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Final Project Outline Topic: Suggesting ways to improve the power plant efficiencyI. IntroductionA. IntroductionA brief introduction to the power plant operation and need of efficiency improvementsB. Aim of the projectC. Project structureA summary of each of the sections of the reportII. Processes involved in power plant operationA. Process description of a coal-fired power plant B. Process description of a nuclear power plant (NPP) III. Efficiency of power plants and power plant systemsA. Performance of a power plantB. Effect of Boiler on efficiencyC. Efficiency Improvements to Reduce GHG EmissionsIV. Existing Coal-Fired Power plant Efficiency Improvements A. Heat Loss Recovery by cooling system B. Combustion Control OptimizationC. Flue Gas Heat RecoveryD. Low-Rank Coal DryingE. Soot blower OptimizationF. Steam Turbine Design

V. Efficiency Improvements in Nuclear Power PlantA. Improving the heat transfera. Reducing circulating-water flow to auxiliary condenserb. Redirecting the circulation water discharge into main condenserB. Reutilization of waste energya. District heatingb. Hydrogen production VI. Improving the power plant efficiency as a wholeA. Better data collection and neat analysisB. Removing technical, institutional and barriersC. Specific improvementsImprovements that can be applied quickly which are very minor changes in a plantVII. DiscussionVIII. ConclusionIX. References