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Lecturer(s)
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Kopecký Aleš, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
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Janata Tomasz, Ing.
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Course content
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Topics of lectures according to weeks : 1. Introduction, history of power plants 2. Fossil fuels, basic characteristics of fuels, nuclear fuels, renewable sources of energy 3. Basic types of thermal power plants, condensing power plants, heating and power plants, power plants with gas turbines and combined cycle power plants ( basic layouts and diagrams, locating new power plants ) 4. Transport of fuels to classical and nuclear power plants, basic principles of cooling systems, transport of ash from power plants 5. Design phases, investment plants, design documentation, impact of ecological legislation on design, design documentation law 6. Auxiliary units for power plants : water treatment plants, condensate treatment plants, water pumping stations basic principles of cooling systems 7. Boiler houses, fuel preparation, mills, coal bunkers, air fans, flue gas fans, flue gas ducts, chimneys 8. Thermal treatment of feed water, feed water tanks, feed water pump stations 9. Turbine islands with condensers, LP and HP heaters, condensate pumps, vacuum pumps 10.Piping network in power plants, main steam piping, feed water piping, cooling water piping, basic piping components, valves and fittings, thermal insulation, anticorrosion coating 11.Operation of power plants, energy consumption characteristics, starting and shut-down cycles of power plant blocks, planning and organization of overhauls 12. Air pollution from power plants, reduction of toxic substances ( flying ash, SOx, NOx, COx pollutants ) produced during fossil fuel combustion, solid and liquid waste from power plants 13. Generation costs of electric energy produced in power plants and power and heating plants and heating plants
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Practicum
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 60 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 50 hours per semester
- Preparation for formative assessments (2-20)
- 20 hours per semester
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| Knowledge |
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| indepently use teoretical fundamentals from branch of fluid mechanics, thermomechanics, mechanics of solids bodies, elasticity and strenght of materials for solution and design real technological equipments |
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| to aplicate gained knoledges from from branch of fluid mechanics, thermomechanics, mechanics of solids bodies, elasticity and strenght of materials in the practice for for solution and design real technological equipments |
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| learning outcomes |
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| to describe and explain basic diagrams and disposal solution main production block of classic and nuclear power stations and too other auxiliary units for power plants |
| to describe and explain various phases of project from the proposal to realization on the site |
| to know in the project documentation of all levels |
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| to design optimal solution of power plant for given locality and according to recuirments of customer |
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| Oral exam |
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| Test |
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| Oral exam |
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Recommended literature
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Kadrnožka. Projektování tepelných elektráren. Praha, 1985.
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Vilimec, Ladislav. Řízení a regulace energetických zařízení. 1. vyd. Ostrava : VŠB - Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2008. ISBN 978-80-248-1853-5.
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Willenbrock, Jack H.; Thomas, Randolph H. Planning, engineering, and construction of electric power generation facilities. New York : John Wiley & Sons, 1980. ISBN 0-471-03808-3.
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