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2022-2023 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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PPTC 210 - Gas Turbines
PREREQUISITES: PPTC 101 - Power Plant Fundamentals .
PROGRAM: Energy Technology
CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
LECTURE HOURS MIN: 2
LAB HOURS MIN: 2
DATE OF LAST REVISION: Spring, 2019
Introduces the student to combined-cycle gas and steam turbine power plants. It includes information on system layout, controls, operation, and maintenance.
MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of this course the student will be expected to:
- List the major industrial applications of gas and steam turbine power plants.
- Describe the thermodynamic principles of combined-cycle plants.
- Identify the major components of combined-cycle plants.
- Describe the methods of controlling combined-cycle plants.
- Analyze the operating performance of combined-cycle plants.
- Describe the environmental issues associated with combined-cycle plants.
- Recognize typical layouts of existing combined-cycle plants.
COURSE CONTENT: Topical areas of study include -
- The electricity market
- Thermodynamic principles of the combined-cycle plant
- Combined-cycle concepts
- Applications of combined-cycles
- Components
- Control and automation
- Operating and part load behavior
- Environmental considerations
- Development trends
- Some typical combined-cycle plants
Course Addendum - Syllabus (Click to expand)
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