1. The achievement of research and expert competence in off-design operation of thermal power plants. 2. The achievement of high level of theoretical knowledge 3. The acquisition of research and expert knowledge to calculate behavior of thermal power plants at off design conditions (steam turbines cycles, gas turbine cycles, combined cycles). 4. The achievement of the techniques of process modeling. 5. Mastering the methods of experimental work in thermal power engineering.

1. Research and expert knowledge of the off-design operation of thermal power plants. 2. Development of critical thinking about energy use 3. Capability to calculate off-design operation and the most important indicators of the economy of thermal power plants. 4. Ability to use computer technology and numerical methods for modeling and calculations.

Off design operation of steam turbines. Off design operation of steam turbine stages. Influence of individual basic parameters and off design operation on the main thermodynamic parameters of the steam turbine units. The cold end of the steam turbine at off design operation. Regulation of the steam turbines. Optimization of part load operation of steam turbine plants. Off design operation of gas turbines. Cooling of the gas turbine at part loads. Off design operation of turbocompressors. Surge limit. Rotating stall. Regulation of the gas turbine. Selection and optimization of the regime of the gas block. Off design operation of combined gas and steam turbines plants.

Numerical simulation of operation of steam turbines, gas turbines, turbocompressors and thermal power plants.

PhD student - Thermal power engineering

Literature. Computing devices.

Total assigned hours: 65

New material: 40
Elaboration and examples (recapitulation): 10

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

Review and grading of calculation tasks: 0
Review and grading of lab reports: 0
Review and grading of seminar papers: 10
Review and grading of the project: 0
Test: 0
Test: 0
Final exam: 5

Activity during lectures: 10
Test/test: 0
Laboratory practice: 0
Calculation tasks: 20
Seminar paper: 20
Project: 0
Final exam: 50
Requirement for taking the exam (required number of points): 50

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