preventive Transfer Protocol (FTP) - Telnet -
Maintenance Procedures Internet Relay Chat - Instant
Messaging – Cyber Laws
DAY - 4 Hands-on practice on Windows 2000 or Internet Management - Security

higher network O/S – Configuring Concepts, Information Privacy and
Workgroups – Configuring – TCP/IP - Copyright issues – Web Hosting -
File/Folder Sharing, Printer Sharing and Commerce on Internet - Governance
Internet Sharing. on Internet – Management
Information Systems.
DAY – 5 Hand-on practice on implementing a Project Management Software – MS-

Network based Management Information Project / Primavera.
System using MS-Access
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Module : IT Application in Power Sector & GIS

2nd week
FORENOON AFTERNOON
DAY - 1 Concept of Geographical Information Fundamentals of GIS and Mapping
System (GIS) Data Visualisation
Basics of Geography Thematic Map Preparation
Hardware & Software Requirement
DAY - 2 Concepts of Remote Sensing Technology Elements of Remote Sensing

(RS) Fundamentals of Photogrammetry
Basics of Remote Sensing
Electromagnetic Energy
DAY - 3 Concepts of Global Positioning System Concepts of Global Positioning

(GPS) System (GPS)
Basics of GPS Working with GPS/DGPS
DAY - 4 Applications of GIS/RS in – Applications of GIS/RS in –

Power Generation Power Transmission and Distribution
DAY – 5 Working with ARC-FM & CYMDIST Working on various softwares for
software distribution network planning and
analysis
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Module : Environment Management

Duration : 1 week
FORENOON AFTERNOON
DAY - 1 Energy and Ecology (Definition of eco Legislation and standards for noise.
system, effect of energy on ecology air and water pollution and
and concept of green house effect). rehabilitation policy.
Environmental Protection Act
(EPA)-1986
DAY - 2 Water pollution due to thermal power Demonstration of monitoring water

station (Water pollutant and their effect quality.
on eco-system, waste water treatment,
zero discharge concept).
DAY - 3 Air Pollution caused by coal and oil at. Demonstration of monitoring Air
source and due to combustion of coal quality
and oil, stack emission ESP etc.
DAY - 4 Disease caused due to thermal power Environmental impact, assessment

plant pollution and other impact. environmental audit.
DAY – 5 Role of NGOs and media. Appraisal.
Module : ROJ (Maintenance)

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Duration:4 Weeks
1ST WEEK
FORENOON AFTERNOON
DAY - 1 Boiler Maintenance (Acquaintance Turbine stop valves and control
with various tools and tackles, Lifting valve mtc., Turbine governing
and material handling equipments, system setting, Gland sealing
consumables and spares). system inspection, Deaerator
maintenance.
Overhauling of oil system, oil
coolers, testing for leakage,
flushing of main oil tanks etc
DAY - 2 Boiler Drum (Drum internal and Turbine Basement/ ‘0’ meter
mounting inspection) Firing Floor (condenser tube cleaning, CW
(Oil guns, igniter, air, fans, scanner air Pump Maintenance)
fans, Air heater, soot blowers, wind
box, burner, tilt and coal feeder).
DAY - 3 Furnace (Boiler tube leakage Turbine Basement/ ‘0’ meter

attending during shut down), edge (BFP maintenance, inspection of
preparation and welding, post heating bearing, inspection of balancing
etc. , Weld defects testing by NDT system, inspection of mechanical
method, stress relieving, Coal Mills system, Hydraulic coupling scoop
(Preventive maintenance and mechanisms, Adjustments of lube
overhauling activities, Inspection of oil pressure and filter cleaning ,
classifier blades. Inspection of bull ring BFP alignment). HP-LP Hearers
segment replacement. Thrust bearing Detection of tube leakage and
and gear box replacement). plugging, Alternating water box
leakage).
DAY - 4 ID, FD & PA Fans (Preventive HP-LP Heaters (Oil Pumps

maintenance and overhauling maintenance Centrifuge bowl
activities, Vibration points). cleaning), CT Fans
ESP and Ash Handling System (ESP (Preventive maintenance of CT
maintenance fly ash maintenance, Fans and Gear box, Trays and
clinker grinder, bottom ash, slurry Nozzle cleaning, Fan blades angle
pumps etc.) adjustment
DAY – 5 Turbine Maintenance Stores Water treatment plant and

(Acquaintance with various tools and Hydrogen plant (Maintenance of
tackles, Lifting and equipments, raw water pump and DM pump.
consumables and spares). Maintenance of H2 for
compressors).

