Course name : Ecology in Power Engineering Course code : KKE/EKENumber of contact hours/week : 3 (lecture) + 1 (seminar)

2 (self-study)Course guarantor : Ing. Vladimír KřenekRequirements for the successful completion of the course :Continuous assessment : individual assignmentsFinal assessment : oral examination

Topics of lectures according to weeks :1. Power engineering and ecology (relation between gaining, converting and utilizing energy and

the environment)2. Air pollution, air protection legislation (laws and regulations); emission and ambient air quality

limits 3. Combustion process, SOx, NOx, COx arising from the combustion of fuels, combustion

stoichiometry4. Elimination of sulphur from fossil fuels before combustion, gasification of fuels, reduction of

sulphur oxides from flue gas by means of nonregenerative and regenerative methods5. Elimination and reduction of nitrogen oxides, primary and secondary methods, combined

processes of reducing SOx, NOx, in power engineering systems, methods of reduction of CO2 emissions into ambient air, combined cycle, power and heating plants

6. Nature preservation and landscape protection, building law and assessment of the environmental impact of power plants

7. Utilization of renewable energy sources, fuel cells8. Noise and noise reduction in technical practice9. Storage and disposal of nuclear waste, basic principles of radiation protection10. Waste water from power plants, classification of waste and industry water, elimination

of contamination, waste water treatment plants11. Measuring and calculation of pollution concentration in the ground layer of the atmosphere12. Separation of solid air pollutants, separators, filters, removal of slag from the combustion

chamber13. Solid waste from power plants, waste classification, municipal, special and dangerous waste

Topics of seminars according to weeks :1. Calculation of emissions from power plants and determination of ambient air quality limits 2. Visit to the power plant “ Plzeňská teplárenská – ELU III “ (emission control and system of

sulphur and nitrogen oxide reduction)3. Visit to the power plant “ Plzeňská teplárenská – ELU III “ (emission control and system of

sulphur and nitrogen oxide reduction)4. Visit to the power plant “ Plzeňská teplárenská – ELU III “ (emission control and system of

sulphur and nitrogen oxide reduction)5. Visit to the Automatic Imission Monitoring plant (Pražská street)6. Visit to the municipal water treatment plant (or waste water treatment plant)7. Visit to the municipal water treatment plant (or waste water treatment plant)8. Calculation of noise level and noise reduction in technical practice9. Calculation of the once-through water cooling system and cooling by means of cooling towers10. Calculation of admissible contamination for oil waste water, potable water and industry water11. Calculation of chimney height, dispersion study12. Calculation of ash disposal area for a 500 MW power plant13. Test

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List of literature: [ 1 ] Mark Z. Jacobson : Atmospheric Pollution ( history, science and regulation ),

Cambridge University Press 2002, ISBN 0-521-81171-6[ 2 ] James A. Fay, Dan S. Golomb : Energy and the Environment ,

Cambridge University Press 2002, ISBN 0-19-515092-9[ 3 ] M. Rashid Khan : Conversion and utilisation of waste materials,

Taylor & Francis 1997, ISBN 1-56032-382-5[ 4 ] Velma I. Grover, Vaneeta Kaur Grover, Wiliam Hogland :

Recovering Energy from Waste,SCIENCE PUBLISHERS, Inc., New Hampshire, ISBN 1-57808-200-5

[ 5 ] Robert F. Hickey, Gretchen Smith : Biotechnology in Industrial Waste Treatment andBioremediation, CRC Press, Inc., 1996, ISBN 0-87371-916-6

[ 6 ] Mukund R. Patel : Wind and Solar Power Systems,New York 1994, ISBN 1-67395-217-6

[ 7 ] J. H. Horlock : Combined Power Plants, including Combined Cycle Gas Turbine Plants, London, Springer-Verlag 1997, ISBN 0-52302-719-5

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Course name: Solar and Wind EnergyCourse code: KKE/ESVNumber of contact hours/week: 3 (lecture) + 1 (seminar)

2 (self-study)Course guarantor: Ing. Petr KonášRequirements for the successful completion of the course:Continuous assessment: fulfilment of test requirementsFinal assessment: combined examination (oral and written)

Topics of lectures according to weeks:1. History of solar energy utilization, solar thermonuclear reaction2. Solar radiation and its consequences for life on Earth, transfer of solar energy3. Advantages and disadvantages of solar energy 4. Solar energy utilization5. Solar collectors6. Design of solar heating systems7. Storage of solar energy8. Wind as a source of energy9. Energy characteristics of wind 10. Principles of wind energy conversion11. Classification of wind motors12. Design of wind motors, accessories13. Storage of wind energy

Topics of seminars according to weeks:In the seminars students use the knowledge gained in the lectures in solving practical problems.The seminars are organized in the same chronological order as the lectures.

List of literature:[1] Schmid, J., Palz, W.: European Wind Energy Technologies, vol. 3, series G, Dordrecht 1986 [2] Musgrowe, P.: Wind Energy Conversion, Cambridge-London, 1985[3] Jacob, M.: Heat Transfer, Vol. I, II, New York, London, 1957[4] Braasch, R. H..: The design, construction, testing and manufacturing of vertical axis wind turbine, Wind Energy Systems I, Amsterdam, 1978[5] Tabor, H..: Selective Surfaces for Solar Collector, ASHRAE, New York, 1967[6] Wesely, M. L., Lipschutz, R. G.: Solar Energy, Vol. 18, No 5, 1976

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Course name : Energy Utilization and Waste Disposal Course code : KKE/EVONumber of contact hours/week : 3 (lecture) + 1 (seminar)

2 (self-study)Course guarantor: Ing. Vladimír KřenekRequirements for the successful completion of the course :Continuous assessment : individual assignmentsFinal assessment : oral examination

Topics of lectures according to weeks :1. Introduction, waste classification, waste disposal history2. Basic properties of waste, taking of samples, quantity, types and composition of waste3. Handling of waste, methods of solid waste collection4. Transport of solid waste, conditions of solid waste transport5. Waste utilization and disposal, waste composting6. Dumping of solid waste, problems of dumping, methods of dumping control7. Biogas production and utilization for the generation of energy8. Combustion of waste, waste incineration plants, stabilization of the combustion process 9. Pyrolysis, hydrolysis, utilization of heat arising from waste combustion 10. Combined process of waste utilization and disposal11. Utilization of waste from agricultural produce, production of bio oil and rape oil12. Transmutation technology for the conversion and utilization of energy from nuclear waste13. Emissions from waste combustion and methods of purification of flue gas arising from waste combustionTopics of seminars according to weeks :1. Calculation of municipal waste quantity 2. Visit to the municipal waste storage area at Ledce3. Visit to the municipal waste storage area at Ledce4. Visit to the municipal waste storage area at Ledce5. Visit to the incineration plant situated in the teaching hospital at Lochotín6. Visit to the incineration plant situated in the teaching hospital at Lochotín 7. Visit to the incineration plant situated in the teaching hospital at Lochotín8. Calculation and design of a waste disposal area9. Calculation and design of a waste composting area10. Calculation and design of waste incineration plant size11. Calculation of heat produced by waste combustion12. Calculation of emissions arising from waste combustion13. Final test

List of literature:[ 1 ] Mark Z. Jacobson : Atmospheric Pollution (history, science and regulation),

Cambridge University Press 2002, ISBN 0-521-81171-6[ 2 ] James A. Fay, Dan S. Golomb : Energy and the Environment ,

Cambridge University Press 2002, ISBN 0-19-515092-9[ 3 ] M. Rashid Khan : Conversion and utilisation of waste materials,

Taylor & Francis 1997, ISBN 1-56032-382-5[ 4 ] Velma I. Grover, Vaneeta Kaur Grover, Wiliam Hogland: Recovering Energy from Waste,

CIENCE PUBLISHERS, Inc., New Hampshire, ISBN 1-57808-200-5[ 5 ] Robert F. Hickey, Gretchen Smith: Biotechnology in Industrial Waste Treatment and

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Bioremediation, CRC Press, Inc., 1996, ISBN 0-87371-91Course name: HydropowerCourse code: KKE/HENumber of contact hours/week: 2 (lecture) + 2 (seminar)

2 (self-study)Course guarantor: Prof. Ing. Jan Škopek, CSc.Requirements for the successful completion of the course:Continuous assessment: individual assignmentsFinal assessment: combined examination (oral and written)Only those who have successfully met the continuous assessment requirements will be permittedto take the examination.

