Power Plant Technology 1
Kraftwerkstechnik 1
6 CPWinterEN
Prerequisites
Recommended, as written
• Fundamental and good knowledge and coherent understanding of technology, physics, chemistry, and mathematics (Bachelor's level) • Fundamental and good knowledge of thermodynamics and heat transfer (Bachelor's level)
Contents
Introduction to power generation: Introduction, primary energy sources, energy conversion, steam power plant, nuclear power plants, hydropower plants, solar power plants, thermal energy, wind power plants, waste-to-power generation, geothermal power plants, biomass-based power plants, hydrogen and fuel cells, world energy statistics Steam power plants: Introduction, phases of a pure substance, construction of p-v, T-s, and h-s diagrams, water-steam tables, Carnot cycle, Rankine cycle, reheating and regeneration, feedwater heaters, supercritical pressure cycle, deaerator, binary vapour cycle, combined cycle plants, economics of power generation Gas power plants: Introduction, classification of gas turbine plants, gas power cycle, analysis of the Joule-Brayton cycle, air standard cycle assumptions, regeneration, reheating and intercooling, combined gas and steam power cycle Fuels and combustion: Introduction, classification of fuels, solid fuels, analysis of coal, gaseous fuels, liquid fuels, combustion of fuels, composition of fossil fuels, combustion stoichiometry, air-fuel ratio, excess air, mole and mass flow balance, incomplete combustion, combustion energy, adiabatic flame temperature, flame types, coal combustion process Combustion systems: Introduction, combustion systems for solid fuels, fixed bed combustion, bubbling fluidized bed combustion (BFBC), circulating fluidized bed combustion (CFBC), pressurized fluid bed combustion (PFBC), pulverized coal (PC) combustion, combustion systems for gaseous fuels Power plant emissions and their mitigation: Emissions in power plants, environmental impact assessment (EIA), flue gas cleaning methods, particulate matters and their cleaning methods, sulfur compounds (SOx), methods for SOx reduction, nitrogen oxides (NOx), methods for NOx reduction, mitigation options of CO2 emissions, carbon capture technologies (CCT)
Learning outcomes
The objective of this course is to make students learn about various power generation processes and technologies. The course will cover the fundamental thermodynamic power cycles viz. Rankine cycle, Brayton cycle and various ways to improve cycle efficiency and associated practical challenges. With this theoretical foundation of power generation technologies, further instructions will be focused on fuels and combustion systems and the environmental impacts originating from power plant emissions and their mitigation strategies. Students will be able to develop theoretical and practical understanding of the power generation by various energy sources. They will be able to comprehend physical processes, operating principle and design of conventional and renewable power plants.
Assessment
• Mid-term written exam (60 min, worth 50% of the total module grade) • Final written exam (60 min, worth 50% of the total module grade)
Literature (1)
- Supplementary lecture materials and exercise assignments are made available via the Moodle learning management system. They are intended solely to support and accompany the lectures and exercises and cannot substitute for regular attendance, active participation, and the preparation of individual notes during class.
Source: BTU's module description · retrieved 29 Sep 2026Original