SYEN 5381 - Thermal and Fluid System Design

Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.

Overview of fossil fuel, nuclear and renewable-energy power plants, the Rankine cycle, fossil fuel steam generators, fuels and combustion, pumps and turbines, the condensate-feed-water system, the circulating-water system, gas turbine and combined cycles, principles of nuclear energy, nuclear reactors and power plants, geothermal energy, solar energy, wind energy, energy from the oceans, energy storage and fuel cells, environmental aspects of power generation.

Prerequisites: SYEN 4379 or consent of the instructor.