Topics of lectures according to weeks:1. Introduction; history of developing hydropower in the Czech Republic2. Right to utilize hydropower3. Utilization of primary power sources4. Classification of hydraulic turbines5. Factors affecting operation efficiency6. Preparations for the building or reconstruction of a small hydroelectric power plant (SHPP)7. Procedures for gaining permission to build or reconstruct SHPP8. SHPP design and drawings9. Approval of building plans10. Conditions of electric energy purchase11. SHPP operation and maintenance12. Safety and protection of the health of plant operators13. Future trends in SHPP development, examples

Topics of seminars according to weeks:1. Estimate of maximum annual production of electrical energy2. Calculation of losses in turbine supply piping3. Preliminary specification of main turbine dimensions4. Calculation of main turbine dimensions5. Estimate of the number of turbines in power stations6. Calculation of turbine moving wheels7. Main dimensions of the Pelton turbine8. Calculation of the suction pipe9. Turbine operation under changing conditions in comparison with nominal conditions10. Calculation of the turbine stage velocity triangle11. Calculation of the impulse turbine12. Calculation of the impulse turbine13. Calculation of the Banki turbine

List of literature: [1] Ristinen R.A., Kraushaar J.J.: Energy and the Environment, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New

York,1998

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Course name: Nuclear Power EngineeringCourse code: KKE/JEZNumber of contact hours/week: 3 (lecture) + 1 (seminar)

2 (self-study)Course guarantor: Ing. Petr KonášRequirements for the successful completion of the course:Continuous assessment: fulfilment of test requirementsFinal assessment: combined examination (oral and written)

Topics of lectures according to weeks: 1. Nuclear power reaction (fission, fusion) 2. Fissionable materials; the moderator 3. Nuclear reactor theory; nuclear physics 4. Nuclear safety; heat transfer 5. Nuclear power station design 6. Control and protection systems 7. Pressurized water reactors (PWR) 8. Boiling water reactors (BWR) 9. MAGNOX reactors; advanced gas cooled reactors (AGR)10. Sodium-cooled fast reactors (FBR)11. Ecology of nuclear power reactors12. Fission products13. Radioactive waste, repository of radioactive waste

Topics of seminars according to weeks:In the seminars students use the knowledge gained in the lectures in solving practical problems.The seminars are organized in the same chronological order as the lectures.

List of literature:[1] British Electricity International: Modern Power Station Practice. Nuclear Power Generation (Volume J). Pergamon Press, 1992, ISBN 0-08-040519-3[2] Weinberg, A. M., Wigner, E.P.: The physical theory of neutron chain reactors, Chicago, University Chicago press, 1958[3] Kammash, T.: Fusion reactor physics – principles and technology, Ann Arbor Science Publishers, Ann Arbor, 1975[4] Mc Dowel, M. R. C., Coleman, J. P.: Introduction to the theory of ion-atom collisions, London, North-Holland Publ. Co., 1970[5] Berkurts, K. H., Wirtz, K.: Neutron physics, New York, Springer-Verlag, 1964[6] Bell, G. J., Glasstone, S. : Nuclear reactor theory, Princeton, Van Nostrand Reinhold Co. , 1974 [7] Lottes, P, A. : Nuclear reactor heat transfer, Argonne National Laboratory, ANL-6469, 1961[8] ASME boiler and pressure vessel code, section III – rules for construction of nuclear vessels, New York , American society of mechanical engineers, 1968

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Course name: Compressors, Refrigeration and Pumps Course code: KKE/KCHCNumber of contact hours/week: 3 (lecture) +1 (seminar)

2 (self-study)Course guarantor: Prof. Ing. Radim Mareš, CSc.Requirements for the successful completion of the course:Continuous assessment: fulfilment of test requirementsFinal assessment: combined examination (written and oral)Only those who have successfully met the continuous assessment requirements will be permitted to take the examination.

Topics of lectures according to weeks:1. Definition of compressors; historical review; classification of compressors; fundamentals of the

thermodynamics of gases; compression of wet air2. Thermodynamics of compressors: representation of the theoretical cycle on p-V  and T-s

diagrams; the actual compressor cycle; indicator diagram; compressor work3. Compressors with clearance; volumetric efficiency; influence of the clearance volume upon

compressor work; multistage compression; representation of multistage compression on p-V and T-s diagrams

4. Selection of intermediate pressure; influence of intermediate cooling; determination of the principal dimensions of reciprocating compressors; compressor power efficiency; shaft horse power of compressors

5. Determination of principal dimensions of multistage compressors; piston compressors; vacuum pumps; compressor valves; stuffing boxes and shaft seals; pistons; piston rings

6. Rotary compressors: rotary vane compressors; rolling piston compressors; liquid piston compressors; scroll-compressors; screw compressors; free-piston compressors; Roots blowers; membrane compressors

7. Compressor performance control: capacity control by speed variation; capacity control at constant speed (stop-start control; control by temporary unloading of the suction valves, by closing or throttling the suction line, by by-passing gas from delivery to the suction line, by increasing the clearance volume, by actuation of the valve during each cycle, by the by-pass valve in the cylinder wall, by a combination of the described methods)

8. Refrigeration: introduction and history; examples of application; the vapour compression cycle; energy equation and property diagrams; the simple vapour compression cycle; the vapour compression cycle in T-s and h-s diagrams; coefficient of performance; the actual vapour compression cycle

9. Volumetric behaviour; effect of subcooling and superheating; liquid-suction heat exchangers; volumetric behaviour

10. Two-stage cycles: different cycles; two-stage compression; two-stage throttling; comparative overview; optimum intermediate pressure; refrigerants; properties of refrigerants; refrigerant mixtures; secondary refrigerants

11. Alternative cycles: expansion cycles (Joule cycle; Hilsch tube/Ranque votex tube; Gifford/McMahon refrigerator; Linde and Claude cycles; Stirling cycle); absorption and sorption cycles

12. Hydrodynamic principles in the transport of liquids; basic parameters of hydraulic machines; similarity in hydrodynamics; Euler’s equation according to the moment of momentum; constant speed characteristic curve; fictitious characteristic; theoretical characteristic curve for loss-free flow; friction losses; shock and energy conversion losses; volumetric internal leakage losses; head-curve system; change in the rate of flow caused by a change in the head-curve

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13. Affinity transformation of the characteristic curve; two centrifugal pumps operating in parallel; two centrifugal pumps operating in series; centrifugal pumps with an unstable constant speed characteristic curve; control of centrifugal pumps; throttling control; variable speed control

Topics of seminars according to weeks:The seminars are intended to give students a more profound understanding of the topics of the lectures and provide them with an opportunity to apply the theoretical knowledge to the solution of practical tasks. The topics are dealt with in the same chronological order as in the lectures.

List of literature: [1] Chlumský V.: Reciprocating and rotary compressors. SNTL Publisher of Technical Literature,

Prague 1965[2] Dossat R. J.: Principles of Refrigeration. Prentice Hall, 1997, ISBN 0-13-233371-6.[3] King G. R. : Modern Refrigeration Practice. McGraw-Hill, 1971.[4] Wang S. K., Lavan Z., Norton P.: Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering. CRC Press

LLC, ISBN 0-8493-0057-6.[5] Neumaier R.: Hermetic pumps. Druckhaus Beltz, Hemsbasch, 1994, 4th. ed., Longman, 1996,

ISBN –0-582-04566-5

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Course name: Combined Heat and Power Generation Course code: KKE/KPEType: compulsoryNumber of contact hours/week: 3 (lecture) + 2 (seminar)

2 (self-study)Course guarantor: Doc. Ing. Jan Vomela, CSc.Requirements for the successful completion of the course:Continuous assessment: fulfilment of test requirementsFinal assessment: combined examination (oral and written)Only those who have successfully met the continuous assessment requirements will be permittedto take the examination.

