Conventional Heat Generation

UNIT 1. INTRODUCTION TO THERMODYNAMICS. FUELS. THE STEAM POWER PLANT 1. Introduction to thermodynamics 2. Fuels and combustion 3. The steam power plant (I). The regenerative Rankine cycle 4. The steam power plant (II). General layout. Main equipment 5. Types of steam power plants UNIT 2. GAS TURBINE POWER PLANTS 1. The gas turbine. The Brayton cycle 2. Types of gas turbines. Parts of the gas turbine. Technologists 3. Simple-cycle power plants 4. Combined-cycle power plants 5. General arrangement of a combined-cycle power plant. Components UNIT 3. DIESEL ENGINE POWER PLANTS. CURRENT STATUS AND OUTLOOK OF CONVENTIONAL THERMAL GENERATION 1. The internal combustion engine. The Otto cycle and the Diesel cycle 2. The diesel engine. Types. Technologists 3. The engine power plant. Types and configurations 4. General layout and components 5. Current status and future prospects of conventional thermal power generation UNIT 4. NUCLEAR ENERGY 1. Basic concepts of nuclear energy 2. Fundamentals of nuclear technology 3. Conventional nuclear power plants 4. Safety and radiation protection in nuclear power plants 5. The role of nuclear energy in the transition to decarbonization