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Course Catalog 01/02


Mechanical Engineering

MTM044 Energy Plant and Systems Engineering 6.0 ECTS credits

TIMEPERIOD:
Q II

LANGUAGE:English/Swedish

EXAMINER
Björn Kjellström Prof


PREREQUISITES


COURSE AIM
To give an overview of the elements of energy systems engineering and possible process alternatives for generation of electricity, process heat and hot water for district heating, to give understanding of process limitations for different types of conversion processes, to give ability to carry out heat balance calculations for thermal processes, estimate the capital investment and annual costs for energy plants and estimate the supply reliability of an energy system.

CONTENTS
Lectures: The energy situation in Sweden and globally. The course of an energy project. Load estimation and load planning. Different types of costs. Estimation of the capital investment. Load sharing between several units. Reliability engineering. Elements and limitations of steam power plants, gas turbine power plants and combined power plants. Computerized Heat balance calculations and process optimization. Environmental impacts from the energy system.
Project study: An actual case study for a thermal power plant. New project selected each year.

TEACHING
Project task in groups with supporting lectures.

EXAMINATION
Oral presentation of written project task report. Written test for higher ranking.
COURSE GRADE SCALE: U, 3, 4, 5

ITEMS/CREDITS
Study visit 0.30ECTS
Written exam 0.00ECTS
Project work 5.70ECTS

COURSE LITERATURE
Lecture notes in English.


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Valid for the academic year 01/02.

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