Topics of lectures according to weeks:1. Introduction; history of gas turbines; history of combined heat and power generation2. Thermodynamics of combined cycles; efficiency, power coefficient3. Combined cycles with heat recovery steam generators (HRSG)4. Combined cycles with supplementary fired HRSG; efficiency5. Single, dual or triple pressure HRSG, design parameters 6. Influence of inlet parameters of the steam cycle on the combined cycle7. Gas turbine combined with a conventional cycle of the steam turbine8. Combined cycle using the existing steam turbine9. Conversion of steam power plants into combined cycles 10. Special combined cycles11. Thermal efficiency of combined cycles12. Development trends in combined heat and power generation13. Typical combined cycle of a cogeneration plant

Topics of seminars according to weeks:1. Computation of the Ericsson-Brayton cycle of a gas turbine 2. Computation of the Humprey cycle of a gas turbine 3. Computation of the combined cycle with single pressure HRSG4. Computation of the combined cycle with dual pressure HRSG5. Computation of the combined cycle with triple pressure HRSG6. Exergy analysis of the combined cycle with feed heating in the steam cycle7. Control test 18. Exergy analysis of combined cycle without feed heating in the steam cycle9. Exergy analysis of a binary “Joule”/ “Rankine” plant10. Exergy analysis of a binary “Joule”/ “Rankine” plant11. Exergy analysis of a binary “Rankine”/ “Rankine” plant12. Exergy analysis of a binary “Rankine”/ “Rankine” plant13. Control test 2

List of literature: [1] Horlock J.H.: Combined Power Plants, Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1992,

ISBN 0-08-040502-9 [2] Beck D.S.,Wilson D.G.: Gas Turbine Regenerators, Chapman Hall, New York,1996,

ISBN 0-412-98331-1[3] Kehlhofer R.H.,Warner J.,Nielsen H., Bachmann R.:Combined Cycle Gas Steam Turbine

Power Plants, PennWell,Tulsa Oklahoma, 1999, ISBN 0-87814-736-5

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Course name: Installation and Operation of Power Plants Course code: KKE/MPCType: compulsoryNumber of contact hours/week: 3 (lecture) + 2 (seminar)

2 (self-study)Course guarantor: Doc. Ing. Jan Vomela, CSc.Requirements for the successful completion of the course:Continuous assessment: fulfilment of test requirementsFinal assessment: combined examination (oral and written)Only those who have successfully met the continuous assessment requirements will be permittedto take the examination.

Topics of lectures according to weeks:1. Installation work in general, supplying and installation companies2. Packing and anticorrosive protection of equipment for transport3. Checking of machine bases4. Testing of machine parts during manufacturing, hydraulic tests5. Flushing-through of piping, chemical cleaning and blowing-through of piping6. Individual and complex tests7. Handing over the plant to the customer8. Operation in guarantee period, performance tests and their evaluation9. Starting the plant after breaks in operation of different duration10. Safety equipment for classical and nuclear power plants11. Measuring and control equipment12. Safety of installation work13. Operation manuals

Topics of seminars according to weeks:1.-13. Topics of the seminars are closely related to the lectures ( practical examples, operational

experiences) and arranged in the same chronological order.

List of literature:[1] Mehervan P.B. : Gas Turbine Engineering Handbook, Gulf Professional          Publishing,2002, Houston, Texas[2] Heinz P. Bloch : A practical guide to steam turbine technology, McGraw Hill, New         York, 1996[3] Cumpsty N.A.: Compressor Aerodynamics, Longman Group, London, 1989[4] Wilson D.G.,Korakianitis T.: The Design of High-Efficiency Turbomachinery and Gas Turbines, Prentice Hall, USA, 1998

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Course name: Fluid MechanicsCourse code: KKE/MTNumber of contact hours/week: 2 (lecture) + 2 (seminar) 3 (self-study)Course guarantor: Prof. Ing. Jiří Linhart, Ph.D.Requirements for the successful completion of the course: Continuous assessment: fulfilment of 6 test requirements

individual assignments – solution of 2 problemsFinal assessment: combined examination (written and oral)

Topics of lectures according to weeks:1. Introduction; basic fluid properties: compressibility, expansibility, extensibility; statics of fluids

– fluid pressure, Euler´s static equation, pressure and pressure level equations including potential formulation, Pascal´s law and its application

2. Incompressible and compressible liquids in the gravitational field; relative balance of liquids in containers under external acceleration

3. Liquid force acting on plane and curved surfaces, determination of the hydrostatic centre, force acting on a floating body - Archimedean principle

4. Floating body stability; introduction to fluid dynamics, classification of Newton flows according to viscosity, compressibility, stationarity, effective particles and geometric arrangement; Eulerian and Lagrangian flow descriptions

5. Trajectories and streamlines; momentum and continuity equations for the flow tube; viscous flow – molecular and molar viscosity

6. Laminar, transition and turbulent flows in a tube, dependence on Reynolds number; normal and shear stresses in a fluid, their generalization to stress tensor

7. Navier-Stokes momentum equation, continuity equation of 3-D flows - mathematical and physical properties

8. Theory of similarity in mechanics of fluids; derivation of similarity criteria from basic partial differential equations; production of criteria equations

9. Simplification of the Navier-Stokes equation resulting in Bernoulli equation in different forms valid for inviscid and viscous as well as for incompressible and compressible flows; solution of selected problems

10. Total, static and dynamic pressures and pneumatic instruments for their measurement; liquid outflow through a small orifice into surrounding air, outflow through a short cylindrical adapter – origin and properties of cavitation

11. Other outflow cases: submerged orifice, large hole in a liquid container, water overflow and imperfect overflow; outflow time calculation and time determination of liquid level equalization in connected vessels

12. Linear momentum equation and its technical applications: forces acting on moving blades, power output of radial turbines, function of centrifugal pumps or compressors

13. Laminar and turbulent velocity profiles in tubes; local and friction pressure losses, hydraulic smooth and rough surfaces, Prandtl´s function of roughness

Topics of seminars according to weeks:1. Pressure and forces in liquids, compressibility, capillarity2. Expansibility, shear stress; liquid manometers and barometers 3. 1st test (10min.); incompressible and compressible liquids in the gravitational field 4. Relative balance of liquids in containers under external acceleration5. 2nd test (10min.); liquid force acting on a plane surface; determination of the hydrostatic centre6. Liquid force acting on a curved surface, determination of the hydrostatic centre

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7. 3rd test; stability of a floating solid8. Calculations of streamline shapes, flow rotation, continuity of flow, selected mathematical

operations with expressions in partial differential flow equations 9. 4th test; solution of simple problems using the Navier-Stokes and general Bernoulli equations10. Other examples of solving technical problems by using different types of the Bernoulli

equation11. 5th test; outflows and calculation of emptying time12. Linear momentum equation and its technical applications 13. 6th test; laminar velocity profiles; hydraulic losses

List of literature:[1] Munson, B. R., Young, D. F., Okiishi, T. H.: Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics. Editor John

Wiley Sons, Third Edition 1998, ISBN 0-471-17024-0.[2] White, F. M.: Fluid Mechanics. Editor McGraw-Hill. Third Edition 1994, ISBN 0-07-911695-7.[3] Spurk, J. H.: Fluid Mechanics. Editor Springer Verlag Berlin, 1997, ISBN 3-540-61651-9.

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Course name: Power Engineering Design Course code: KKE/PPSNumber of contact hours/week: 2 (lecture) + 2 (seminar) 2 (self-study) Course guarantor: Doc. Ing. Hynek Klášterka, CSc.Requirements for the successful completion of the course:Continuous assessment: application of software FLOWMASTER Final assessment: combined examination (written and oral)

Topics of lectures according to weeks:1. Introduction, basic equations and their analysis 2. Unsteady flow of viscous, lightly compressible fluid through an elastic pipe 3. Basic dynamic pipe characteristics 4. Choice of mathematical model 5. Response to abrupt change in pressure and flow rate 6. Shock phenomena resulting from abrupt shutting-off of the pipe7. Wave propagation and reflection 8. Influence of boundary conditions9. Transfer of pressure and flow rate 10. Natural frequencies 11. Pressure fluctuations12. Influence of discontinuities 13. Identification of hydraulic elements

Topics of seminars according to weeks: 1. Introduction to FLOWMASTER 2. Methodology of task assignment 3. Creation of a model 4. Solution of a steady state problem 5. Determination of pressure and velocity distribution across the section 6. Determination of pressure and velocity along the pipe 7. Solution of an unsteady state problem8. Periodical changes in pressure and flow rate 9. Influence of boundary conditions 10. Pipe branching 11. Throttle elements 12. Vibration dampers 13. Natural frequencies

List of literature: [1] B.S.Massey: Mechanics of Fluids. Chapman&Hall, 1989[2] J.A.Robertson, C.T.Crove: Engineering Fluid Mechanics. JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC., 1993

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Course name: Power System Design 1 Course code: KKE/PPS1Number of contact hours/week: 2 (lecture) + 2 (seminar)

2 (self-study)Course guarantor: Doc. Ing. Jan Vomela, CSc.Requirements for the successful completion of the course:Continuous assessment: individual assignmentsFinal assessment: combined examination (oral and written)Only those who have successfully met the continuous assessment requirements will be permittedto take the examination.

