A DEMATEL Technique to Analyze the Drivers for Affecting the Efficiency of Steam Turbine
T. Sivageerthi1, S. Bathrinath2, M. Uthaya Kumar3
1T. Sivageerthi, Department of Mechancical Engineering, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education College, Krishnankoil (Tamil Nadu), India.
2S. Bathrinath, Department of Mechancical Engineering, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education College, Krishnankoil (Tamil Nadu), India.
3M. Uthaya Kumar, Department of Mechancical Engineering, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education College, Krishnankoil (Tamil Nadu), India.
Manuscript received on 28 November 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 17 December 2019 | Manuscript Published on 31 December 2019 | PP: 238-243 | Volume-8 Issue-4S2 December 2019 | Retrieval Number: D10491292S219/2019©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijrte.D1049.1284S219
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Abstract: The global warming is a major thread in recent days. Industrial pollution is a prime contributor to global warming especially pollution due to coal fired power plants. In global electrical power scenario, maximum portion of required electrical energy is produced from coal fired thermal power plants. Steam turbine is major equipment in it, which converts heat energy in to mechanical energy. The energy conversion efficiency is most important one. Reduction in efficiency means wastage or loss of energy and leads to increase the cost of generation. Here, case study is conducted in the topmost coal fired thermal power plant in south India. The objective of the study is to recognize and evaluate the most influential drivers in the coal fired thermal power plant. If the most important drivers which highly influencing steam turbine efficiency are identified. In this paper, to recognize the most influential drivers for affecting steam turbine efficiency by using DEMATEL technique. The outcomes of the paper expose that steam pressure (D1) is the most influential driver in the coal fired thermal power plant and they need more focus to control it.
Keywords: DEMATEL, Global Warming, India, Steam Turbine.
Scope of the Article: Mechanical Maintenance