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Course description
Department/Unit / Abbreviation
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KKE
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ATCA
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Title
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Advanced Thermodynamic Cycles
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Form of course completion
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Exam
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Form of course completion
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Exam
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Accredited / Credits
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Yes,
4
Cred.
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Type of completion
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Combined
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Type of completion
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Combined
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Time requirements
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Lecture
2
[Hours/Week]
Tutorial
2
[Hours/Week]
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Course credit prior to examination
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Yes
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Course credit prior to examination
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Yes
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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Yes in the case of a previous evaluation 4 nebo nic.
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Included in study average
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YES
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Language of instruction
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English
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Occ/max
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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Yes in the case of a previous evaluation 4 nebo nic.
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Summer semester
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0 / -
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0 / -
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0 / -
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Included in study average
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YES
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Winter semester
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0 / -
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0 / -
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0 / -
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Timetable
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Yes
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Semester taught
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Winter semester
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Semester taught
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Winter semester
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Minimum (B + C) students
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10
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Optional course |
Yes
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Optional course
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Yes
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Language of instruction
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English
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Internship duration
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0
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No. of hours of on-premise lessons |
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Evaluation scale |
1|2|3|4 |
Periodicity |
každý rok
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Evaluation scale for credit before examination |
S|N |
Periodicita upřesnění |
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Fundamental course |
No
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Evaluation scale |
1|2|3|4 |
Evaluation scale for credit before examination |
S|N |
Substituted course
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KKE/NPPA
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Preclusive courses
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N/A
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Prerequisite courses
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N/A
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Informally recommended courses
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N/A
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Courses depending on this Course
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N/A
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Histogram of students' grades over the years:
Graphic PNG
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XLS
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Course objectives:
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1. Provide theory and application of combined heat cycles with non-standard and multiple cycle media (combined cycles, integrated gasification cycles, steam-injected combined cycles, supercritical CO2 cycles, Organic Rankine Cycles) and cycles of nuclear power stations of IV. Generation.
2. Understand application examples of Advanced Thermodynamic Cycles (desalination, solar thermal plants, cogeneration and trigeneration).
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Requirements on student
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Continuous assessment: fulfilment of test requirements
Final assessment: oral examination
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Content
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Type of classes - LECTURES
1 Combined cycle power plants (CCPP) - basic concepts.
2 Combined cycle power plants (CCPP) - particularities of the used equipment
3 CCPP with integrated coal gasification (IGCC).
4 Closed cycle gas turbine (CCGT) with helium, argon, nitrogen and supercritical CO2.
5 Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC), Kalina cycle.
6 Cogeneration, trigeneration cycles.
7 Thermodynamic cycles used for refurbishment of existing coal power plants into CCPP.
8 Thermodynamic cycles used for sea water desalination.
9 Thermodynamic cycles used in concentrated solar power plants (CSP).
10 Thermodynamic cycles used in IV. generation nuclear power plants.
Type of classes - TUTORIALS
1 Combined cycle and HRSG design calculations (Excel).
2 IGCC (integrated coal gasification cycle) analysis (Thermoflow).
3 Wet Compression - GT cycle calculation (Thermoflow).
4 Closed Brayton Cycle calculation with various media (He, Ar, N2) (Thermoflow).
5 ORC calculation for geothermal application (Thermoflow).
6 Cogeneration plant cycle analyses (Thermoflow).
7 Calculation of organic media state diagrams (Excel & CoolProp).
8 Desalination plant analyses (Thermoflow).
9 Solar thermal plant analyses (Thermoflow).
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Activities
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Fields of study
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Guarantors and lecturers
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Literature
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Basic:
Dostál, V., Driscoll, M.J., Hejzlar, P. A Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Cycle for Next Generation Nuclear Reactors. MIT, Dept. of Nuclear Engineering, 2004.
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Basic:
Horlock, John Harold. Advanced Gas Turbine Cycles. Oxford, 2003. ISBN 0-08-044273-0.
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Basic:
Al-Alshaikh, Abdullah, A. Comparison between MSF & MED Desalination Technologies. The 2nd Saudi International Water Technology Conference, 2014.
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Basic:
Quoilin, Sylvain a Lemort, Vincent. Technological and Economical Survey of Organic Rankine Cycle. Thermodynamics Laboratory University of Li?ge, 2009.
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Recommended:
U.S. DOE Nuclear Research Advisory Committee and the Generation IV International Forum, A Technology Roadmap for Generation IV Nuclear Energy Systems. 2002.
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On-line library catalogues
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Time requirements
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All forms of study
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Activities
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Time requirements for activity [h]
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Preparation for an examination (30-60)
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60
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Contact hours
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56
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Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40)
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40
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Total
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156
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Prerequisites
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Knowledge - students are expected to possess the following knowledge before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
1. Fundamentals of thermodynamics and heat transfer.
2. Be able to explain the theory of power generating cycles (Rankine, Brayton).
3. Orientation in enthalpy-entropy diagram of H2O and application of the knowledge on other cycle media.
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Skills - students are expected to possess the following skills before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
1. Ability to work with Excel
2. Ability of individual work and collaboration in a group.
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Competences - students are expected to possess the following competences before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
N/A |
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Learning outcomes
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Knowledge - knowledge resulting from the course: |
Knowledge of design and calculation of cycles and equipment with multiple working media (combined cycles)
Knowledge of the particularities of design and off-design operation of combined cycles. Description of equipment used for combined cycles. CCPP with integrated coal gasification (IGCC)
Knowledge of design, calculation and of cycles with non-standard media (e.g. helium closed gas cycles, supercritical CO2 cycles, organic fluid cycles)
Knowledge of cogeneration and trigeneration and their application
Knowledge of advanced cycle application examples in state-of-art technologies (desalination, solar thermal plants, combined heating plants, nuclear power stations of the IV. Generation).
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Skills - skills resulting from the course: |
Ability to perform thermal cycle calculations with suitable SW tools (Excel & Thermoflow).
Ability to predict the future development of the advanced technologies of power generation equipment.
Ability to present the advanced technologies of power generation equipment to both specialists and non-specialists. |
Competences - competences resulting from the course: |
N/A |
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Assessment methods
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Knowledge - knowledge achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Oral exam |
Skills - skills achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Written exam |
Competences - competence achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Continuous assessment |
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Teaching methods
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Knowledge - the following training methods are used to achieve the required knowledge: |
Lecture |
Practicum |
Skills - the following training methods are used to achieve the required skills: |
Practicum |
Competences - the following training methods are used to achieve the required competences: |
Students' portfolio |
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