Topics of lectures according to weeks:1. Introduction to PDMS v.11.2 software2. Internal structure of PDMS - modules3. Module design4. Application equipment - primer; structure5. Application equipment - creation of vessels6. Application structures - beams and columns7. Application structures - panels and plates8. Application structures - ASL modeller9. Application pipework - primer of creation10. Application pipework11. Application hangers and supports; HVAC designer and cable trays12. Module draft - members; primer; process of creation13. Module draft - sections; module IsoDraft

Topics of seminars according to weeks:1. Projects assignment2. Databases, working teams; projects; multidatabase - identification3. Axis system; software environment; software control (drawlists)4. Creation of primitives; commands; p-points5. Creation of elementary equipment - pressure vessels; columns6. Creation of columns and beams; profile specifications; p-lines; s-joints; p-nodes7. Creation of panels; plates; platforms - differences; obstructions8. Creation of ladders; stairs - members9. Pipes; branches; components; pipe specification10. Creation of branches and pipes with connection to nozzle equipment; force head; tail; direction;

connection references 11. Creation of hangers with connection to pipe; attachment; structure of cable trays and air-

conditioning12. Creation of views13. Creation of sections in view; differences; members; views of pipes

List of literature:

[1] PDMS Manual

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Course name : Power Plant Design Course code : KKE/PTCNumber of contact hours/week : 3 (lecture) + 1 (seminar)

2 (self-study)Course guarantor : Ing.Vladimír KřenekRequirements for the successful completion of the course :Continuous assessment : individual assignmentsFinal assessment : oral examination

Topics of lectures according to weeks :1. Introduction, history of power plants 2. Fossil fuels, basic characteristics of fuels, nuclear fuels, renewable sources of energy3. Basic types of thermal power plants, condensing power plants, heating and power plants,

power plants with gas turbines and combined cycle power plants (basic layouts and diagrams, locating new power plants)

4. Transport of fuels to classical and nuclear power plants, basic principles of cooling systems, transport of ash from power plants

5. Design phases, investment plans, design documentation, impact of ecological legislation on design, design documentation law

6. Auxiliary units for power plants: water treatment plants, condensate treatment plants, water pumping stations, basic principles of cooling systems

7. Boiler houses, fuel preparation, mills, coal bunkers, air fans, flue gas fans, flue gas ducts, chimneys

8. Thermal treatment of feed water, feed water tanks, feed water pump stations9. Turbine islands with condensers, LP and HP heaters, condensate pumps, vacuum pumps10. Piping network in power plants, main steam piping, feed water piping, cooling water piping,

basic piping components, valves and fittings, thermal insulation, anticorrosion coating11. Operation of power plants, energy consumption characteristics, starting and shut-down cycles

of power plant blocks, planning and organization of overhauls12. Air pollution from power plants, reduction of toxic substances (flying ash, SOx, NOx, COx

pollutants) produced during fossil fuel combustion, solid and liquid waste from power plants13. Generation costs of electric energy produced in power plants, power and heating plants and

heating plants

Topics of seminars according to weeks :

1. Calculation of the quantity of fuel and ash for 500 MW coal power plants, design of ash disposal area

2. Calculation of the quantity of fuel and ash for 500 MW coal power plants, design of ash disposal area

3. Calculation and design of cooling water pumping stations4. Calculation and design of cooling water pumping stations5. Calculation of steam piping thermal losses and determination of optimal insulation thickness6. Calculation of steam piping thermal losses and determination of optimal insulation thickness7. Steam and condensate in piping networks, calculation and design of steam traps 8. Steam and condensate in piping networks, calculation and design of steam traps 9. Calculation of economic aspects of undercooler installation10. Calculation of economic aspects of undercooler installation11. Calculation of electric energy generation costs in thermal power plants12. Calculation of electric energy generation costs in thermal power plants

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13. Final test

List of literature: [ 1 ] Arnold M. Ruskin, W. Eugene Estes : What every engineer should know about project

management, Cambridge University Press 2002, ISBN 0-521-81171-6[ 2 ] Mark Z. Jacobson : Atmospheric Pollution ( history, science and regulation ),

Cambridge University Press 2002, ISBN 0-521-81171-6[ 3 ] James A. Fay, Dan S. Golomb : Energy and the Environment , Cambridge University Press

2002, ISBN 0-19-515092-9[ 4 ] M. Rashid Khan : Conversion and utilisation of waste materials, Taylor & Francis 1997, ISBN

1-56032-382-5[ 5 ] Velma I. Grover, Vaneeta Kaur Grover, Wiliam Hogland :

Recovering Energy from Waste, SCIENCE PUBLISHERS, Inc., New Hampshire, ISBN 1-57808-200-5

[ 6 ] Mukund R. Patel : Wind and Solar Power Systems, New York 1994, ISBN 1-67395-217-6

[ 7 ] J. H. Horlock : Combined Power Plants, including Combined Cycle Gas Turbine Plants, London, Springer-Verlag 1997, ISBN 0-52302-719-5

[ 8 ] Bauer, W.: Optimal control of storage power plants, Cambridge University Press 2002, ISBN 0-521-81171-6

[ 9 ] Lindner, E.H.: Models for the optimal control of storage power plants, Cambridge University Press 1997, ISBN 1-678-781237-9

[ 10 ] Je-Chin Han, Sandip Dutta, Srinath Ekkad : Gas turbine heat transfer and cooling technology, Cambridge University Press 2000, ISBN 0-785-913497-6

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Course name: Steam Turbines and CondensersCourse code: KKE/PTKNumber of contact hours/week: 5 (lecture) + 2 (seminar)

2 (self-study)Course guarantor: Prof. Ing. Jan Škopek, CSc.Requirements for the successful completion of the course:Continuous assessment: fulfilment of test requirementsFinal assessment: combined examination (oral and written)Only those who have successfully met the continuous assessment requirements will be permitted to take the examination.

Topics of lectures according to weeks:1. Relation between turbine output and inlet steam parameters2. Turbine efficiency, limiting turbine output3. Regenerative feed water heating, theory and design4. Steam reheating and thermal efficiency5. Design of turbines with reheating6. Detailed analysis of losses in turbine blading7. Computer-aided blading design8. Cycles with saturated inlet steam, analysis9. Turbines with saturated inlet steam and their accessories10. Turbines under partial loads11. Condensing equipment12. Turbine design13. Summary of basic principles of turbine design

Topics of seminars according to weeks:1. Elementary scheme of the Rankine cycle; calculation of efficiency and power2. Calculation of the Rankine cycle with heat recovery3. Thermal calculation of heaters with condensate undercooler 4. Compressive calculation of turbine blades5. Calculation of inner and outer seals6. Design of axial and radial bearings7. Calculation of axial and radial bearings; first control test8. Compressive calculation of the case and flange9. Compressive calculation of the case and flange – part 210. Calculation and verification of the clutch11. Calculation of warp blades - part 1; second control test12. Calculation of warp blades - part 213. Final test

List of literature:[1] Mehervan P.B. : Gas Turbine Engineering Handbook, Gulf Professional         Publishing, 2002, Houston, Texas[2] Heinz P. Bloch : A practical guide to steam turbine technology, McGraw Hill, New        York, 1996[3] Cumpsty N.A.: Compressor Aerodynamics, Longman Group, London, 1989[4] Wilson D.G., Korakianitis T.: The Design of High-Efficiency Turbomachinery and Gas         

Turbines, Prentice Hall, USA, 1998

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Course name : Gas Turbines and CompressorsCourse code : KKE/PTT Number of contact hours/week : 3 (lecture) + 1 (seminar)

2 (self-study)Course guarantor : Doc. Ing. Jan Vomela, CSc.Requirements for the successful completion of the course:Continuous assessment: individual assignments

fulfilment of test requirementsFinal assessment: combined examination (oral and written)Only those who have successfully met the continuous assessment requirements will be permitted to take the examination.

