Announcements

• This offering of the course is now over. This page is maintained for archival purposes.
• First lecture for the academic year 2004/2005: Saturday, April 9, 2005, 8:15AM at the Skills Training Centre. Classroom 1-10 (first floor). See the schedule below.
• The Skills Training Centre is located at 1610 Champlain Avenue, Whitby, Ontario. See Durham College map and driving directions . The Skills Training Centre is identified as (3) on the map. See the first floor building layout (pdf 198kb).
• Some photos of the 2005 session.
• Final exam: May 21st, 2005, Skills Training Centre. Classroom 1-10 (first floor) 9AM.
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Course Description:

Theoretical and practical analysis of the following with particular reference to CANDU plants.

• Thermodynamic Cycles: Nuclear versus conventional steam cycles, regenerative feedwater heating, moisture separation and reheating, tubine expansion lines, heat balance diagrams, available energy, cycle efficiency and exergy analysis.
• Nuclear Heat Removal: Heat conduction and convection in fuel rods and heat exchanger tubes, heat transfer in boilers and condensers, boiler influence on heat transport system, boiler swelling and shrinking, boiler level control, condenser performance.
• Steam Turbine Operation: Turbine configuration, impulse and reaction blading, blade velocity diagrams, turbine seals and sealing systems, moisture in turbines, part load operation, back pressure effects, thermal effects and turbine governing.

Prerequisite: Registration in the UNENE Joint M. Eng. Program
Lecturer: Robin Chaplin, contact information

Course Outline (doc 48kb)

Course Schedule

• Module 1 Thermodynamic Cycles: April 9-10, 2005 (Saturday and Sunday)
• Module 2 Nuclear Heat Removal: April 23-24, 2005 (Saturday and Sunday)
• Module 3 Steam Turbine Operation: May 7-8, 2005 (Saturday and Sunday)
• Final Exam: May 21, 2005(Saturday)

Course Text

• [These course notes are password protected. You will need to register in the course and contact the instructor to receive the password.]
• Prerequisite reading
  • Thermodynamics (pdf 341kb)
  • Fluids (pdf 206kb)
  • Steam Tables and Charts (pdf 265kb) - the use of Steam Tables and basic theory of their structure.
  • Steam Tables Excerpt (pdf 900kb)
• Module 1 Thermodynamic Cycles
  • Table of Contents and Acknowledgement (pdf 1.9Mb)
  • Thermodynamic Theory (pdf 1.6Mb)
  • Power Plant Steam Cycle Theory (pdf 2.6Mb)
  • Exergy Analysis (pdf 3.0Mb)
• Module 2 Nuclear Heat Removal
  • Table of Contents and Acknowledgement (pdf 1.9Mb)
  • Thermal Fluid Theory (pdf 1.6Mb)
  • Nuclear Reactor Heat Removal (pdf 690kb)
  • Nuclear Reactor Steam Generation (pdf 1.2Mb)
  • Steam Turbine Steam System (pdf 3.0Mb)
• Module 3 Steam Turbine Operation
  • Table of Contents and Acknowledgement (pdf 1.9Mb)
  • Steam Turbine Impulse and Reaction Blading (pdf 2.5Mb)
  • Steam Turbine Components and Systems (pdf 7.8Mb)
  • Steam Turbine Operational Aspects (pdf 8.0Mb)
• Question Bank
  • Contents (pdf 172kb)
  • Thermodynamics (pdf 1.3Mb)
  • Heat Removal (pdf 1.4Mb)
  • Turbine Operation (pdf 1.1Mb)
  • Answers to problems - Sections T, R, D (pdf 411kb) as of 2005.05.17
• Exam examples
  • Sample 1, May 2, 2005 (pdf 980kb)

Lecture Slides

• Module 1
  • Lecture 0 - Cover Page + Thermodynamics (32 pages, pdf 633kb)
  • Lecture 1 - Complex Rankine Cycles (63 pages, pdf 2.1Mb)
  • Lecture 2 - Plant Efficiencies (4 pages, pdf 109kb)
  • Lecture 3 - Available Energy (12 pages, pdf 214kb)
  • Lecture 4 - Heat Exchangers (25 pages, pdf 951kb)
  • Lecture 5 - Availability (45 pages, pdf 902kb)
  • Lecture 6 - Energy and Exergy (71 pages, pdf 31.0Mb)
• Module 2
  • Lecture A - Introduction to Nuclear Reactors (26 pages, pdf 426kb)
  • Lecture AA - Nuclear Reactor Heat Transfer (21 pages, pdf 842kb)
  • Lecture B - Heat Conduction in Reactor Fuel Elements (46 pages, pdf 960kb)
  • Lecture C - Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow (25 pages, pdf 726kb)
  • Lecture CA - Heat Exchangers (20 pages, pdf 457kb)
  • Lecture CB - Two-Phase Flow (44pages, pdf 948kb)
  • Lecture D - Heat Transfer with Phase Change (Boilers) (39 pages, pdf 1.35Mb)
  • Lecture DA - Heat Transfer with Phase Change (Condensers) (23 pages, pdf 407kb)
• Module 3
  • Lecture 0 - Introduction - Momentum Theory (pdf 468kb)
  • Lecture 1 - Impulse and Reaction - Principles (pdf 981kb)
  • Lecture 2 - Impulse and Reaction - Stage Design (pdf 176kb)
  • Lecture 3 - Turbine Design - Casings and Rotors (pdf 2.3Mb)
  • Lecture 4 - Turbine Design - Blading (pdf 1.1Mb)
  • Lecture 5 - Turbine Design - Seals (pdf 1.0Mb)
  • Lecture 6 - Turbine Design - Bearings (pdf 406kb)
  • Lecture 7 - Turbine Operation - Moisture Effects (pdf 889kb)
  • Lecture 8 - Turbine Operation - Part Load Operation (pdf 286kb)
  • Lecture 9 - Turbine Operation - Back Pressure Effects (pdf 600kb)
  • Lecture 10 - Turbine Operation - Thermal Effects (pdf kb)

Reference Information

• See the Downloads page for engineering software and compilers, etc., including steam tables.
• The following two text books are useful as references for some of the course material to give additional insight into plant technology.  They should be available at your local technical library
  • M.M. El-Wakil "Powerplant Technology" McGraw-Hill 1984, TK1001.E39, ISBN 0-07-019288-X
  • M.M. El-Wakil "Nuclear Heat Transport" American Nuclear Society 1971, 1978, 1993, ISBN 0-89448-014-6
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