Course code: wb4407
Course name: Thermal Power Plants

DUT credit points:   3
ECTS credit points:  5

Sub faculty of  Mechanical Engineering and Marine Technology

Lecturer(s): Prof.dr.ir. A.H.M. Verkooijen

Tel.:  015-278 6614

Catalogue data:
Key words: energy resources, thermal power plants , thermodynamics, exergy, energy transformations, efficiency, process flow scheme, optimisation, boilers, turbines, pumps, condensers, air pre heaters feed water heaters, de-aerator, steam attemperator, Combined cycle plants, combined heat and power investments, maintenance costs, electricity price,

Course year: 4
Period: 0/4/0/0
Hours p/w: 4
Other hours:
Assessment: written
Assessm.period(s): nov./feb.
(see academic calendar)

Prerequisites: wb1224, wb1123, wb1220, wb4304, wb4301A, wb4302

Follow up: wb4409A, wb4409B, wb4409C, wb4414, wb4415

Detailed description of topics:  

• Historical developments with regard to energy transformation processes ( heat to power) and to the availability of fossil and non fossil primary energy resources

• Basic cycles for energy conversion, novel developments, energetic and exergetic efficiency, optimisation of the process

• Detailed description of the components of the power plants including environmental protection equipment

• Analysis of combined cycle plants, combined heat and power, district heating, bio-mass conversion, coal gasification

• Economic analysis of power generation, the electricity business situation in the Netherlands

Course material:
lecture notes

 References from literature:
·       Power plant engineering, L.Drbal, P. Boston, K. Westra R. Erickson, ISBN 0-412-06401-4
·       Power plant design. E.E. Khalil, ISBN 0-85626-510-1

Remarks (specific information about assesment, entry requirements, etc.):
Included in the course is a visit to a power plant.
The course is followed by the "Thermal Power plant Design Assignment" a  design project in which a thermal powerplant is designed and detailed using the "Cycle Tempo" computer code.

Goals:
To be able to design a efficient power station, using thermodynamical analysis and hydrodynamics and thermal engineering. A simple assessment of economic factors such as investment costs and cost price. An analysis of alternative conversion processes from an environmental point of view.

Computer use:
During the "Thermal Power plant Design Assignment"

Laboratory project(s):
Concise report of the visit to the power plant must be submitted.
The laboratory project is the "Thermal Power plant Design Assignment" which will take approximately 180 hours.

Design content:
The design of thermal power stations, which is a system of various components like boiler, turbine, gas-turbine, condenser etc. These components are all contributing to the conversion process, the layout of the components and their size and operational parameters must be optimised.