Topics of lectures according to weeks :1. History of gas turbine cycles, various kinds of efficiency 2. Simple cycles with and without heat regeneration 3. Simple cycles with divided compression and expansion4. Blade types; cascades; forces in cascades5. Axial compressors; dimensionless coefficients6. Howell’s method of compressor blade design7. 3D flow in compressors; compressor design 8. Axial gas turbines; dimensionless coefficients9. Ainley’s method of turbine blade design10. Combustion chambers; fuels; gasification of coal11. Functions of combustion chambers, their construction; types of burners12. Cooling of gas turbines; characteristics of gas turbines13. Operation and regulation of gas turbines

Topics of seminars according to weeks:Two hours every two weeks1. Computation of gas turbine efficiency 2. Computation of Ericsson-Brayton’s gas turbine cycle 3. Computation of Ericsson-Brayton’s gas turbine cycle4. Computation of one-pressure combined gas turbine cycle 5. Computation of two-pressure combined gas turbine cycle 6. Design of axial compressor blade profile; control test

List of literature : [1] Mehervan P.B. : Gas Turbine Engineering Handbook, Gulf Professional Publishing, 2002,       

Houston, Texas[2] Je-Chin H., Sandip D., Srinath V.E.: Gas Turbine Heat Transfer and Cooling Technology,      

Taylor-Francis, 2000,New York[3] Beck D. S.,Wilson D.G.: Gas Turbine Regenerators, Chapman-Hall, 2002, New York

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Course name: Power Plant Control and AutomationCourse code: KKE/RATNumber of contact hours/week: 3 (lecture) + 1 (seminar)

2 (self-study)Course guarantor: Ing. Josef Klemsa, CSc.Requirements for the successful completion of the course:Continuous assessment: fulfilment of test requirementsFinal assessment: combined examination (oral and written)

Topics of lectures according to weeks:1. Basic terminology; electrical network control; network interconnection and international co-

operation; UCTE requirements; net frequency control2. Turbogenerator and steam generator control3. Nuclear power plant control4. Steam turbine control; steam turbine control valve and flap design 5. Simple mechanical  turbine controller and its static characteristic curve6. Design of mechanical control of lower-output turbine steam valves (camshaft, valve beam      

mechanism)7. Back-pressure and steam extraction turbine control8. Classical hydraulic control system of SKODA turbines: function principles and design;      

control valve and emergency stop valve actuator9. Electronic control and electronic overspeed protection; purely electronic control10. High-pressure hydraulics 11. Distributed control systems (DCS) in power plants; fundamental structures

Topics of seminars according to weeks:1.-11. Topics of the seminars are closely related to the lectures and arranged in the same         

chronological order.

List of literature: [1] Wilson D.G., Korakianitis T.: The Design of High-Efficiency Turbomachinery and Gas       

Turbines, Prentice Hall, USA, 1998[2]  Mehervan P.B.: Gas Turbine Engineering Handbook, Gulf Professional Publishing, 2002,       

Houston, Texas[3] Kehlhofer R.H., Warner J.,Nielsen H., Bachmann R.: Combined-Cycle Gas Steam Turbine      

Power Plants, PennWell, 1999, Tulsa, Oklahoma

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Course name: Combustion Devices and Heat Exchangers Course code: KKE/SZVNumber of contact hours/week: 4 (lecture) + 1 (seminar)

1 (self-study)Course guarantor: Doc. Ing. Vladislav Polach, CSc.Requirements for the successful completion of the course:Continuous assessment: individual assignmentsFinal assessment: combined examination (oral and written)

Topics of lectures according to weeks:1. Introduction; main parts of boilers, boiler losses and efficiency2. Fuels, their important properties, preparation of fuel for combustion3. Static calculation of fuel combustion, combustion chambers4. Burners, equipment for the transport of air and flue gas to the boiler5. Removal of solid residue after combustion6. Emissions, dispersion of solid pollutants, removal of harmful gaseous substances7. Classification of boilers, their function and main parts8. Air heaters, feed water heaters, calculation of heaters9. Evaporators, superheaters, preheaters10. Boiler drums, built-in equipment for steam purification11. Boiler performance control, steam temperature control12. Feed water control, combustion control, operation of steam boilers13. Boiler starting and shut-down

Topics of seminars according to weeks:1. Determination of steam boiler efficiency by means of direct and indirect metods2. Determination of steam boiler efficiency by means of direct and indirect metods3. Calculation of combustion air consumption and quantity of flue gas4. Calculation of combustion air consumption and quantity of flue gas5. Calculation and design of a tube air heater6. Calculation and design of a tube air heater7. Calculation and design of a Ljungström air heater8. Calculation and design of a Ljungström air heater9. Calculation and design of an economizer10. Calculation and design of an economizer11. Stress analysis of boiler tubes (materials for boiler tubes)12 Stress analysis of boiler tubes (materials for boiler tubes)13. Final test

List of literature: [1] Chattopadhyay, P.: Boiler operation engineering. McGraw-Hill, NewYork 2001,

ISBN 0-07-135675-4[2] Rosaler, R. C.: Standard Handbook of Plant Engineering. McGraw-Hill, NewYork 1995,

ISBN 0-07-052164-6

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Course name: Technical AcousticsCourse code: KKE/TAKNumber of contact hours/week: 2 (lecture) + 2 (seminar) 2 (self-study) Course guarantor: Doc. Ing. Hynek Klášterka, CSc.Requirements for the successful completion of the course:Continuous assessment: fulfilment of test requirementsFinal assessment: combined examination (written and oral)

Topics of lectures according to weeks:1. Introduction, basic concepts and quantities in acoustics2. Effects of noise on man, noise and the environment, reverberation time3. Propagation of acoustic waves in unrestricted space, plane and spherical waves4. Linear and plane sources of sound; wave diffraction, reflection and interference 5. Propagation of acoustic waves in bounded space6. Propagation of waves in horns7. Mechanical sources of sound; zero, first and second order sound sources8. Noise produced by selected machine parts: bearings, piston machines, electric machines,

gearboxes, transport vehicles 9. Aerodynamic sources of sound: noise of turbulent flow, turbulent fluctuations10. Noise produced by piping system elements 11. Propagation and damping of vibration in structures12. Sound absorption mechanism13. Means of sound attenuation, soundproof structures

Topics of seminars according to weeks: 1. Basic concepts and quantities in acoustics and methodology of their measurement2. Effects of noise on man, noise criteria 3. Noise prevention methods 4. Methodology of noise measurement 5. Propagation of acoustic waves in unrestricted space, examples6. Propagation of waves in real gases; attenuation of sound7. Cylindrical horn, horn with abrupt change of cross section 8. Mechanical sources of sound; zero, first and second order sound sources9. Noise produced by machine parts, selected examples 10. Noise produced by fans, practical computations 11. Quantities characterizing vibration, vibration of strings, bars and membranes 12. Noise measurements in industrial conditions13. Methodology of measurement processing and evaluation

List of literature: [1] Frank Fahy: Foundations of Engineering Acoustics. Academic Press, 2003. [2] Journal of Sound and Vibration, current articles.

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Course name: ThermodynamicsCourse code: KKE/TMNumber of contact hours/week: 2 (lecture) + 2 (seminar)

2 (self-study)Course guarantor: Prof. Ing. Radim Mareš, CSc.Requirements for the successful completion of the course:Continuous assessment: fulfilment of test requirementsFinal assessment: combined examination (written and oral)Only those who have successfully met the continuous assessment requirements will be permitted to take the examination.

Topics of lectures according to weeks:1. Fundamental concepts: thermodynamic system; property of state; thermodynamic equilibrium;

compressibility, expansivity, extensibility and their relation, Boyle’s Law, Gay-Lussac’s law, Charles’ law; equation of the state of ideal gas; general gas constant

2. First law of thermodynamics: internal energy, work; enthalpy; reversible processes in ideal gas; specific heat capacity; molar heat capacity; Mayer’s law

3. Entropy; thermal cycles; efficiency; Carnot cycle and its efficiency; Clausius’ integral; specific entropy; temperature-entropy diagram; Mollier chart; second law of thermodynamics; mathematical formulation of the second law of thermodynamics

4. Corollaries of the second law: reversible engines operating between only two reservoirs; thermodynamic temperature scale; consequences of the second law for non-flow processes; the validity and limitations of the second law of thermodynamics

5. Real gases: properties of liquids and vapours; tables of properties; diagrams of properties; non-flow processes

6. Throttling of real gases; vapour power cycles; gas power cycles; heat pump and refrigeration cycles

7. Mixtures of gases: Dalton’s and Amagat’s laws; mixtures of perfect gases; the mixing processes; gas and saturated vapour mixtures; wet air: thermodynamic properties of wet air; Mollier psychrometric chart h-x; moist air processes

8. Flow processes: compressible flow; speed of sound; isentropic flow; critical state; Prandl’s equation; the Rankine-Hugoniot equation; nozzles and diffusers; mass flow rate

9. Work transfer: reciprocating expanders and compressors, reciprocating internal-combustion engines

10. Conduction: Fourier’s law of heat conduction; one-dimensional steady conduction through a composite wall; analytical and numerical non-steady conduction; conduction with internal heat source

11. Convection: forced and free convection; principles of dynamic similarity applied to free and forced convection; free convection in limited space

12. Radiation: laws of black-body radiation; Kirchhoff’s law and grey-body radiation; radiation exchange between two grey plane surfaces; shield planes

13. Lambert’s law; radiation exchange between two general surfaces; combined modes of heat transfer; parallel-flow and counter-flow heat exchangers

Topics of seminars according to weeks:The seminars are intended to give students a more profound understanding of the topics of the lectures and provide them with an opportunity to apply the theoretical knowledge to the solution of practical tasks. The topics are dealt with in the same chronological order as in the lectures.

