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Thermal Power Systems

Course Code :
MPR 355
Level :
Undergraduate
Course Hours :
3.00 Hours
Department :
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Instructor information :

Area of Study :

This course aims to: • Enrich the student Understanding about fundamentals of Thermal Power Systems • Prepare the student to apply the fundamental principles of Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics • Train the student to Explore the fundamental principles of Heat Engines through analysis and experimentation • Develop the student skills for analyzing engines data and working in teams • Train the student to share ideas and work in a team.

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Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
E-mail: [email protected]

Thermal Power Systems

Basic characteristics, analysis and performance of different types of engines and thermal power systems, including: steam power, combined cycles, petrol engines, diesel engines, gas turbines and jet engines. Latest developments in automotive engines technology.

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Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
E-mail: [email protected]

Thermal Power Systems

Course outcomes:

a. Knowledge and Understanding:

1-	Describe conceptual and detailed design of fluid power systems.
2-	Explain the constraints which mechanical power engineers have to judge to reach at an optimum solution for thermal power systems.
3-	Describe basic types of internal combustion engines and vapor power plants.
4-	Identify principles in the field of design of fluid flow, thermodynamics, gas dynamics, turbo- machinery, heat transfer engineering and fundamentals of thermal and fluid processes.

b. Intellectual Skills:

1-	Derive different solution alternatives for the engineering problems in thermal power systems.
2-	Evaluate different power losses.
3-	Analyze the performance of the basic types of internal combustion engines and vapor power plants.

c. Professional and Practical Skills:

1-	Classify different types of internal combustion engines based on different criteria.
2-	Connect engine performance to design parameters, fuels and environmental conditions.

d. General and Transferable Skills:

1-	Write reports in accordance with the standard scientific guidelines.
2-	Use digital libraries and/or Learning systems and demonstrate efficient IT capabilities.

For further information :

Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
E-mail: [email protected]

Thermal Power Systems

Course topics and contents:

Topic	No. of hours	Lecture	Tutorial/Practical
Ideal Air and Gas Power Cycles(Otto Cycle – Petrol Engine)	4	2	2
Ideal Air and Gas Power Cycles(Diesel Engine, Brayton Cycles-Gas Turbine)	8	4	4
Vapor Power Cycles (Basic Rankine and Superheat Cycles) + Midterm Examination 1	8	4	4
Improving Efficiency of Vapor Power Cycles (Reheat, Regeneration and Co-generation)	4	2	2
Improving Efficiency of Vapor Power Cycles (Combined and Binary Cycles)	4	2	2
Actual Cycles, Reheat, Regeneration	8	4	4
Gas Turbines and Jet Propulsion Systems (Jet Propulsion, Modifications to Turbojet Engines, Ramjets) + Mid-term Examination 2	8	4	4
Revision of Basic Principles of Thermodynamics (Definitions, Concepts, Fluid Properties Fundamental Laws)	8	4	4
Operating Characteristics of Reciprocating Engines(Engine Parameters, Efficiencies, Emissions and Noise)	8	4	4