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Course Title: Thermal Power Stations Type of course: undergraduate Field of study (Programme), specialization: Power Engineering; Computer systems in Energetics, Machine and Energetistic Devices Faculty course (module) code ANS550 Semester: 6 ECTS: 2 Level of course (module): Compulsory: compulsory Format (Teaching methods) Lectures Tutorials: 2 Laboratory: Guided Project: Private study Lecturers (Course leader): Adam Smyk, PhD. Eng. Objective: Familiarizing students with thermal, thermal-electric, gas and nuclear power stations. Introduction to real fuel cycle and water management. Presentation of electric energy costs and heat production calculations. Contents (lecture’s programme): Domestic and global energy and fuel resources. Local and worldwide requisition of electric energy and heat. Structure of primary energy sources. Power engineering and environment, TPS thermal cycle – structure and parameters. Conventional condensing power-stations (steam) and gas-steam power station, combined heat and power station (CHPS), nuclear power-stations. Fuel and water management at TPS. Costs of electric energy production at condensing power-stations. Investment and variable costs. Costs of heat production at combined heat and power station. Abilities: After completing this course students will be prepared to calculate the costs of energy production. They will be able to distinguish different types of power stations properly and evaluate their basic parameters: parameters of water, electric power, efficiency and specific fuel consumption. They will also know the methods of increasing the efficiency of such structures. Assessment method: homework and final colloquium Recommended texts (reading): 1. McGraw : Power Plant Egnineering, Hill Offices, New Dehli, 2008. 2. Breeze P.: Power Generator Technologies, Elsevier Newnews, 2005. 3. Sterman L.S., Tevlin S.A., Sharlow A.T.: Thermal and Nuclear Power Station, Mir Publisher, Moscov, 1986. 4. Modern Power Station Practice, Oxford, Pergamon Press,1992 Prerequisites: Additional remarks

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Page 1: Thermal Power Stations

Course Title: Thermal Power Stations

Type of course: undergraduate

Field of study (Programme), specialization: Power Engineering; Computer systems in Energetics, Machine and Energetistic Devices Faculty course (module) code ANS550 Semester: 6 ECTS: 2

Level of course (module): Compulsory: compulsory

Format (Teaching methods)

Lectures Tutorials: 2 Laboratory: Guided Project:

Private study

Lecturers (Course leader): Adam Smyk, PhD. Eng.

Objective: Familiarizing students with thermal, thermal-electric, gas and nuclear power stations. Introduction to real fuel cycle and water management. Presentation of electric energy costs and heat production calculations. Contents (lecture’s programme): Domestic and global energy and fuel resources. Local and worldwide requisition of electric energy and heat. Structure of primary energy sources. Power engineering and environment, TPS thermal cycle – structure and parameters. Conventional condensing power-stations (steam) and gas-steam power station, combined heat and power station (CHPS), nuclear power-stations. Fuel and water management at TPS. Costs of electric energy production at condensing power-stations. Investment and variable costs. Costs of heat production at combined heat and power station. Abilities: After completing this course students will be prepared to calculate the costs of energy production. They will be able to distinguish different types of power stations properly and evaluate their basic parameters: parameters of water, electric power, efficiency and specific fuel consumption. They will also know the methods of increasing the efficiency of such structures. Assessment method: homework and final colloquium Recommended texts (reading): 1. McGraw : Power Plant Egnineering, Hill Offices, New Dehli, 2008. 2. Breeze P.: Power Generator Technologies, Elsevier Newnews, 2005. 3. Sterman L.S., Tevlin S.A., Sharlow A.T.: Thermal and Nuclear Power Station, Mir Publisher, Moscov, 1986. 4. Modern Power Station Practice, Oxford, Pergamon Press,1992 Prerequisites: Additional remarks