Code: Civil-MCE-0140
MINI STEAM POWER PLANT.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
This is a small low cost miniature power plant designed for educational purpose.
A hand feed pump supplies water form a feed tank to a small gas fired boiler. Steam is throttled to a single cylinder, double acting reciprocating engine. A small DC generator is connected to the engine by a belt and an electrical load is applied using small light bulbs. Exhaust from the steam engine is condensed in a water cooled condenser. Condensate is collected and returned to a feed water tank.
Instruments are provided for monitoring and controlling the plant operation and performance as well as for safety
TYPICAL EXPERIMENTS
Boiler | |||||||
- Type | : Fire tube vertical boiler. | ||||||
- Capacity | : Upto 5 kg/hr steam at 0.5 Mpa. | ||||||
. Boiler accessories | : Safety valve, level gauge. | ||||||
. Fuel | : Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) | ||||||
. Feed water tank | : Stainless steel with level gauge. | ||||||
. Feed pump | : Hand operated. | ||||||
. Steam engine | |||||||
- Type | : Single cylinder, double acting. | ||||||
- Maximum power | : Mechanical, over 7 W. | ||||||
: Electrical, over 2 W. | |||||||
. Power output measurement | : Mechanical brake dynamometer. | ||||||
. Electrical power system | : DC generator with resistive load. | ||||||
. Condenser | : Shell and tube type. | ||||||
. Measuring instruments | |||||||
- Pressure gauge | : Boiler steam outlet. | ||||||
- Temperatures | : 7 ea. | ||||||
- Flow meters | : 2 ea. | ||||||
- Engine speed digital display | |||||||
- Spring balance and weights for dynamometer torque. | |||||||
- Graduated cylinder, and stop watch for condensate measurement. | |||||||
- Voltage and current digital display. | |||||||
. Accessory | : Boiler cleaning kits. | ||||||
. Power supply | : 220V 1Ph 50Hz. Other power supply is available on request |