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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Engineering : Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

436-455 Power Generation Systems

Credit Points:

7.1

Coordinator:

Professor H. C. Watson

Timetable:

Semester 2

Contact:

26 hours of lectures and 13 hours of practice classes

Objectives:

On completion students should be able to analyse and design a range of energy process or utilisation equipment and to appreciate the directions in which the technology will evolve for improved performance and/or operating economics and environmental impact.

Content:

Class to select 5 topics from:

  • Steam Turbines, boiler design and control characteristics. Cycle optimisation. Economics of plant operation.

  • Gas Turbines, Cycle performance. Stationary and aircraft gas turbines. Working fluids in open and closed operation. Component matching on and off design.

  • IC Engines, ideal and fuel-air cycles. Characteristics of spark-ignition and diesel engines. Advanced engine simulation. Abnormal combustion.

  • Solar Energy, absorptivity and transmissivity, selective surfaces and surface treatments. Thermal performance of collectors. Cost analyses.

  • Turbocharging. Compressor and turbine characteristics. Transient turbine performance. Turbocharger-engine matching.

Assessment:

A 90 minute end of semester examination and practical work to a maximum of 5000 words or equivalent.
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