Diesel Power Plant

Frank Enric T. Malicay

Vance C. Navales
Ricardo O. Victoria Jr.

How do we get oil out of the ground?

Oil

and gas
underground.

Oil

can

get

trapped

in

pockets

and gas can move through the porous rocks.

When they met a layer of cap rock the oil and gas
are trapped.

How do we get oil out of the ground?

A

well is drilled so that the crude oil and other

liquids travel up the bore hole.

When

it comes to the surface the crude oil has to

be moved closer to where it is needed.

How are oil and gas transported?

Oil

and gas are often found far away or under the

sea.

They

have to be transported to an oil refinery.

This

is often through a pipeline or in a tanker.

How is crude oil turned into finished

products?
The

first part of refining crude oil is to heat it

until it boils.

The

boiling liquid is separated into different

liquids and gases in a distillation column. These
liquids are used to make petrol, paraffin, diesel
fuel etc.

 The boiling oil turns into a

mixture of gases in the column.
The gases flow up the column
which is hottest at the bottom
and cooler at the top.
The gases cool down as they go
up the column until they
condense (turn back into liquid
again).
The separated liquids and gases,
after cleaning and further
processing, are used to make
many products.

Where oil is produced?

The

Top 5 oil producing

countries in 2012 were:
Saudi Arabia (13%)
Russia (12%)
United States (12%)
China (5%)
Canada(4%)

What fuels are made from crude oil?

One

barrel of crude oil,

when refined, produces:

about
19
gallons
of
finishedmotor gasoline
10 gallons ofdiesel
other petroleum products.

What is Diesel Fuel?

Diesel

fuel is a mixture of hydrocarbons obtained

by distillation of crude oil.

Refined

from petroleum by-products

Introduction
Diesel

power plants produce power in the range

of 2 to 50MW.

They

are used as standby sets for continuity of

supply such as hospitals, telephone exchanges,
radio station, cinema theatres and industries
(peak load).

They

are suitable for mobile power generation

and widely used in railways and ships.

Introduction
They

can be used as stand-by plants to hydroelectric power plants and steam power plants for
emergency services.

They

can be used as peak load plants in

combinations with thermal or hydro-plants.

Diesel Power Plant General Layout

Diesel Power Plant Layout

Major System in Diesel Power

Plant
Engine

System

Starting

System

Lubrication
Fuel
Air

System

System

Intake System & Turbocharger

Cooling

System

Exhaust

System

Governing

System

Engine System: Diesel Engine

It

is an internal combustion engine that uses the

heat of compression to initiate ignition to burn
the fuel, which is injected into the combustion
chamber

Diesel

engines are manufactured in two stroke

and four stroke versions.

Used

to drive the prime mover of electric

generators

Diesel Engine

Diesel Engine

Diesel Engine

Connecting Rod and Piston

Cylinder Head

Basic Type of Internal Combustion

Engine
a. 4 Stroke

a. 2 Stroke

Starting System
This

tank.

The

includes air compressor and starting air

function of this system is to start the engine

from cold by supplying compressed air.

Lubrication System
It

includes the oil pumps, oil tanks, filters, coolers

and connecting pipes.

The

purpose of the lubrication system is to reduce

friction and wear of the engine moving parts such
as the pistons.

Part

of the cylinder such as piston , shafts , valves

must be lubricated.

Lubricating

oil which gets heated due to friction of

moving parts is cooled before recirculation.

Fuel System
It

includes the storage tank, fuel pump, fuel

transfer pump, strainers and heater.

Pump

draws diesel from storage tank to day tank

through the filter.

The

day tank is usually placed high so that diesel

flows to engine under gravity.

Diesel

is filtered before being injected into the

engine by the fuel injection pump.

Air Intake System and Turbocharger

Air

filter is used to remove the dust from the air

which is taken by the engine.

Air

filters may be dry type or oil bath type.

The

turbocharger is used to increase the pressure

of the air supplied.

Cooling System
This

system includes water circulating pumps,

cooling towers or spray ponds and water filtration

Used

to carry the heat from the

cylinder(maintain temperature level).

Raw

engine

water is made to flow through the heat

exchanger, where it takes up the heat of jacket
water. It is then cooled in the cooling tower and
recirculates again.

Exhaust System
This

includes the silencers and connecting ducts.

The

exhaust gases coming out of the engine is

very noisy.

Silencer

(muffler) is provide to reduce the noise.

Governing System
The

function of the governing system is to

maintain the speed of the engine

This

is done generally by varying fuel supply to

the engine according to load.

ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF

DIESEL POWER PLANT
ADVANTAGE
Simple design & layout of plant
Occupies less space & is compact
Can be started quickly and picks
up load in a short time
Requires less water for cooling
Thermal efficiency better that of
Steam Power Plantof same size
Overall cost is cheaper than that
of Steam Power Plant of same
size

DISADVANTAGES
High running charges due
to costly price of Diesel
Generates small amount of
power
Cost
oflubricationvery
high
Maintenance charges are
generally high

Diesel Power Plants in Luzon

Facility Name

MW

Owner

SUBIC DPP

110

One Subic Power Generation Corp.

TMO

150

Therma Marine, Inc.

CALIBU DPP

30

Angeles Power Inc.

PETERSVILLE DPP

Angeles Electric Corp.

BAUANG DPP

180

1590 Energy Corp.

FCVC DPP

26

First Cabanatuan Venture Corp.

TARLAC POWER

15

Tarlac Power Corp.

TRANS ASIA POWER

48

Trans Asia Power

CIP II

21

CIP II Power Corp.

Diesel Power Plants in Visayas

Facility Name

MW

Owner

CARMEN STATION TOLEDO

37

Global Business Power Corp.

CEBU PRIVATE POWER

62

Cebu Private Power

EAST ASIA UTILITIES (MEPZA)

45

East Asia

CEBU DPPI

36

Atlas Consolidated Mining & Devt Corp.

CEMEX

30

CEMEX

PANAY POWER CORP.

87

Global Business Power Corp.

PB 103

16

PSALM

PANAY DPPI

10

SPC Power Corp.

PB101

16

PSALM

PB102

24

PSALM

12.5 MW BUNKER FUEL GBPC

10

Global Business Power Corp.

5 MW BUNKER FUEL GBPC

Global Business Power Corp.

GUIMARAS POWER PROJECT

Trans-Asia

PDPP III (PINAMUCAN)

60

SPC Power Corp.

ENERVANTAGE DPP

Enervantage Suppliers Co. Inc.

BOHOL DPP

15

SPC Power Corp.

Diesel Power Plants in Mindanao

Facility Name

MW

Owner

MINDANAO ENERGY SYSTEM 1

18

Mindanao Energy Systems

MINDANAO ENERGY SYSTEM 2

27

Mindanao Energy Systems

COTABATO LIGHT

10

Cotabato Light

BAJADA DPP

48

Davao Light

KING ENERGY

King Energy Generation Inc.

SPPC

50

Southern Philippines Power Corp.

PB 104

16

PSALM

TMI 2

99

Therma Mobile, Inc.

TMI 1

99

Therma Mobile, Inc.

WMPC

100

Western Mindanao Power Corp.

MPC- IDPP

98

Mapalad Power Corp.

KEGI- MISAMIS ORIENTAL

10

King Energy Generation Inc.

MPC- KORONDAL

12

Mapalad Power Corp.

EEI POWER

15

EEI Power