Power plant processes (5 cr)
Code: BI00CY02-3002
General information
- Enrollment
- 15.08.2020 - 04.09.2020
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 31.08.2020 - 18.12.2020
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- 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
Objective
After the course you are able to:
- explain the typical power plant processes
- analyze power plant process and determine efficiencies and energy balances
- identify social and economic factors related to the operating and business environment of the energy sector.
Content
Boiler processes and auxiliary equipment. Water-Steam circuit components. Power plant processes. Fuel handling. Legislation and safety guidelines for the design and use of boiler processes. Balance calculation, efficiency and acceptance tests, EN and ASME standards. Main boiler settings. Steam turbines, condensers and controls. Changes in energy industry field and future scenarios.
Evaluation
You are able to:
a. use professional vocabulary and concepts proficiently.
b. manage appropriate methods of information search.
c. carry out interrelated tasks fluently.
Evaluation scale
1-5
Qualifications
1. Engineering Physics and Chemistry
2. Steam Boilers