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Duration: 4 Weeks
2nd WEEK
FORENOON AFTERNOON
DAY - 1 Coal Handling Plant (Crusher Exposure to maintenance and
maintenance Conveyor maintenance. testing requirements for Drives
Feeder maintenance).
Coal Handling Plant (Tripper
maintenance, Stacker cum Reclaimer
maintenance
DAY - 2 Oil Handling Plant (Oill heaters Exposure to maintenance and

maintenance, Oil pumps rotary and testing requirements for TSE
reciprocating pump etc.,
Filters/strainers maintenance).
DAY - 3 Familiarisation of organisation Exposure to maintenance and

procedures for routine and preventive testing requirements for
maintenance, breakdown and Temperature Instrument
emergency repairs and Instrument lab.
set up for calibration and repairs.
DAY - 4 Exposure to maintenance and testing . Exposure to maintenance and

requirements of pressure, flow and testing requirements for DDC,
level instruments at site and in lab. DAS etc.
DAY – 5 Transformers Electric Generator
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Duration: 4 Weeks
3rd
WEEK
FORENOON AFTERNOON
DAY - 1 Circuit Breakers ……. Continue
DAY - 2 Electric Motors ……. Continue
DAY - 3 Electro Static Precipitator ……. Continue
DAY - 4 Cables
DAY – 5 Relays and Soleenoid ……. Continue
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Duration: 4 Weeks
4th WEEK
FORENOON AFTERNOON
DAY - 1 Cranes Lift
DAY - 2 Air Conditioning System Diesel Set
DAY - 3 HT/LT Supply Circuits HT/LT Supply Circuits
DAY - 4 AC/DC Lighting Circuits Batteries
DAY – 5 Viva Voce Viva Voce
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Module : Visit to Manufacturing Units/TPS

Duration: 2 Weeks
1ST WEEK
DAY - 1 Monday - Travelling
DAY - 2 Tuesday – Visit to BHEL, Hardwar/ Visit to Chandrapur TPS,

MSEB
DAY - 3 Wednesday – Travelling
DAY - 4 Thursday – Visit to BHEL, Hyderabdad
DAY – 5 Friday - Visit to BHEL, Bangalore
DAY - 6 Saturday - Travelling
Note:- The tour programme can be adjusted by the Institute depending their convenience.
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Module : Visit to Manufacturing Units/TPS

2ND WEEK
DAY - 1 Monday – Visit to Neyveli/Vijaywada TPS
DAY - 2 Tuesday – Travelling
DAY - 3 Wednesday – Visit to BHEL, Trichy/ Visit to Trombay, TPS
DAY - 4 Thursday – Visit to BHEL, Bhopal / Visit to Uran Gas Based

PS, MSEB
DAY – 5 Friday - Travelling
DAY - 6 Saturday – Visit to BHEL, Ranipet/ Visit to DESU Gas Turbine

Project
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Module : Simulator
1ST WEEK
FORENOON AFTERNOON
DAY - 1 Introduction to Simulator Centre Description of Different Boiler
system and boiler lit up.
DAY - 2 Pre-checks and system-line up

activities for Boiler lit up. Boiler lit up
after getting purge complete condition.
DAY - 3 Pre-checks and system line up Unit start up from cold condition.
activities in turbine side (Starting CEP,
BEPs and charging condensate/feed
water system, Charging turbine oil
system, starting oil pumps and putting
B/G on operation, Charging Aux.
steam and starting vacuum pulling in
condenser).
DAY - 4 Pressure raising in Boiler (Checking HP/LP By pass operation

various interlocks and protection,
Changing over of auxilaries).
DAY – 5 Charging steam lines (Operation of Milling Plant Operation.

