BOILERS AND HEAT EXCHANGERS

Course guarantor:

Lecturer:

Tomáš Dlouhý, Václav Dostál, Slavomír Entler, František Hrdlička, Jan Hrdlička, Michal Kolovratník, Pavel Zácha

Tutor:

Tomáš Dlouhý, Václav Dostál, Slavomír Entler, František Hrdlička, Jan Hrdlička, Michal Kolovratník, Pavel Zácha

Supervisor:

Department of Energy Engineering

Synopsis:

General rules of boiler design.

Specific requirements for the design of the boiler according to fuel characteristics.

Influence of fuel parameters on the operation of the boiler.

Ecological aspects of the operation of the boiler - optimization of design and operation.

Design of various types of boilers.

Selection of optimal combustion technology for specific applications.

Fuel preparation for combustion.

Boiler auxiliaries.

Thermal and design calculations of boilers.

Hydraulic and aerodynamic calculations of boilers.

Structural design and optimization of flue gas heat exchanger.

Operation of flue gas heat exchangers.

Materials for the construction of flue gas exchangers.

New trends in boiler design.

Content of lectures will be modified according to the thesis subject.

Requirements:

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Study Objective:

Study materials:

Mullinger, P. Jenkins, B.: Industrial and Process Furnaces: Principles, Design and Operation, Butterworth

Heinemann, 2014

Heselton, K. E.: Boiler Operator's Handbook, The Fairmont Press, Inc., 2014

Breeze, P.: Coal-Fired Generation, Academic Press, 2015

Miller, B. G.: Clean Coal Engineering Technology., Butterworth Heinemann, 2011

Sarkar, D.: Thermal Power Plant: Design and Operation, Elsevier, 2015

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2024/2025:

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Time-table for summer semester 2024/2025:

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The course is a part of the following study plans: