Academic Year/course:
2017/18
436 - Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering Technology
30037 - Thermal Generation Systems
Syllabus Information
Academic Year:
2017/18
Subject:
30037 - Thermal Generation Systems
Faculty / School:
110 - Escuela de Ingeniería y Arquitectura
Degree:
436 - Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering Technology
ECTS:
6.0
Year:
4
Semester:
First semester
Subject Type:
Optional
Module:
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5.3. Syllabus
Introduction
Types of power plants
Conventional
Atmospheric Fluidized bed
Nuclear
Combined Cycles
Pressurized fluidized bed
Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle
Organic Rankine Cycle
Steam generator
Air-gas system
Water-steam system
Auxiliary equipment
Control and regulation of power plants
Biomass and co-firing
Energy analysis of power plants
Environmental analysis of power plants
Analysis of industrial and aircraft gas turbines. Combustion chambers of gas turbines.
Characterization of the passages of rotor blades: ratio between the fluid and passages geometry.
Characterization of stators.
Design of action and reaction blades of axial turbines. Optimum operating conditions.
Blade design of axial compressors. Limiting factors.
Features of radial thermal turbomachinery.
Performance off-design.
Regulation of thermal turbomachinery.