ME 510 Power Plant Engineering

Analysis of thermodynamics, hydraulic, environmental, and economic considerations that affect the design and performance of modern power plants; overview of power generation system and its components, including boilers, turbines, circulating water systems, and condensate-feedwater systems; fuels and combustion; auxiliary pumping and cleanup systems; gas turbine and combined cycles; and introduction to nuclear power plants and alternate energy systems based on geothermal, solar, wind, and ocean energy.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Graduate Student or At Least Junior

Distribution

Mechanical Engineering Program

Typically Offered Periods

Fall Semester Summer Session 1