Article history: Received 28 October 2011 Accepted December, 5 2011 Available online 8 December 2011 Continuous generation of electricity of a power plant depends on the higher availability of its components/equipments. Higher availability of the components/equipments is inherently associated with their higher reliability and maintainability. This paper investigates the reliability, availabilit...

Many thermal power plants use coal as their fuel. To handle the coal, each power station is equipped with a coal handling plant. The coal has to be sized, processed, and handled which should be done effectively and efficiently. While working in the coal handling plant the major factor which reduces staff efficiency is the working environment i.e. a dusty atmosphere. Lots of care is always taken...

INTRODUCTION WHILE thermal power stations must ensure a secure power supply, recently efficient middle-range power operations and environmental preservation are also becoming increasing important issues. As a result, there is a need for more sophisticated operation and control to keep pace with the increase in supervisory and operational items. Moreover, changes in the OVERVIEW: The rising impo...