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Steam boilers (5 cr)

Code: EN00BH51-3009

General information


Enrollment

06.04.2022 - 22.04.2022

Timing

26.08.2022 - 16.12.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Department of Construction and Energy Engineering

Campus

Kotka Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

10 - 50

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Energy Engineering

Teachers

  • Anne Gango
  • Hannu Sarvelainen
  • Kirsi Hovikorpi

Teacher in charge

Kirsi Hovikorpi

Groups

  • ENKT21KM
    Energy 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?

Opiskelumateriaali

Opintomateriaali löytyy Learnista.

Yksilölliset oppimisväylät

Opintojakso suoritetaan työviikkopohjaisesti.

TKI ja työelämäyhteistyö

Mahdollisia vierailuita yrityksiin.

Tentit ja muut määräajat

Kemian ja teorian osuudessa tentti.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Qualifications

Requires basic knowledge of energy technology, mathematics and physics (solving equations, basic units, units)