Power Plant Engineering-Diesel Engine Power Plant

DIESEL ENGINE POWER PLANT
A generating station in which diesel engine is used as the prime mover for the
generation of electrical energy is known as diesel power station.
Advantages:
The advantages of diesel power plants are listed below:
1. Diesel power plant design is simple for installation.
2. The layout of the diesel power plant is quite simple.
3. The limited quantity of cooling water required.
4. Standby losses are very less as compared to other
Power plants.
5. Low fuel cost for operation.
6. Smaller storage is needed for the fuel.
7. There is no problem of ash handling.
8. Less time monitoring is sufficient required.
9. For small capacity power generation, diesel power
plant is more efficient than the steam power plant.
10. Quickly started and put on load.
11. They can respond to varying loads without having any
difficulty.
Disadvantages:
The disadvantages of diesel power plants are listed below:
1. High Maintenance and operating cost.

2. The plant cost per kW power is comparatively more.
3. The working life of diesel power plant is small due to
high maintenance.
4. The plant produces too much noise.
5. Diesel power plants are tough to construct for large
scale.
SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM OF DIESEL POWER PLANT:
Fuel Supply System

It consists of storage tank, strainers, fuel transfer pump and all day fuel tank.
The fuel oil is supplied at the plant site by rail or road. The oil is stored in the
storage tank. From the storage tank, oil is pumped to smaller all day tank at
daily or short intervals. From this tank, fuel oil is passed through strainers to
remove suspended impurities. The clean oil is injected into the engine by fuel
injection pump.
Air Intake System

This system supplies necessary air to the engine for fuel combustion. It consists
of pipes for the supply of fresh air to the engine manifold. Filters are provided
to remove dust particles from air which may act as abrasive in the engine
cylinder. Because a diesel engine requires close tolerances to achieve its
compression ratio, and because most diesel engines are either turbocharged or
supercharged, the air entering the engine must be clean, free of debris, and as
cool as possible. Also, to improve a turbocharged or supercharged engine’s
efficiency, the compressed air must be cooled after being compressed.
Exhaust System
This system leads the engine exhaust gas outside the building and discharges it
into atmosphere. A silencer is usually incorporated in the system to reduce the
noise level. The exhaust system of a diesel engine performs three functions.
First, the exhaust system routes the spent combustion gasses away from the
engine, where they are diluted by the atmosphere. This keeps the area around
the engine habitable. Second, the exhaust system confines and routes the
gases to the turbocharger, if used. Third, the exhaust system allows mufflers to
be used to reduce the engine noise.
Cooling System
The heat released by the burning of fuel in the engine cylinder is partially
converted into work. The remainder part of the heat passes through the
cylinder wall, piston, rings etc. and may cause damage to system. In order to
keep the temperature of the engine parts within the safe operating limits,
cooling is provided. The cooling system consists of a water source, pump and
cooling towers. The pump circulates water through cylinder and head jacket.
The water takes away heat form the engine and it becomes hot. The hot water
is cooled by cooling towers and re circulated for cooling.
Lubricating System
The system minimises the wear of rubbing surfaces of the engine. It comprises
of lubricating oil tank, pump, filter and oil cooler. The lubrication oil is drawn
from the lubricating oil tank by the pump and is passed through filter to
remove impurities .The clean lubrication oil is delivered to the points which
require lubrication. The oil coolers incorporated in the system keep the
temperature of the oil low.
References
Power Plant Engg. - A.K.Raja
Power Plant Engg. - P.N.Rao

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DIESEL ENGINE POWER PLANT

1. High Maintenance and operating cost.

Fuel Supply System

Air Intake System

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