Thermal Power Engineering and Industrial Cryogenic and Refrigerating Systems
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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.
