Steam boilers (5 cr)
Code: EN00BH51-3005
General information
Enrollment
14.12.2020 - 14.01.2021
Timing
11.01.2021 - 31.05.2021
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Campus
Kotka Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Energy Engineering
Teachers
- Anne Gango
- Tuomo Pimiä
- Hannu Sarvelainen
Teacher in charge
Tuomo Pimiä
Groups
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ENKT19KMEnergy engineering, part-time studies
Objective
After the course you can:
- 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?
Evaluation scale
1-5
Qualifications
Requires basic knowledge of energy technology, mathematics and physics (solving equations, basic units, units)