- Docente: Michele Bianchi
- Credits: 6
- SSD: ING-IND/08
- Language: Italian
- Moduli: Michele Bianchi (Modulo 1) Lisa Branchini (Modulo 2)
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures (Modulo 1) Traditional lectures (Modulo 2)
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Energy Engineering (cod. 0935)
Course contents
Boiler and steam generator
Combustion: stoichiometric oxidation reactions, heating values, energy density, CO2 emission, adiabatic temperature.
Typologies and applications, steam generator efficiency and water circulations.
Gas Turbine
Thermodynamic analysis and applications of Brayton and Advance cycles (recuperated, intercooled, reheated, etc.)
Component description: compressors, combustion chamber, expander, etc.
Environmental impact
Cogeneration: Combined heat and power
Thermodynamics of CHP plants, comparative thermodynamic performance, economic assessment
Performance criteria for CHP plants
CHP applications and examples.
Hydrogen and Fuel cell
Characteristics, warehousing, transport and production
Fuel cell for stationary applications.
Power plant management
Unit commitment main aspects
Load following, two-shift operation and hydro storage strategies.
Economics
Electricity and heat pricing methods: discounted cash flow, variable costs, cash flow, capitalised costs, capital charge factor, ect.
Office hours
See the website of Michele Bianchi
See the website of Lisa Branchini