Advanced Thermal Power Generation

After participating in this course, you will be able to:

• Understand the fundamentals and facts of power generation in various forms
• Gain knowledge about the typical gas turbine and steam turbines and their energy cycles, operating principles, and functionality
• Understand cogeneration and combined cycle plants
• Understand the cost and environmental considerations of commercial power generation
• Understand sustainable power generation technologies, including solar, geothermal, and tidal

Description
This course covers the fundamentals of thermal power generation, including how gas and steam turbines work. Then, how, by the nature of their operational properties, we can benefit from combining their cycles is discussed.

The subjects of cogeneration and combined cycle plants are discussed in detail, emphasizing economic considerations and environmental impact. Sustainable power generation technologies, including solar, geothermal, and tidal power, are discussed in detail.

Who Should Attend
Those involved in power generation:
design engineers • facility engineers • engineering consultants • managers working in utility companies • power generation operators • utility companies technical personnel 

Introduction to Thermal Power Generation

Review of Key Thermodynamic Concepts

Vapour Power Plants

• The Rankine cycle
• Superheating, ideal reheating
• Irreversabilities
• Regeneration

Cogeneration

Gas Turbines

• The Brayton cycle
• Reheat, regeneration, intercooling

Combined Cycles

Steam Generation from Combustion

The Inner Workings of The Steam Turbine

• The impulse principle
• The velocity diagram for steam turbines
• Impulse turbines
• Reaction turbines
• Gas turbines

Solar Power

Geothermal Power

Tidal Power

Health and Safety Considerations