Electrical Energy Production

Energy conversion in classic hydro power plants, basics of hydrodynamics, basics of turbines operation, water turbine technical characteristics regarding construction and operation, turbine control, other equipment, river energy potential, efficiency.

Energy conversion in classic thermal power plants, basics of thermodynamics, efficiency of heat conversion to mechanical energy, characteristics of steam and gas turbines, effect to the environment, recent methods for reduction of emissions from thermal power plants, other equipment.

Energy conversion in nuclear power plants, physics of chain reaction, mechanisms of maintaining the chain reaction in the reactor, structure and characteristics of the most applicable types of nuclear reactors, radiological protection, nuclear waste.

Student will learn basic phenomena of energy conversions to electric energy with classic technology and with alternative sources of energy. Student will be capable to assess energy potentials regarding their conversion technologies into electric energy. Student will learn structure and functions of components and their interactions within conventional power plants and within alternative power sources.

Lectures and exercises.