Thermal power plantsLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

You know the operating principles of different types of steam boilers.
You know the connections of various thermal power plant processes.
You know the main components of power plant processes.
You can design a simple power plant process.
You can solve the energy balances of a simple power plant process.

Content

How do the types of steam boilers differ from each other?
What are the diagrams of thermal power plant processes?
What components are needed to sustain the power plant process?
How is the operating principle of the power plant process designed?
How is the power plant process analyzed using energy balances?

Accomplishment methods

Students can
use professional vocabulary and concepts in an expert way in different situations.
assess operations in customer/client, user and target group situations.
choose appropriate models, methods, software and techniques according to the purpose and justify these choices.