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List of literature: [1] Rogers G.F.C, Mayhew Y.R.: Engineering Thermodynamics, Work and Heat Transfer,

4th. ed., Longman, 1996, ISBN –0-582-04566-5

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Course name : Combined Heat and Power Generation and Piping SystemsCourse code : KKE/TPPSNumber of contact hours/week : 3 (lecture) + 1 (seminar)

2 (self-study)Course guarantor : Ing. Vladimír KřenekRequirements for the successful completion of the course :Continuous assessment : individual assignmentsFinal assessment : oral examination

Topics of lectures according to weeks :1. Introduction, central heating systems, heat sources of central heating systems2. Basic principles for the design, needs and consumption of heat in central heating systems,

diagrams of thermal load3. Basic energy relationships, energy conversion, heat transfer and heat exchange4. Power and heating plants with steam turbines; diagrams, choice of steam parameters, choice of

the heating coefficient5. Layout and basic design of power and heating plants, heat accumulation, heat transfer to heat

piping networks 6. Condensing power plants with heat extraction, water treatment for heating and power plants7. Power and heating plants, heating plants and boiler houses, choice of boiler type and number of

boilers8. Power and heating plants with gas turbines, combined power plants (with steam and gas

turbines); layouts and diagrams9. Nuclear power and heating plants (layouts and diagrams)10. Waste incineration plants, utilization of heat from waste, choice of waste incinerator type and

size11. Diagrams and dimensioning of the heat distribution network, interchange stations in steam and

water networks, heat exchangers, consumer heat systems, space heaters, heating radiators12. Measuring and regulation of heat consumption, heat meters, protecting and signalling devices

for interchange stations and heating systems13. Technical, environmental and economic evaluation of heating systems, heat and fuel

consumption, basic design criteria

Topics of seminars according to weeks :1. Calculation of heat consumption (heat for heating, ventilation and air-conditioning, heat for

warm water heating, heat for technological processes)2. Calculation of heat consumption (heat for heating, ventilation and air-conditioning, heat for

warm water heating, heat for technological processes)3. Dimensioning of piping for heat distribution networks4. Dimensioning of piping for heat distribution networks5. Calculation of thermal losses for heat distribution piping and determination of optimal

insulation thickness6. Calculation of thermal losses for heat distribution piping and determination of optimal

insulation thickness 7. Calculation and design of steam – hot water heater8. Calculation and design of steam – hot water heater9. Calculation and design of hot water – warm water heater10. Calculation and design of hot water – warm water heater11. Calculation of the production costs of heat and electric energy in power and heating plants 12. Calculation of the production costs of heat and electric energy in power and heating plants

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13. Final test

List of literature: [ 1 ] Ewald Hans Lindner : Models for the optimal control of storage power plants, Cambridge University Press 1997, ISBN 1-678-781237-9[ 2 ] J. H. Horlock : Combined Power Plants, including Combined Cycle Gas Turbine Plants, London, Springer-Verlag 1997, ISBN 0-52302-719-5[ 3 ] Je-Chin Han, Sandip Dutta, Srinath Ekkad : Gas turbine heat transfer and cooling technology,

Cambridge University Press 2000, ISBN 0-785-913497-6 [ 4 ] James A. Fay, Dan S. Golomb : Energy and the Environment , Cambridge University Press 2002, ISBN 0-19-515092-9

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Course name: Turbines and TurbocompressorsCourse code: KKE/TTTNumber of contact hours/week: 3 (lecture) + 2 (seminar)

2 (self-study)Course guarantor: Prof. Ing. Jan Škopek, CSc.Requirements for the successful completion of the course:Continuous assessment: fulfilment of test requirementsFinal assessment: combined examination (oral and written)Only those who have successfully met the continuous assessment requirements will be permitted to take the examination.

Topics of lectures according to weeks:1. Importance and role of steam turbines in power engineering 2. Kinds of steam turbines; heat cycles3. Definition of heat efficiency; specific consumption of heat and steam4. Steam reheating; inlet steam parameters and heat efficiency5. Turbine stage losses and thermodynamic efficiency6. Types of stages; determination of stage dimensions and efficiency7. Leakage losses, stages with relatively short blades8. Turbocompressors and turboblowers9. Characteristic curves of various types of stages10. Compressor interaction with the distribution network11. Gas turbine cycles; fuel12. Combined gas-steam cycles13. Gas turbine in interaction with the heat recovery steam generator

Topics of seminars according to weeks:1. Simple calculations of expansions and compressions with the help of the i-s diagram and water

and water-steam tables2. Calculation of the Rankine cycle; specific consumption of heat and steam, thermal and

thermodynamic efficiency3. Comparison of a heating power station and a condensation electric power station4. Different methods of increasing thermal efficiency5. Comparison of cycles with and without heating of steam6. Comparison of cycles with and without heating of condensate7. Comparison of feed pump power and compressor power8. Calculation of a condenser; first control test9. Calculation of a condensing turbine – part 110. Calculation of a condensing turbine – part 211. Calculation of a condensing turbine – part 312. Calculation of a condensing turbine – part 4; second control test13. Calculation of a condensing turbine – part 5

List of literature: [1] Mehervan P.B. : Gas Turbine Engineering Handbook, Gulf Professional           Publishing, 2002, Houston, Texas[2] Heinz P. Bloch : A practical guide to steam turbine technology, Mc Graw Hill, New         

York, 1996[3] Cumpsty N.A.: Compressor Aerodynamics, Longman Group, London, 1989

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[4] Wilson D.G.,Korakianitis T.: The Design of High-Efficiency Turbomachinery and Gas         Turbines, Prentice Hall, USA, 1998

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Course name: Environmental Engineering Course code: KKE/TZPNumber of contact hours/week: 3 (lecture) + 1 (seminar)

1 (self-study)Course guarantor: Doc. Ing. Vladislav Polach, CSc.Requirements for the successful completion of the course:Continuous assessment: individual assignmentsFinal assessment: combined examination (oral and written)

Topics of lectures according to weeks:1. Quality of the environment, external environment, microclimate2. Evaluation of the contamination of the environment3. Heating, heat properties of buildings4. Convection heating, radiation heating5. Warm water heating systems6. Steam heating systems, air heating systems7. Control of heating devices8. Ventilation and exhaustion; air flow in ventilation space9. Natural ventilation, forced ventilation10. Exhaustion equipment; air conditioning11. Air-conditioning equipment; air distribution12. Calculation of air pipeline networks; separation of solid particles13. Noise, sources of noise; lighting sources

Topics of seminars according to weeks:1. Calculation of heat losses in buildings2. Calculation of heat losses in buildings3. Calculation of heat losses in buildings4. Calculation of heat losses in buildings5. Design of central heating6. Design of central heating7. Calculation of pipe network for warm water heating systems8. Calculation of pipe network for warm water heating systems9. Calculation of pipe network for warm water heating systems10. Ventilation11. Ventilation12. Aerating13. Aerating

List of literature: [1] Fay, J. A., Colomb, D. S.: Energy and the Environment, NewYork, Oxford University 2002[2] Jakobson, M. Z.: Atmospheric Pollution, Cambridge University 2002[3] Translation of ČSN 06 0210: Calculation of heat losses in buildings with central heating

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Course name: Testing of Power Machines Course code: KKE/ZESType: compulsoryNumber of contact hours/week: 3 (lecture) + 2 (seminar)

2 (self-study)Course guarantor: Doc. Ing. Jan Vomela, CSc.Requirements for the successful completion of the course:Continuous assessment: fulfilment of test requirementsFinal assessment: combined examination (oral and written)Only those who have successfully met the continuous assessment requirements will be permitted to take the examination.

