Duration
24h Th, 24h Pr, 12h Proj.
Number of credits
| Master of Science (MSc) in Electromechanical Engineering | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course introduces the basic principles of operation, thermodynamic modelisation and optimization of thermal power cycles used nowadays for electricity production from fossil, nuclear and some renewable fuels. Certain economic aspects such as the calculation of the cost of electricity are considered. The course is organized as follows:
1) Basic principles of thermodynamic analysis of steam and gas power cycles,
2) Gas turbine technologies,
3) Optimization of gas/steam combined cycles,
4) Advanced coal plants: supercritical plants and integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC),
5) Cogeneration,
6) Fuel use
7) Carbon capture and storage technologies,
8) Economic aspects
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of the course, the student masters the techniques of modelization for the components used in steam, gas and combined power cycles. The modelization of losses and irrevesibilities as well as the off-design behavior are also considered.
The student is able to integrate these different components and to optimize their characteristics so as to maximize the cycle efficiency. The student has also learned to embed into the analysis the trade-off between operation costs and capital costs as well as the environmental constraints.
The concept of matching the energy production to the consumption and his influence on the cost of energy is also emphasized to the students.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
The course makes use of some concepts introduced in the course « Applied Thermodynamics and Introduction to Heat Engines » (MECA0002-1). The student should be familiar with the concepts derived from the first and second law of Thermodynamic and their applications to open systems in steady-state regime.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The course is based on both theory sessions (30h) and exercise sessions (30h).
- The general concepts and their formal expression are exposed during the theory sessions. Theoretical analysis is discussed and illustrated using practical applications from the industry.
- During the exercise sessions, the students are invited to practice the techniques introduced during the theory sessions allowing the students to cope with design and optimization of power cycles in the frame of pre-studies.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face learning (4 hours per week at the second semester)
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
Recommended or required readings
Slides are available for theory and exercise sessions.
Assessment methods and criteria
Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.
A written test is organized for the exercise and an oral test for the theory.
The global evaluation is obtained by weighting the evaluation of the written test (60%) qnd the oral test (40%).
The second session exam consists in one unique test covering all topics.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
This course is given by Profs. Pierre Dewallef and Angélique Léonard. Parts related to power plants are teached by Pierre Dewallef while the fuel use and CO2 capture are covered by Angélique Léonard.
Contacts
Pierre DEWALLEF
Laboratoire de Thermodynamique, B49
tél : +32 (0)4 366 99 95
p.dewallef@ulg.ac.be
Prof. Angélique LEONARD
Dpt of Chemical Engineering
PEPs - Products, Environment, and Processes
Quartier Agora
Institut de Physique, B5a, Bureau 1/51
Tél. 04/366.44.36
A.Leonard@uliege.be