Principles of Heat Transfer

This course is designed to familiarize participants with the basic laws governing heat in motion in a power plant. The course explains basic thermodynamic principles and shows how they apply to the efficiency of plant processes. After completing this course, participants should be able to explain the basic principles of thermodynamics and why they are important to power plant operation. They should also be familiar with temperature/entropy charts, and explain how they are used to determine and compare the efficiency of various processes in a plant cycle.

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Learning Objectives

Basic Principles

  • Define the term “thermodynamics.”
  • Identify the information required to conduct a thermodynamic study.
  • Explain what enthalpy and entropy are and describe their relationship to plant efficiency. The Laws of Thermodynamics
  • Describe the first and second laws of thermodynamics and explain how they relate to the steam/water cycle.
  • Explain Clausius’ axiom and Planck’s axiom of thermodynamics. The Temperature/Entropy Chart
  • Describe how a temperature/entropy chart can be used to plot a process.
  • Describe how a temperature/entropy chart can be used to compare the efficiencies of two processes. Efficiency of Plant Processes
  • Explain how a temperature/entropy chart can be used to compare the effects of changing process parameters.
  • Specs

    Course Level Intermediate
    Languages English
    Compatibility Audio, Video, MobileReady

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