Topics of lectures according to weeks:1. Introductory lecture2. Measurement of air turbine stage efficiency3. Measurement of the flow velocity profile in the interblade channel of the stator wheel4. Measurement of the mass flow in the compressor, compressor efficiency, compressor

performance map     5. Measurement of the efficiency and power of the high pressure part of a steam turbine6. Measurement of heat transfer in the condenser of a steam turbine7. Measurement of the efficiency of the pulverized fuel boiler 8. Measurement of heat transfer in the steam superheater, economizer and air heater of the

pulverized fuel boiler9. Measurement of heat transfer in heat exchangers10. Measurement of heat transfer in heat exchangers for hot water heating11. Calibration of three- or five-hole probes in a wind tunnel12. Calibration of a hot-wire anemometry probe13. Work on measurement reports

Topics of seminars according to weeks:1-13. Topics of the seminars are closely related to the lectures and arranged in the same         

chronological order.

List of literature:[1]    Mehervan P.B. : Gas Turbine Engineering Handbook, Gulf Professional          Publishing, 2002, Houston, Texas[2]    Je-Chin H., Sandip D., Srinath V.E.: Gas Turbine Heat Transfer and Cooling        

Technology,  Taylor – Francis, 2000, New York [3] Kehlhofer R.H.,Warner J., Nielsen H., Bachmann R.: Combined Cycle Gas Steam Turbine

Power Plants, PennWell,Tulsa Oklahoma, 1999, ISBN 0-87814-736-5

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Course name : Fundamentals of Power Machine Design Course code: KKE/ZSESNumber of contact hours/week: 2 (lecture) + 2 (seminar)

2 (self-study)Course guarantor: Ing. Izadin Razzak, CSc.Requirements for the successful completion of the course :Continuous assessment : fulfilment of test requirements Final assessment : combined examination (oral and written)

Topics of lectures according to weeks :1. Power engineering, power machine theory2. Steam boilers, basic parameters, function of steam boilers and their auxiliaries3. Types of steam boilers, thermal balance, thermal efficiency4. Steam turbines, main types5. Steam turbines, auxiliaries, basic calculations6. Thermal cycles of power plants, thermodynamic and thermal efficiency7. Gas turbines, auxiliaries, thermal cycles. combined cycle power plants8. Compressors, main kinds, basic thermodynamic laws9. Hydraulic machines, pumps, basic types, basic equations10. Water turbines, basic types, basic equations. hydraulic power plants11. Piston combustion engines : classification, working cycles, thermodynamic analysis, basic parameters12. Refrigeration engineering, refrigeration and heat pump cycles, basic thermodynamic laws, thermal calculation 13. Nuclear power plants, thermal systems, nuclear reactors, main types, pressurized water reactors, boiling water reactors, gas cooled reactors, thermal equilibrium of nuclear reactors, thermal output, nuclear fission, combined cycle power plants with MHD generators

Topics of seminars according to weeks :1. Numerical thermodynamic analysis of thermal power plants with superheating2. Thermal calculation of steam boiler heat exchangers 3. Output and heat drop calculation of action turbines4. Output and heat drop calculation of reaction turbines and of the Curtis stage5. Numerical thermodynamic analysis of gas turbine cycles6. Calculation of turbocompressors7. 1st test (2 numerical problems) 8. Calculation of water pumps9. Calculation of water turbines10. Numerical thermodynamic analysis of piston combustion engines11. Numerical thermodynamic analysis of refrigeration and heat pump cycles12. 2 nd test (2 numerical problems)13. Increasing the performance coefficient for refrigeration machines and heat pump cycles

List of literature:[1] Mehervan, P.B.: Gas Turbine Engineering Handbook, Gulf Professional Publishing, Houston,Texas, 2002 [2] Wilson, D.G., Korakianitis, T.: The Design of High-Efficiency Turbomachinery

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and Gas Turbines, Prentice Hall, USA, 1998 [3] Chattopadhyay, P.: Boiler Operation Engineering, New York, 2001

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DALŠÍ DODANÉ PŘEDMĚTY KATEDROU

Course name: Fluid Mechanics 2Course code: KKE/MT2Number of contact hours/week: 3 (lecture) + 2 (seminar)

4 (self-study)Course guarantor: Prof. Ing. Jiří Linhart, Ph.D.Requirements for the successful completion of the course: Continuous assessment: individual assignment – computational solution of a

technical problemFinal assessment: oral examination

Topics of lectures according to weeks:1. Introduction; balancing equation and flow equations for mass and momentum conservation

resulting from it2. Resumption of flow equation derivation: energy equation and its special forms, such as Fourier-

Kirchhoff´s equation and the 1st law of thermodynamics, dissipation; properties and classification of partial differential equations

3. Compressible, inviscid, isentropic, steady flow: basic relations, Hugoniot´s theorem, sound velocity as a function of flow velocity, critical, total and maximum states, isentropic equations and parameters of critical state, properties of expansion in a nozzle at various back pressures

4. Compressible flow; critical flow rate under adiabatic conditions with energy losses; normal and oblique impact shock, parameters behind these shock waves; propagation of small pressure perturbations in a flow

5. Compressible flow; flow with losses in an adiabatic tube, in a labyrinth box; expansion shock waves of Prandtl-Meyer´s type

6. Vortex flow, rotation operator (curl) applied to the equation of motion, properties of circulation in inviscid flow, velocity induced by vortex filament; introduction to velocity boundary layer theory

7. Boundary layer; subsidiary thicknesses of the boundary layer; separation of the boundary layer and wake of bluff bodies; integral equation of the boundary layer – its derivation and analysis

8. Boundary layer; Pohlhausen´s method of velocity profile determination; laminar and turbulent boundary layers on a plate and slender airfoils

9. Boundary layer equation simplified by Prandtl; details of flow separation, generation of separating bubbles; introduction to turbulent flow; statistic characteristics of turbulence, velocity fluctuation covariances and power spectral densities; measurement of fluctuations with a hot wire anemometer

10. Turbulent flow; time averaging of basic differential equations, Van Driest´s and Reynolds´ equations. Turbulent shear stress, turbulent viscosity, turbulent heat flux, necessity of introducing turbulence models; theory of mixing length, logarithmic law of the wall, universal velocity distribution

11. Turbulent flow; exact turbulent transport equations and principles of their modelling; some turbulence models: Reynolds Stress Model (RSM), K-, K-, Renormalization of Groups RNG K-, LES and their properties

12. Flow around airfoils; lift, drag and torsion coefficients; tools for increasing the maximal lift: wing flaps and slats, slots, suction of the boundary layer, blowing into the layer; the wing theory

13. Static and dynamic forces acting on an airfoil; stability and critical velocity of flight: divergence of airfoil in bending, flutter in bending and torsion-bending flutter

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Topics of seminars according to weeks:1. Introduction to computational fluid dynamics, computational systems, planning of CFD

analysis, FLUENT – program structure, program capabilities2. Starting FLUENT and GAMBIT, pre- and post-processing capabilities, user interfaces, demos3. Discretization of the computational domain, structured and unstructured meshes, GAMBIT –

sample session4. Types of boundary conditions, physical properties, introduction to using FLUENT5. Inviscid, laminar and turbulent flows, segregated solver, flow in a channel elbow6. Solution control parameters, heat transfer, periodic flow7. Postprocessing, visualization, alphanumeric reporting8. Modelling of turbulence, modelling of boundary layers, flow in an ejector 9. Coupled solvers, compressible flow through a nozzle10. Grid adaptation, flow in a turbine blade row, external flow11. Types of unsteady flows, flow around a bluff-body12. 3D flow, rotating reference frames, flow in a fan stage13. 3D flow in industry and research applications, recapitulation

List of literature:[1] Ching-Jen Chen, Sheng-Yuh Jaw: Fundamentals of Turbulence Modelling. Editor

Taylor&Francis Washington D.C. 1998, ISBN 1-56032-405-8.[2] edited by Peyret, R.: Handbook of Computational Fluid Mechanics. Editor Academic Press San

Diego, San Francisco, New York1996, reprinted 2000, ISBN 0-12-553010-2.[3] Spurk, J. H.: Fluid Mechanics. Editor Springer Verlag Berlin 1997, ISBN 3-540-61651-9.

