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Steam boilers (5 cr)

Code: BI00CX99-3001

General information


Enrollment

15.08.2019 - 30.08.2019

Timing

26.08.2019 - 20.12.2019

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Department of Electrical Engineering, Building Services and Material Technology

Campus

Savonlinna Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

0 - 40

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Bioproduct Technology

Teachers

  • Ritva Käyhkö

Teacher in charge

Ritva Käyhkö

Groups

  • BISA17SP

Objective

After the course you are able to:
- calculate the power of heat exchangers in a power plant and the efficiency of a boiler
- calculate the reactions of combustion and emissions
- explain the characteristics of the various boiler types and operating principles
- explain boiler use and operation.

Content

How is the power plant boiler efficiency calculated and how are the boiler heat exchangers designed? What are the chemical reactions of combustion and what emissions do they form? What is the meaning of boiler operation and real-time condition monitoring? What are the most common boiler types? What is meant by boiler preservation, pickling and magnetite film run?

Qualifications

Requires basic knowledge of technical thermodynamics, mathematics and physics (solving equations, basic units, units)