Republic of the Philippines

NUEVA ECIJA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Cabanatuan City

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Learning Module
On
DIESEL POWER PLANT

Prepared by:

Engr. Nathaniel S. Oliveros

SEPTEMBER, 2012

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DIESEL POWER
PLANT------------------------------------------------------------------------1
DIESEL
ENGINE--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2
GASOLINE
ENGINE-----------------------------------------------------------------------------3
KEROSENE
ENGINE-----------------------------------------------------------------------------3
GAS
ENGINE-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4
OIL DIESEL
ENGINE-----------------------------------------------------------------------------4
TRIPLE EXPANSION
ENGINE-----------------------------------------------------------------9 SINGLE ACTING
ENGINE---------------------------------------------------------------------10
DOUBLE ACTING
ENGINE-------------------------------------------------------------------10
COMBUSTION---------------------------------------------------------------------------------11
METHOD OF
COOLING----------------------------------------------------------------------15
METHOD OF
STARTING---------------------------------------------------------------------16
DEFINITION OF TERMS
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PROBLEM
SOLVING--------------------------------------------------------------------------19
REFERENCE/S----------------------------------------------------------------------------------27

Republic of the Philippines

NUEVA ECIJA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Cabanatuan City
SYLLABUS IN ME513
I.

PRELIMINARIES
A. Course Number and Title : ME 513 Power Plant Engineering
B. Credit Units : 3 Units
C. Time Duration : 2 hours Lecture, 3 hour lab, 18 Weeks/Semester x 5
Hours/Week = 90 Hours/Semester
D. Pre-requisite : ME 422, ME 323

II.

NEUST VISION

NEUST is a recognized leader in the region managed by committed and ethical public
servants where:
1. A culture of excellence, ethics and solidarity thrives and prosper in each academic
and administrative unit; and
2. Each colleges, institute and campus is a center of development and excellence in
its respective program of instruction, research and extension services and
production, transforming students, alumni and other clienteles into high quality,
competent and ethical leaders professionals and/or middle-level manpower in the
field of science, technology education, management, arts and technology-based
education and training.
NEUST MISSION
By offering graduate, undergraduate and short term courses within its areas of
specialization and according to its capabilities, NEUST ensures to primarily provide
advanced instruction, professional training in arts, science and technology, education
and other related fields, undertake research and extension services, and provide
progressive leadership in these areas.
VISION OF COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Competent and ethical leaders and professionals in the field of engineering
technology who meet the challenges of the changing global environment productive,
flexible and nationalistic with high critical thinking competence as effective
instruments of quality research, higher instruction and training, and dynamic
extension services and production.
MISSION OF THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Establish and maintain the NEUST College of Engineering as a model of quality
engineering instruction, research, extension services and production for developing
competent and ethical leadership and professionalism and to contributing to local,
national and international development.

GOALS OF THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

Train and produce competent professional engineers who are imbued with moral
and spiritual values and responsive to the aspirations of the region to contribute
towards the attainment of a globally competitive country.
Enhance environmental and social consciousness in consonance with efforts
towards sustainable development.

OBJECTIVES OF THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

Provide quality instruction and training in civil, electrical and mechanical
engineering.
Undertake research programs, projects and activities which are responsive and
relevant to the developmental needs of the service area and the country.
Perform extension works that will serve as linkage/contact with the local and
international communities.
OBJECTIVES OF THE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PROGRAM

Instruction
Provide students with quality instruction and training in the field of mechanical
engineering covering such areas as power plant design, industrial plant engineering,
heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems, machine designs, and industrial safety
engineering.
Research
Conduct research studies in the field of mechanical engineering which are responsive and
relevant to the developmental needs of the service area, locally and internationally.
Extension
Carry out extension services supportive to the social and economic needs of the students
and other members of the community.
Production
Lead in the production and packaging of technologies derived from mechanical
engineering program and responsive to the demands and needs of the department and
relevant to the needs of the province, community and region in general and of NEUST in
particular.
III.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Study of the fundamental concepts in the design and installation of typical power plants
such as steam power plant, diesel electric plant, geothermal power plant as well as other
generating plants using non-conventional sources of energy.

IV.

GENERAL OBJECTIVES

After completing this course, the student must be able to:

1. Acquire knowledge in the design and selection of equipment for power plants.
2. Apply technical knowledge in the design of simple power plants.
3. Prepare technical report which includes plans and specifications.
V.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND GRADING CRITERIA

A.
1.
2.
3.
4.
.

Course Requirements
Regular Attendance
Submit solution to problems set assigned by the professor/instructor
Examination and Quizzes
Submit technical report

B. Grading Criteria
MID-TERM GRADING SYSTEM
Quizzes-------------------------30%
Attendance----------------------10%
Assignment/ Report ---------30%
Term Exam--------------------30%
Total----------------------------100%
Minimum Passing Score-----50%
FINAL TERM GRADING SYSTEM
Quizzes-------------------------20%
Attendance----------------------10%
Assignment/ Seatwork-------10%
Term Exam--------------------30%
Report--------------------------30%
Total----------------------------100%
Minimum Passing Score-----50%
VI.

COURSE CONTENT

1. Stationary power generating plant

2. Variable load problems.
3. Internal Combustion Engine (Diesel) Power Plant:
4. Cooling System

4.1 Types of cooling systems: Atmospheric cooling towers; mechanical draft; evaporative
coolers
4.2 Cooling tower design and performance criteria evaluation
5. Steam Power Plant:
5.1 Boiler heat balance calculations; smoke stack/ chimney design
5.2 Forced draft and Induced draft fan design; Balanced draft
5.3 Steam Turbine; Types and classifications; construction; Performance and Design
curves; Williams line; Turbine efficiencies and Turbine heat rates
6. Feedwater heaters:
7. Condensers and Evaporators: Types/ principle of operation/ design calculations and
specifications
8. Gas Turbine Power Plants
9. Hydroelectric Power Plants
10. Geothermal Power Plants
11. Non-conventional Power Plants
12. Instrumentation and Controls
12.1 Overview of major control parameter in the power plant operation
12.2 Plant safety considerations
13. Power Plant Economics
13.1 Various cost components in power generation
13.2 Pie chart analysis & construction
13.3 Plant cost comparison of various types of power plants.
VII.

REFERENCES

Power Plant Engineering by Frederick Morse, Quezon city, 1966

Power Plant Theory and Design by B.I. Potter, New York, 1959
Kents Mechanical Engineering Handbook ( Power Volume )
Engineering Economics textbooks
Nag, PK, Power Plant Engineering, McGraw-Hill Publishing, 2001
Prepared by:
ENGR. NATHANIEL S. OLIVEROS
Noted:
ENGR. GIL B. GARCIA
Chairman, ME Department
ENGR. ERNESTO A. DELA CRUZ
Dean, College of Engineering