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 12th April 2022 for the students of second-year Electrical Engineering and third-year 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 40 students and 03 faculty members visited the plant. Prof. Vaibhav Sansare engaged a session on 11th April 22 to explain the detailed working of coal-based power plant. It helped in enhanced understanding of students about the various systems in the power plant.
Mr Yogesh Teredesai, (Dy. Manager HR) and Mr Sanjay Kulkarni (Dy. GM) shared information about Finolex Industries Limited and the Captive power plant. During the visit, 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, AIS & its components and DCS (Plant control). The students also visited the coal jetty to understand the unloading of coal from ships. The accompanying officers answered questions raised by the students.
At the end of the visit, snacks were served by the company. The visit ended with a vote of thanks to Shri. Kakade, Shri. Naikwade and the team associated with the visit for their cooperation. Prof. M.N. Tagare, Prof J J Mane and Prof V. Sansare coordinated the visit.