HP/LP By pass, Operation of turbine
side
drains/vents, M/C Rolling and
Synchronisation).
Module : Simulator
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2 ND WEEK
FORENOON AFTERNOON
DAY - 1 Milling Plant Operation and raising Discussion on: (Milling Plant,
pressure as per Boiler load Burner, Optimum Sec. Air and
requirements Drum Level control, Burner
(Operation of second set of auxiliaries Mechanism and attemperators).
and load sharing, Change over of
controls from manuals to auto).
DAY - 2 Raising load in TG (Operation of Unit shutting down procedures.

second set of auxiliaries and load
sharing, Checking of protections,
Changeover of controls –from manual
to auto).
DAY - 3 Shutting down unit from full load to 30 Unit start up from hot and warm
MW and again raising load to full load conditions.
condition.
DAY - 4 Tripping unit from full load on some Emergency problems in unit
protection and start up again from hot (Boiler. Turbine and Generator).
condition.
,
DAY – 5 Operation unit under emergency Summing up programme/Appraisal.

situation.
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NATIONAL POWER TRAINING INSTITUTE

POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA COURSE IN THERMAL POWER PLANT ENGINEERING

1 Power Plant Introduction & Industrial Safety 1

Power Plant Familiarisation-II

Power Plant Operation, Power Plant Performance &

Erection, Commissioning & Construction Management,

Power Plant Chemistry, Metallurgy, NDT & Welding,

6 Rotation On-job(Operation) (Based on Viva Voce) 5 50 100 150

Power Plant Protection, Control & Instrumentation, Energy

Load Dispatch, IT Application in Power Sector & GIS,

RULES AND REGULATION

2. The minimum qualifications for admissions to the first semester of Post

B. EXAMINATION AND FEES

4. Every candidate shall be examined in the subject(s) as laid down in the

6. The medium of instruction and examination shall be English.

8. The amount of examination fee to be paid by a candidate for each semester

Supplementary examinations will be held for re-appear/failed candidates

Semester When held

(a) First Semester Along with the Second Semester

b) Those who obtain 60% or more marks -

14. (i) The internal assessment/practical/workshop/training report/project

(iii) A candidate who fails to obtain pass marks in training report/project

(iv) A candidate who fails to obtain pass marks in ROJT/practical/viva-voce

In exceptional cases, the Director General may, on the

16. (a) The comprehensive viva-voce/workshop shall be conducted by a Board

i) One Internal Faculty nominated by the Director of the concerned

D PROMOTION AND REAPPEAR

a) 45% in each written paper and internal assessment separately;

and responsibility, subject to his/her passing the concerned semester

EXPLANATION : 50% of five papers will be taken as three and that of

Power Plant Familiarisation I: This includes the General Introduction module,

Module : General Introduction

DAY-1 Registration and Inauguration , Course Growth of power Industry after

DAY-3 General layout of a Thermal Power Visit to Thermal Power Station

Module : Industrial Safety

Module : Power Plant Familiarization

DAY-2 Coal Handling system (Location and Combustion Theory(Definition , Combustion

Module : Power Plant Familiarization

DAY-3 Ventilation and Air conditioning Pulverizes and Feeders (Classification Of

Module : Power Plant Familiarization

DAY-1 Furnace, Safeguard, supervisory Audio Visual Session (FSSS)

(Description of field equipments (no C&I )

DAY-4 Steam condensation and Audio-visual (vacuum System, Turbine

Module : Power Plant Familiarization

DAY - 2 Regenerative Feed Heating System Visit to (Regenerating Feed

DAY - 3 Turbine Governing System ( Types of Turbine Governing System

DAY - 4 Audio/Visual Session on Governing HP/LP Bypass system and PRDS

DAY – 5 Audio/Visual Session on HP/LP By Plant visit (Governing System and

Module : Power Plant Familiarization

DAY - 4 Audio/Visual Session on Excitation Plant Visit (Generator and

DAY – 5 Transformers (Working Principles, Audio/Visual/Discussion session.

Module : Power Plant Familiarization

DAY - 2 HT-LT Supply system/DC Supply Audio visual on electrical System.

DAY - 3 Switchyard (A typical layout of Plant Visit (Switchyard, HT/LT

DAY - 4 Audio/Visual Session Discussion

DAY – 5 Written Appraisal.

Module : Scheme Briefing & Tracing

DAY - 3 Scheme Tracing: Coal Handling, Oil Handling (Unloading

Module : Scheme Briefing & Tracing

DAY - 2 Steam Extractions and Drains Condensate and Feed Water

DAY – 5 Auxiliary Power Supply (6.6 KV Viva-voce.

Module : Power Plant Operation

DAY - 2 Operation of service auxiliaries Operation of air-pre heater and ID