Course detail

Operation of Power Plant Equipment

FSI-LPZAcad. year: 2022/2023

One of the final subjects of the branch, focused on the principles of operation of power equipment and detection and elimination of operational failures of individual components of power units. In this course, students will be introduced to the start-up of steam boilers and steam turbines, power supply and regeneration and chemical water treatment. Another big topic is reliability of operation, overview of the most common failures, methods of their detection and elimination. The course requires knowledge of the design, project and construction of individual components of energy cycles. An integral part is the introduction to the basic energy legislation.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

6

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Marek Baláš, Ph.D.

Department

Energy Institute (EÚ)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Acquired general knowledge forms the basic discipline necessary for the management and maintenance of power equipment in conventional, nuclear and industrial power engineering.

Prerequisites

Energy Sources and Conversion, Boilers, Steam Turbines,

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course is taught in the form of lectures that have the character of explanation of basic principles and theory of the given discipline. The exercise is focused on practical mastery of the subject matter covered in the lectures. Within the course, students undergo several excursions to power plants and production plants.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Credit: participation in seminars and excursions held within the course and passing the subsequent test.
Exam: successful completion of a point test from the basics of operation.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Introduction to basic operating states of power generating plants, start-up and shutdown, application of reliability theory and concepts of reliability information system and maintenance system. Students will be acquainted with the basics of the theory of power chemistry, water treatment equipment in power engineering and operational control of chemical regimes.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Controlled participation in lessons: Exercises are compulsory. The student will be compensated for absence by agreement with the tutor. Lectures are optional.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Baláš, M: Kotle a výměníky tepla, VUT Brno, 2013
Černý V., Janeba B., Teyssler J.: Parní kotle - technický průvodce č. 32, SNTL, Praha, 1983
Effenberger, H.: Dampferzeugung, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2000
Prabir Basu, Cen Kefa, Louis Jestin: Boilers and Burners,Springer-Verlag,New York,2000

Recommended reading

Krbek J., Ochrana L., Polesný B.: Průmyslová energetika, VUT Brno, 1996

Elearning

eLearning: currently opened course

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-ETI-P Master's

    specialization ENI , 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme LLE Lifelong learning

    branch CZV , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Marek Baláš, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Legislation in power engineering.
2. Project and operational economy in power engineering.
3. Design and operation of regeneration.
4. Design and operation of power stations.
5 Approach and shutdown of conventional energy centers.
6. Power center operation in non-standard modes.
7. Operation reliability, reliability theory in power engineering, operating modes.
8. Diagnostics, maintenance planning.
9. Causes, mechanisms and agents of disorders.
10. Examples of serious disorders.
11. Operation of steam turbines.
12. Basic properties and basics of water chemistry.
13. Water treatment technology for power plants.

Exercise

13 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Marek Baláš, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Assessment of economic profitability of the project.
2. Calculation of reliability characteristics of power equipment.
3. Design of power station, technical-economic design assessment.
4. Conversion of power station under other conditions.
5. Excursion.
6. Excursion.
7. Credit.

Elearning

eLearning: currently opened course