Course: Design of modern power machines

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Course title Design of modern power machines
Course code KKE/KES
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kluibr Vladimír, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Introduction, steam boilers - basic parts of combustion equipment, combustion chambers, types of steam boilers, efficiency of steam boilers 2. Steam turbines - classification, basic types of steam turbines 3. Steam turbines - construction 4. Fans, compressors 5. Gas turbines 6. Pumps 7. Water turbines 8. Principle of fission, construction of the reactor core, safety of nuclear power plants 9. Types of nuclear reactors, radioactivity, management of nuclear waste 10. Nuclear reactors IV. generation, thermonuclear fusion 11. Wind energy 12. Solar energy 13. Internal combustion engines

Learning activities and teaching methods
One-to-One tutorial, Lecture, Practicum, Field trip
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 35 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 17 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to describe and explain basic physical phenomena
to describe and explain the properties of basic mechanical components
to utilize theoretical knowledge in the field of thermodynamics
Skills
to solve simple problems in the field of thermodynamics
to read and interpret technical drawings of components or simple assemblies
to select the optimal solution variant
Competences
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to describe and explain the basic layout of steam boilers
to determine and describe the structural layout of steam and combustion turbines
to characterize the basic types of compressors, pumps, and water turbines, and define their properties
to describe and explain the operating principle of the primary circuit of a nuclear power plant
to describe the use of renewable energy sources and characterize their advantages and disadvantages
Skills
to distinguish the suitability of using machines and equipment in a given energy sector
to select the type of control for a specific energy machine
to draw and describe the cycle diagrams of selected energy machines and devices
to calculate thermodynamic cycles used in the energy sector (Rankine - Clausius, Ericsson - Brayton)
to draw basic diagrams of coal and nuclear power plants
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
One-to-One tutorial
Field trip
Skills
Practicum
One-to-One tutorial
assessment methods
Knowledge
Written exam
Skills
Oral exam
Recommended literature
  • Kadrnožka, Jaroslav. Tepelné turbíny a turbokompresory. [1], Základy teorie a výpočtů. Vyd. 1. Brno : Akademické nakladatelství CERM, 2004. ISBN 80-7204-346-3.
  • Kemka, Vladislav. Stavba a provoz strojů : stroje a zařízení : pro SPŠ strojní. Vyd. 1. Praha : Informatorium, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7333-075-0.
  • Ladislav Krajíc. Parní turbíny a příslušenství. Západočeská univerzita, 2017. ISBN 978-80-261-0731-6.
  • Pavel Banáš. Fyzika IV, 2. díl (Jaderná fyzika). Prodos, 2018. ISBN 978-80-7230-390-8.
  • Slavomír Entler, Ondřej Ficker, Josef Havlíček, Jan Horáček, Martin Hron, Jan Mlynář, Radomír Pánek, Milan Řípa, Jan Stöckel, Jozef Varju, Vladimír Weinzettl. Budoucnost energetiky: Jaderná fúze. AV ČR, 2019. ISBN 978-80-270-6057-3.


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