Thermal Power Engineering and Industrial Cryogenic and Refrigerating Systems

Published: Friday, 14 October 2016 07:45

Appendix 1

Course: Thermal Power Engineering and Industrial Cryogenic and Refrigerating Systems

Programme Summary

Major: 13.04.01 Thermal Power Engineering and Thermal Technology

Degree: Master

Course units:

• Unit 1. Classification of cryogenic and refrigerating plants. Heat conversion. The basic cooling principle. Classification of thermal transformers and their application.
• Unit 2. Cyclic and non-cyclic processes. Carnot cycle with steady-state processes. Cascade and regenerative thermal transformers.
• Unit 3. Typical energy bands in the low temperature range. Characteristics of cryogenic agents and coolants. Real vapour-liquid thermal transformer. Energy characteristics. Coefficient of performance.
• Unit 4. The operation of an absorption plant. The operation of a steam jet refrigerating plant. Throttling process. Differential throttle – the Joule-Thomson effect. Inversion.
• Unit 5. Ideal gas liquefaction and freezing processes. Cryocooler and Linde liquefier. Energy characteristics. Claude quasi-cycle, Heylandt quasi-cycle, Kapitsa quasi-cycle. Comparison of liquefaction cycles.
• Unit 6. Air, air separation products. Modular air separation plants.
• Unit 7. Rectification. The design of a rectifier. The operation of a double-column rectifier. Production of inert gases.
• Unit 8. Air separation product transport and distribution systems. Cold supply systems.

Course contents:

• Unit 1. Classification of cryogenic and refrigerating plants. Heat conversion. The basic cooling principle. Classification of thermal transformers and their application.
• Unit 2. Cyclic and non-cyclic processes. Carnot cycle with steady-state processes. Cascade and regenerative thermal transformers.
• Unit 3. Typical energy bands in the low temperature range. Characteristics of cryogenic agents and coolants. Real vapour-liquid thermal transformer. Energy characteristics. Coefficient of performance.
• Unit 4. The operation of an absorption plant. The operation of a steam jet refrigerating plant. Throttling process. Differential throttle – the Joule-Thomson effect. Inversion.
• Unit 5. Ideal gas liquefaction and freezing processes. Cryocooler and Linde liquefier. Energy characteristics. Claude quasi-cycle, Heylandt quasi-cycle, Kapitsa quasi-cycle. Comparison of liquefaction cycles.
• Unit 6. Air, air separation products. Modular air separation plants.
• Unit 7. Rectification. The design of a rectifier. The operation of a double-column rectifier. Production of inert gases.
• Unit 8. Air separation product transport and distribution systems. Cold supply systems.

Activities:

• Teacher-led group activities in a classroom;
• Extracurricular self-study of the teacher’s assignments and tasks, including the use of educational facilities (obligatory);
• Office-hours.

Total hours – 180.

Total points – 5.

Classroom hours – 36.

Unsupervised hours – 108.

Midterm assessment – Examination.