THESISPROJECTS2013

1. HeattransferanalysisofcoreofthePWR.(Computational,maximumstudentsallowedtwo) UsingAPDLthestudentwillbedevelopingtheinternalsofthePWRcoreforthealreadydevelopedPWR pressurevessel.ThepurposeistoperformthecoupledfieldanalysisofthePWRpressurevessel.Firstthermal hydraulicanalysiswillbecarriedoutfollowedbythestructuralanalysis.Theobjectiveistooptimizethe pressurevesseldesignbasedonthetemperatureandpressuredistributionandotherparameters. 2. Turbinebladepitchoptimizationof5Kwgasturbine(Experimental,maximumstudentsallowedtwo) Thestudentwillhavetohavetoinitiallymakethelabscalegasturbineoperationbymakeminorchangestothe present system. Next he will have to change the pitch of the blades and after manufacturing the new blade setupwillbetestedonthelabscalegasturbine. 3. Compressorbladepitchoptimizationof5Kwgasturbine(Experimental,maximumstudentsallowedtwo) Thestudentwillhavetohavetoinitiallymakethelabscalegasturbineoperationbymakeminorchangestothe present system. Next he will have to change the pitch of the blades and after manufacturing the new blade setupwillbetestedonthelabscalegasturbine. 4. Vibrationanalysisof5Kwgasturbine,(Experimental,maximumstudentsallowedtwo) Themanufacturingofthegasturbineisinitsfinalstageandsoonitwillbeoperational.Thestudentwillbe requiredtoperformthevibrationanalysisofthisgasturbineandwillhavetoproposeremedyoftoeliminate thevibrations.Initiallythestudentwillperformtheliteraturesurveyonvibrationofgasturbines. 5. Designingofsnubbertestrig(theoretical,maximumstudentsallowedtwo) Lab scale snubber test rig has already designed and manufactured. Now the actual test rig is to be designed for testing the snubbers (shock absorbers) of Nuclear Power plants (PWR, C1 & C2). In this project detailed design calculationsofallthecomponentswillbecarriedout. 6. Designandtestingofsealsofsteamturbine(Experimental,maximumstudentsallowedthree) Designingofasmallsizesteamturbineisinprogress.Sealsareveryimportant.Varioustypesofsealsareusedin streamturbines.Thestudentwillinitiallyperformtheliteraturesurveyoftypesofsealsusedinsteamturbines. Then,hewillselectthesealsrequiredforthesteamturbinebeingdesigned.Finallyhewilldesignthesealsof thesteamturbine. 7. Manufacturingofparabolicsolarthermalpowerplant(Experimental,maximumstudentsallowedthree) AsingleparabolictroughisbeingmanufacturedbythefinalyearstudentofBEmechanical.Thestudentsinthis projectwillextendthesameprojecttowardsmanufacturingofthecompleteseriesofsixparabolictroughsand testingtheheatgenerationanditsstorage.Initiallythestudentwillevaluatetheefficiencyoftheparabolic trough.Thenhewillproposetheoptimumdesignoftheparabolictrough. 8. Optimizationoffilmcoolingofactualturbineblades(Experimental,maximumstudentsallowedthree) Theactualfilmcoolingofthegasturbinebladesisbeingstudiedonthewoodenmodelsusingthetestsetup developedinPIEAS.Thestudentwillusevariousholeconfigurationstofindouttheoptimumconfigurationfor filmcoolingusingcoldandhotcoolant.