Course name: Power System Design 2Course code: KKE/PPS2Number of contact hours/week: 2 (lecture) + 2 (seminar)

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2 (self-study)Course guarantor: Doc. Ing. Jan Vomela, CSc.Requirements for the successful completion of the course:Continuous assessment: individual assignmentsFinal assessment: combined examination (oral and written)Only those who have successfully met the continuous assessment requirements will be permitted to take the examination.

Topics of lectures according to weeks:1. General introduction to MSC MARC2. Basic equations; finite element analysis3. A comprehensive sample session4. Geometrically nonlinear analysis5. Nonlinear material behaviour6. Contact analysis7. Dynamic analysis8. Heat transfer and thermal stress analysis9. Introduction to the FLOWMASTER 2 system; general menu option10. Project window; creation of a new network; training window11. Training window; component data entry; general data12. Analysis; errors and warnings; results13. Steady state flow example; transient flow example

Topics of seminars according to weeks :1. – 13. Topics of the seminars are closely related to the lectures and arranged in the same

chronological order. Their main purpose is to give students an opportunity to gain experience of MSC MARC and FLOWMASTER 2 software.

List of literature:[1] MSC MARC Manual[2] FLOWMASTER 2 Manual

Course name: Selected Parts of Fluid Mechanics Course code: KKE/SPFMNumber of contact hours/week: 3 (lecture) + 1 (seminar)

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4 (self-study)Course guarantor: Prof. Ing. Jiří Linhart, Ph.D.Requirements for the successful completion of the course: Continuous assessment: fulfilment of 6 test requirements

individual assignment – computational solution of a technical problem

Final assessment: oral examination

Topics of lectures according to weeks:1. Introduction; overall summary of different flow-induced mechanisms of vibrations; important

dimensionless parameters in aeroelasticity2. Simple mechanical vibration with 1 degree of freedom; basic equations of flow and their

simplification for potential flow, potential flow properties, calculation of velocity and pressure distribution in time

3. Determination of added mass in the case of unmovable bodies in an unsteady flowing liquid and in the case of unsteady moving bodies in a stagnant liquid – D´Alambert paradox of reciprocity

4. Added mass of a body with more degrees of freedom, solution of an example; fluid coupling, fluid coupling coefficient

5. Vortex inviscid field; properties of circulation, Biot-Savart law, vortex filaments and their interaction

6. Discrete vortex method; determination of unsteady pressure forces acting on the surface of bodies that are flown around

7. Vibration induced by vortices forming the Kármán vortex path; lowering and elimination of this vibration

8. Galloping and flutter; stability of a body with one degree of freedom in flow at small, linear, forward vibration; torsion linear galloping; instability of the divergence and gallop types

9. Non-linear galloping with 1 degree of freedom; steady and unsteady, stable and unstable solutions; their dependence on the lift coefficient fitting the measured curve

10. Linear galloping response of a body with two degrees of freedom (in torsion and shifting); method of separating two coupled equations of motion by using principal (modal) coordinates

11. Flutter of an airfoil; properties of the airfoil: lift, drag and torsion coefficients; their influence on static and dynamic instability, critical velocity of flight

12. Turbulent vibration; exciting force and medium deflection of a beam in turbulent cross flow; effective turbulent force – joint acceptance; spectrum of displacement response

13. Aerodynamic coupled system of bodies (tubes, blades); experimental determination of fluid coupled coefficients in a wind tunnel

Topics of seminars according to weeks:1. Vibration of a body with one degree of freedom and with given stiffness and damping2. Calculation of pressure in a vortex with vortex filament in its centre3. 1st test (10min.); pressure and force acting on a cylinder cross flown by potential flow4. Velocity potential in a liquid among vibrating cylinders of a tube bundle5. 2nd test (10min.); transformation of different bodies coordinates into one common system6. Derivation of potential function coefficients7. 3rd test; equation system for potential function coefficients8. Hydrodynamic forces acting on one tube in the bundle9. 4th test; coefficients of added mass in the coupled system10. Oscillation of one body in the bundle11. 5th test; vibration of all tubes in the bundle

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12. Calculation of natural frequencies and vectors; individual assignments 13. 6th test; individual assignments – discussion and evaluation

List of literature:[1] Blevins, R. D.: Flow – Induced Vibration. Editor Van Nostrand Reinhold Company New York,

London, 1977. ISBN 0-442-20828-6.[2] Crolet, J. M., Ohayon, R.: Computational Methods for Fluid-Structure Interaction. Editor John

Wiley & Sons, New York, 1994. ISBN 0-582-23691-6.

Course name: Thermomechanics 2Course code: KKE/TM2Number of contact hours/week: 3 (lecture) + 2 (seminar)

4 (self-study)Course guarantor: Prof. Ing. Jiří Linhart, Ph.D.

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Requirements for the successful completion of the course: Continuous assessment: fulfilment of 6 test requirements

2 individual assignments – computational solution of a technical problem

Final assessment: oral examination

Topics of lectures according to weeks:1. Introduction; basic relations and equations for laminar flow and convection: stress tensor,

equation of state, Navier-Stokes equation, continuity equation and derivation of energy equation

2. Dissipation and simplification of energy equation to Fourier-Kirchhoff equation, temperature field, Biot-Fourier law and thermal conductivity

3. Newton´s law for convective heat transfer; equations describing turbulent flow and heat transfer constructed on the basis of velocity and temperature fluctuations (Van Driest´s and Reynold´s adaptation)

4. Prandtl´s model for turbulent shear stress and heat flux; uniqueness conditions: geometric, physical, time and boundary; theory of similarity in heat transfer, similarity criteria derivation

5. Criteria equation preparation process; heat conduction in a body of simple geometry and in simple conditions – steady process

6. Heat insulation; steady conduction of heat in a thin prismatic beam, in a circular transverse rib and in a longitudinal rib of variable cross section; steady process in a plane wall with an internal source of heat

7. Unsteady conduction of heat calculated by analytical and numerical methods: periodic and aperiodic cases; unsteady process computed numerically and graphically

8. Convection; velocity and temperature boundary layers; definition of subsidiary thicknesses; distribution of velocity and temperature in a boundary layer (Pohlhausen method)

9. Integral equation of a temperature boundary layer; calculation of convective heat transfer coefficient h on a plate by using integral equations for velocity and temperature boundary layers

10. Calculation of h at a high temperature gradient; natural convection: derivation of appropriate similarity criteria and introduction of valid criteria equation for some geometries: plane walls, cylinders, gaps

11. Forced convection in tubes and channels; derivation of similarity criteria and presentation of valid criteria equations for channels and cross flown tubes and bundles; problem of inlet parts of tubes; heat transfer in boiling water and condensing steam

12. Heat exchangers including special ones; calculation of heat delivery surface; Mass transfer, Fikk´s law, similarity between mass transfer and heat transfer equations

13. Radiation; 4 basic laws: Planck´s, Steffan-Boltzman´s, Kirchhoff´s and Lambert´s; radiation between parallel walls and between surfaces with fully general position; radiation in gases

Topics of seminars according to weeks:1. Steady temperature distribution in a plane wall and in a cylindrical tube with an internal heat

source 2. Steady temperature field in a plane wall having thermal conductivity dependent on temperature,

calculated with regard to an internal heat source in various boundary conditions3. 1st test (10 min.); unsteady aperiodic temperature field in a body calculated by the analytic

Fourier method4. Solution of the same problem by numerical and graphical methods

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5. 2nd test; 2-Dimensional steady tasks calculated by the approximate method utilizing shape factors

6. 1st individual assignment; calculation of a laminar boundary layer 7. 3rd test; calculation of a turbulent boundary layer8. Natural convection on horizontal and vertical cylinders 9. 4th test; heat transfer in a cross flown tube bundle; design of a horizontal steam condenser10. 2nd individual assignment; heat transfer in a nuclear fuel element11. 5th test; boiling of water. Flowing of a condensate film down a vertical wall 12. Mass transfer in calm and flowing two-phase environments13. 6th test; heat exchange by radiation between bodies

List of literature:[1] Kays, W. M., Crawford, M. E.: Convective Heat and Mass Transfer. Editor Mc Graw-Hill,

New York, London. Third edition 1993, ISBN 0-07-112516-7.[2] Welty, J. R., Wicks, C. E., Wilson, R. E.: Fundamentals of Momentum, Heat and Mass

Transfer. Editor John Wiley & Sons. Third edition 1984, ISBN 0-471-87497-3.[3] Welty, J. R.: Engineering Heat Transfer. Editor John Wiley & Sons, 1974,

ISBN 0-471-93340-6.

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