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Thermal Power Plants

What Will Learn?

  • Course Aims
  • Course Goals
  • Quality Education
  • Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
  • Responsible Consumption and Production

Requirements

(MEP216 AND MEP218) OR (MEP311 AND MEP313)

Description

  • English Description

    Thermal processes for power generation in the power plants and the application of the basic and essential transport of energy and mass. Performance of the system main components and the aspects of response to the daily energy loads. Improvements in Rankine cycle to increase its thermal efficiency, Water tube boilers, Fire tube boilers, Condensers, Heat recovery boilers, Deaerators and feed water heaters, Economizers, Superheaters, Air heaters, Steam pipes and steam traps cooling towers, Co-generation plants. Performance characteristics of power stations, Heat rate and incremental rate, Optimum load division between units. Regulation of central units, Control in steam generators, Governing of steam turbines, Load, Frequency characteristics, Parallel operation, Lubrication systems, Protection and tripping systems
  • Arabic Description

    Thermal processes for power generation in the power plants and the application of the basic and essential transport of energy and mass. Performance of the system main components and the aspects of response to the daily energy loads. Improvements in Rankine cycle to increase its thermal efficiency, Water tube boilers, Fire tube boilers, Condensers, Heat recovery boilers, Deaerators and feed water heaters, Economizers, Superheaters, Air heaters, Steam pipes and steam traps cooling towers, Co-generation plants. Performance characteristics of power stations, Heat rate and incremental rate, Optimum load division between units. Regulation of central units, Control in steam generators, Governing of steam turbines, Load, Frequency characteristics, Parallel operation, Lubrication systems, Protection and tripping systems
  • Department
    Mechanical Power Engineering
  • Credit Hours
    3
  • Grades
    Total ( 100 ) = Midterm (20) + tr.Major Assessment (20 = tr.Industry 5% , tr.Project 10% , tr.Self_learning 0% , tr.Seminar 10% ) + tr.Minor Assessment (5) + tr.Oral/Practical (15) + Exam Grade (40)
  • Hours
    Lecture Hours: 2, Tutorial Hours: 2, Lab Hours: 1
  • Required SWL
    125
  • Equivalent ECTS
    5
  • - Rasul, Mohammad, ed. Thermal power plants. BoD–Books on Demand.