Electrical Engineering Students on Industrial Visit to Finolex Power Plant
The Department of Electrical Engineering arranged an Industrial Visit to Finolex Power Plant, Ranpar Ratnagiri on 05th April 2022 for the students of second-year Electrical Engineering. The subject of Power Plant Engineering was excluded from the Electrical Engineering curriculum since the 2019 revised curriculum. To bridge this gap and to impart knowledge of thermal power plants, the visit was organized. A total of 39 students and 03 faculty members visited the plant
Mr Yogesh Teredesai, (Dy. Manager HR), Mr Sanjay Kulkarni (Dy. GM) and Mr Ramesh Doiphode (Dy. Manager) gave information about Finolex Industries Limited and Captive power plant. During the visit, Mr Rajesh Teredesai, Mr Swapnil Yelurkar and Mr Jatin Shetye along with Mr Sanjay Kulkarni explained all the technical information about the working of the plant and its auxiliaries.
The students learnt different systems like coal handling system, ash handling system, raw material unloading, water treatment plant, steam boiler, turbine-generator, Air preheater, Economiser, ESP and DCS (Plant control). The students also visited a coal jetty to understand the unloading of coal from ships. The accompanying officers answered questions raised by the students.
The visit ended with thanks to Shri. Kakade, Shri. Naikwade and the team associated with the visit for their cooperation. Prof. M.N. Tagare, Prof S. H. Mhabadi and Prof V. Sansare coordinated the activity.