Steam boilers (5 cr)
Code: BI00CX99-3007
General information
Enrollment
07.11.2022 - 18.11.2022
Timing
13.01.2023 - 15.05.2023
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual portion
1 op
Mode of delivery
80 % Contact teaching, 20 % Distance learning
Unit
Department of Electrical Engineering, Building Services and Material Technology
Campus
Savonlinna Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
15 - 40
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Bioproduct Technology
Teachers
- Ritva Käyhkö
- Konsta Käyhkö
Groups
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BISA21KMBioproduct Technology, part-time studies
- Höyrykattilat BI00CX99-3007 / 06.05.2023 12:15 - 16:00
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?
Evaluation scale
1-5
Qualifications
Requires basic knowledge of technical thermodynamics, mathematics and physics (solving equations, basic units, units)