UN 0807 – Power Plant Thermodynamics
2016 Version
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March 19 & 20, 2016
April 9 & 10, 2016
April 23 & 24, 2016
May 7 & 8, 2016
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| Start Time: | 9:00 a.m. |
| Location: |
Lecturer Theatre
Durham College – Whitby Campus
1610 Champlain Avenue, Whitby, ON, L1N 6A7
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| Instructor: |
University of New Brunswick
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Prerequisite:
Registration in the UNENE M.Eng. or UNENE Diploma Program
Distance Education:
If you will be participating in the course using distance education please inform the instructor by email prior to the course commencing. Access to UN808 via distance ed course will be through Blackboard Collaborate
Course Description:
Theoretical and practical analysis of the following with particular reference to CANDU plants.
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Thermodynamic Cycles: Nuclear versus conventional steam cycles, regenerative feedwater heating, moisture separation and reheating, tubine expansion lines, heat balance diagrams, available energy, cycle efficiency and exergy analysis.
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Nuclear Heat Removal: Heat conduction and convection in fuel rods and heat exchanger tubes, heat transfer in boilers and condensers, boiler influence on heat transport system, boiler swelling and shrinking, boiler level control, condenser performance.
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Steam Turbine Operation: Turbine configuration, impulse and reaction blading, blade velocity diagrams, turbine seals and sealing systems, moisture in turbines, part load operation, back pressure effects, thermal effects and turbine governing.
Course Schedule (subject to change)
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Module 1 Thermodynamic Cycles
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Module 2 Nuclear Heat Removal
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Module 3 Steam Turbine Operation
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Final Exam
- M.M. El-Wakil “Powerplant Technology” McGraw-Hill 1984, TK1001.E39, ISBN 0-07-019288-X
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M.M. El-Wakil “Nuclear Heat Transport” American Nuclear Society 1971, 1978, 1993, ISBN 0-89448-014-6
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