• Thermal Energy, Semester 3, position 2

The aim of the course is to provide a knowledge base in the field of planning, design, contracting, acceptance tests, operation and maintenance of thermal power plants. Exercise program consists of making of a shortened power plant conceptual design based on the implementation of certain acquired practical knowledge of the course program.

On completion of this course, it is expected that student will be able to: • make preliminary design of the thermal power plant with steam and gas turbines, • analyze and choose the location for the construction of thermal power plants, • choose the most suitable thermal power technology for a given type of use, • perform calculation of the working conditions and capacity of individual system and components of the thermal power plants, • define the concept and disposition projected plants, • carry out measurements of the most important operating parameters (pressure, temperature and flow) on the steam turbine plant, • conduct tests of steam turbine plant to determine the thermal efficiency of the steam turbine plan as well as the efficiency of the steam turbine, • analyze test data of steam turbine plant and apply the appropriate correction to translate the real working conditions to the design conditions, • calculate production price of electricity and heat in combined energy production and economic feasibility parameters determine.

The main phases of the design of thermal power plants. Criteria for selection of the type and location of the power plant. The content of the preliminary design to the investment program. The general layout and composition of the thermal power plant. Guidelines for contracting and procurement of equipment of thermal power plants. Acceptance and operational testing of the thermal power plant. Behavior of the thermal power plants in operation: start and stop modes. Maintenance and monitoring of the thermal power plants operating conditions: maintaining the protection and regulation, monitoring of the turbine, the turbine deposition and their removal, the importance of maintaining the quality of the water regime, condensing plants, regenerative heating system of main condensate and feedwater, turbine sealing system, etc. The importance of following of diagnostic operating conditions, cost control and the functional readiness of the power plant. Reliability and availability of power plant.

Making of a conceptual design of a power plant: selection of the power plants micro location, general concepts, choice disposition of all power plant parts, analysis of selection schemes and thermal parameters. The main mechanical unit: an analysis of selection schemes and thermal parameters, the choice of boiler, selection of steam turbine plants. Calculation task consists in the development of computer programs for calculating the impact parameter deviations live steam on the cost of the steam turbine plant.

Course in Steam Turbines.

Written manuscript and textbooks: 1. Kostyuk, A. and Frolov V.: Steam and Gas Turbines, Energoatomizdat, Mir Publishers Moscow, 1988. - КСЈ 2. Rižkin, V.: Thermal power Plants Energoatomizdat, Moskva, 1987.-KSJ 3. Stojanović, D.: Thermal turbomachinery, Građevinska knjiga, Beograd, 1973.-KDA 4. Vasiljevic, N., Savic,B>, Sojakovic, M.: Investigation of optimal design and operating conditions of condensing part of steam power plants, Faculty of Mech. Engineering, Belgrade 1991. 5. Schroeder, K: Grosse Dampftkraftwerke, Springer Verlag, Berlin, 1962 6. CEGB: Modern Power Station Practice, Pergamon press, Oxford, 1971

Total assigned hours: 75

New material: 20
Elaboration and examples (recapitulation): 10

Auditory exercises: 6
Laboratory exercises: 4
Calculation tasks: 0
Seminar paper: 0
Project: 20
Consultations: 0
Discussion/workshop: 0
Research study work: 0

Review and grading of calculation tasks: 0
Review and grading of lab reports: 1
Review and grading of seminar papers: 0
Review and grading of the project: 8
Test: 3
Test: 0
Final exam: 3

Activity during lectures: 10
Test/test: 35
Laboratory practice: 0
Calculation tasks: 0
Seminar paper: 0
Project: 20
Final exam: 35
Requirement for taking the exam (required number of points): 39

1. Kostyuk, A. and Frolov V.: Steam and Gas Turbines, Energoatomizdat, Mir Publishers Moscow, 1988. - КСЈ ; Li, K. W., Priddy, A. P.: Power Plant System Design, Wiley, 1985.; Kosowski, K. et al.: Steam and Gas Turbines, with examples of Alstom technology, 2nd Edition, Alstom Power, 2007.; Rižkin, V.: Thermal power Plants Energoatomizdat, Moskva, 1987.-KSJ ; Aus der Wiesche, S., Joos, F.: Handbuch Dampfturbinen, Grundlagen, Konstruktion, Betrieb, Springer Vieweg, 2018