Module Descriptors
POWERPLANTS
MECH60258
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 6
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Tarik Al-Shemmeri
Email: T.T.Al-Shemmeri@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- ASSIGNMENT weighted at 30%
- EXAMINATION - UNSEEN IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 70%
Module Details
Module Additional Assessment Details
1 assignment based on a field trip to a power station maximum 2000 words (30%) which will assess Learning Outcome 4.
1 examination, 2 hours (70%) which will assess Learning outcomes 1,2 and 3.
1 examination, 2 hours (70%) which will assess Learning outcomes 1,2 and 3.
Module Indicative Content
1. Principles of steam generation, Steam turbines, Condensers, Feed pumps, Steam Boilers.
2. Ideal power generation cycles, Caront Principle, isentropic processes.
3. Modifications to ideal cycles to improve efficiency.
4. Ideal gas turbine cycles, Brayton cycle.
5. Improved gas turbine cycles, multi compression, multi expansion and heat recovery cycles.
6. Cogeneration (CHP) plants, Electricity and Thermal Energy plants.
2. Ideal power generation cycles, Caront Principle, isentropic processes.
3. Modifications to ideal cycles to improve efficiency.
4. Ideal gas turbine cycles, Brayton cycle.
5. Improved gas turbine cycles, multi compression, multi expansion and heat recovery cycles.
6. Cogeneration (CHP) plants, Electricity and Thermal Energy plants.
Module Learning Strategies
2 hours per week, lectures and tutorials.
Practical 1 hour per week.
Practical 1 hour per week.
Module Resources
The facilities in the Beacon laboratories.
Computer laboratories.
Site Visit to Rugeley Powerstation (to be arranged by tutor).
Computer laboratories.
Site Visit to Rugeley Powerstation (to be arranged by tutor).
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None.
Module Texts
1. Thermodynamics, An Engineering Approach, Y A Cengel and M A Boles, McGraw-Hill, 1994, 0-07-113249-X.
2. Fundamental Engineering Thermodynamics, D Dunn, 2001, Longman, ISBN 0-582-43217-0.
2. Fundamental Engineering Thermodynamics, D Dunn, 2001, Longman, ISBN 0-582-43217-0.