NTPC Transactions on Energy Research

Series Editor(s):

S.Shaswattam, Anil Kumar Das, Subrata Sarkar, Prahlad Halder

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The open access volume is a collection of technical papers related to different domains of the power sector. It provides a glimpse of the research and scientific activities in several key areas such as carbon capture and utilization (CCU), waste-to-resource technologies, metallurgical studies and advanced NDE for power plants, oil and water management, ash utilization, integration of artificial neural networks into DCS and PLC systems, hydrogen technology, and renewables etc. This volume will be of interest to power plant professionals, researchers and academicians.

Keywords

CO2 sequestration | mineral carbonation | Fly ash & Concrete

Editors and Affiliations

S. Shaswattam is Executive Director in NTPC and is heading NETRA, the R&D centre of NTPC.

Anil Kumar Das is Chief General Manager at NTPC NETRA. He has more than 32 years of experience in the area of health & life assessment of power plants and is associated with development, adaptation and execution of various advanced NDE tools for increased availability & reliability. He is National NDT awardee with various patents, copyrights and technical publications in national & international journals & books.

Subrata Sarkar, Former General Manager of NETRA, NTPC Ltd., holds B.E. (Electrical Engg.) from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, and M. Tech (Machine Drives and Power Electronics) from IIT Kharagpur. He is Head of Technology Division of NETRA spearheading projects on CCUS, Green Hydrogen, Energy Storage, Waste to Energy and other areas.

Prahlad Halder, Deputy General Manager-NETRA, NTPC Ltd, is working in the diversified areas of power plant metallurgy with emphasis on failure analysis, condition assessment, material characterisation & different damage mechanisms of wide spectrum of power plant components.

Table of Contents

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Utilization of CO2 for Methanol Synthesis from Coal- Fired Power Plant
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Experimental Investigation of CO₂ Sequestration in Fly Ash and Lime Composites via Mineral Carbonation: A Lab-Scale Study
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Failure Analysis of Spillway Gate of a Hydro Project - A Metallurgical Perspective
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Failure Investigation of Boiler Tubes Failed Due to Thermal Fatigue and Corrosion Fatigue
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Visual Appearance of Waterwall Tube Failures Due to Hydrogen Damage Mechanism in Coal Fired Power Plants
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Coercivity Measurement as a Tool for Assessing the Quality of Post Weld Heat Treatment of T91 Boiler Tubes
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Industrial RO Membrane Based Demineralization Plant Performance Optimization - An Innovative Low Level Silica Pretreatment Approach
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A Comparative Electrical and Physicochemical Parameter Study for Fault Analysis and Health
Assessment of Transformers through Insulating Oil
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Solar Thermal-Based Desalination Using Non-Imaging Evacuated Tube Collectors with Compound
Parabolic Concentrator
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Design and Development of 10 kWh Solar Thermal Space Heating with Thermal Energy Storage
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Metal Hydride-Based Hydrogen Compressor for Hydrogen Microgrid
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Microgrid: A Blueprint for Decentralized Energy Systems
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Steam-Enhanced Gasification of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW)/Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF)
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Predictive Maintenance of Distributed Processing Unit (DPU) Failures in DCS and PLC Systems Using Artificial Neural Networks (ANN)
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From Waste to Resource: Elemental Characterization of Fly Ash Using EDXRF
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Harnessing Indian Coal Fly Ashes for Rare Earth Elements Recovery: A Review
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Geospatial Mapping of Chlorine in NTPC-Linked Coalmines
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Publishing Information

Book Title
NTPC Transactions on Energy Research (NTER 2025)

Book Subtitle
A NETRA Initiative

Editors
S.Shaswattam, Anil Kumar Das, Subrata Sarkar, Prahlad Halder

DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-849-3

Publisher
Atlantis Press International BV

Copyright Information
The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2025. This book is an open access publication.

License Information
This book is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

Hardcover ISBN
978-94-6463-848-6

E-book ISBN
978-94-6463-849-3

Edition Number
1

Number of Pages
247

Number of illustrations
106

Available online
1 October 2025

NTPC Transactions on Energy Research (NTER 2025)

Title: NTPC Transactions on Energy Research (NTER 2025)
Editor(s): S.Shaswattam, Anil Kumar Das, Subrata Sarkar, Prahlad Halder