EEE 463 - Electrical Power Plants

Notice for Fall 2009:

In addition to the on-campus class section, this course will also be offered online via the Internet. For information on registering for the online section (EEE 591, class # 72871), see the Fulton Center for Professional Development (orASU Engineering Online).

ASU Catalog Description:

Generation of electric power using fossil, nuclear and renewable, including solar, geothermal, wind, hydroelectric, biomass and ocean, energy sources. Power plant thermal cycle analysis. Cogeneration and combined cycles. Economics, operations, and design of electric power stations. Energy storage. Pre-requisites: CHM 114 (or 116) [chemistry]; MAE 240 (or PHY 241) [thermodynamics]; and MAT 274 (or 275) [differential equations].

Course Objectives: Provide students with a broad understanding of electricity generation.

The corresponding Course Outcomes are

Students will have a basic understanding of conversion of coal, oil, gas, nuclear, hydro, solar, geothermal, etc. energy to electrical energy.
Students will understand the operation and major components of electric generating plants.

Course Links

Syllabus: EEE 463 Syllabus (2 page document) given out the first day of class.
Lecture Slides are located at the My ASUcourses website.
Homework Assignments
The homework assignments and solutions are located at the My ASUcourses (Blackboard) website.
Textbook Corrections (Errata)
M. M. El-Wakil, Powerplant Technology, McGraw-Hill, 1984 (reprinted 2002).
- p. 4, Table 1-2: change the universal gas constant from "1.545.33" to "1545.33".
- p. 313, just below Equation (8-3): should read "(Table 1-3)" instead of "(Table 1-2)".
- p. 534: change the minus sign (-) to an equals sign (=) between "1353 W/m²" and "1.353 kW/m²".
- p. 539: several corrections to Table 13-2:
  
  Phoenix, Feb. should be 15.6 rather than 11.5
  Madison, Feb. should be 9.1 rather than 5.7
  San Francisco, Jan. and Feb. should be 8.0 and 11.5, respectively, instead of 11.5 and 15.6
  San Francisco, May and June should be 25.3 and 27.0, respectively, instead of 21.8 and blank
- Tables A-1 and A-2, the units on specific entropy should be Btu/(lbm·°R).
- Table A-2, the v_g value at 100°F should be 350.4 instead of 360.4 ft³/lbm.
Web Handouts

T-s Diagram for Rankine (Steam) Cycle (1-page pdf)
T-s Diagram for Brayton (Gas) Cycle (1-page pdf)
Ideal Gas Law (1-page pdf)
Steam Table and Coolant Properties (pdf file)
Includes saturated water (temperature and pressure) and superheated steam tables, and physical properties of liquid water, helium and carbon dioxide in English units.

Electric Energy Economics which is required reading
Solar Calculations which is required reading
Hydro and Tidal Power
Nuclear Power Plants
Flash Animations

Solar Energy
Hydroelectric Plant
Pumped Storage Facility
Coal-Fired Power Plant
Geothermal Power Plant
Pressurized Water Reactor
Boiling Water Reactor
Web Documents Electric Energy Tutorial (for individuals generally interested in this subject)
which addresses fossil, nuclear, hydro, solar, geothermal, biomass, wind, and ocean electricity generating schemes.

Power Plant Topics Links

Power Plant Topics Table of Contents and Quick Jump
Energy Sources	Environment	Government
Power Generation	State of Arizona	Utilities

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