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USF Power Plant Engineering Course - EEL 4936/6936

The Purpose of the Power Plant Engineering Course is to provide a background to allow engineers to design and operate power plants for the generation of electric power; fossil and nuclear fuels, perform cycle analysis, component design and support plant operation and control.  Below are course materials.  More materials will be posted as they become available.

Instructor Information
  • Thomas Howard Blair, P.E.
  • Email:  thblair@eng.usf.edu or tom_blair@ieee.org
  • Phone: (813) 228-1111,  ext 48179, cell (813) 323-4049
  • Fax: TBD
  • Office Hours:  by appointment
  • Website: http://www.thomasblairpe.com/ppe.html 
  • Text Book: Standard Handbook for Powerplant Engineering information page

     

    Power Plant Engineering - News Articles for possible project material

  • News Article - Greenhouse Gases and Efficiency.
  • News Article - Greenhouse Gas Fuel of the Future?
  • News Article - Tech could reduce coal facilities' emissions.
  • News Article - Plans for at least 8 clean coal plants hit snags.
  • News Article - Florida Develops Renewable Fuel Sources.
  • News Article - Keeping a Checklist on Safety.
  • News Article - Nuclear Plants Become a Factor in Elections:

    Power Plant Engineering - Course Materials

  • Course Flyer
  • Course Syllabus 
  • Project requirements - PLEASE SUBMIT PROJECT BY DUE DATE OF 04/13/09.  Project is worth 25% of your grade.  Projects submitted late will be assessed 1 point per day late.  PLEASE SUBMIT PROJECT BY DUE DATE OF 04/13/09!!!
  • Mid-term Exam Solutions   
  • Final Exam Solutions  
  • Course Survey Form - Voluntary and anonymous - please consider filling out this form and emailing back to me for improvement of future class material and presentations.
  • Tour of Progress Energy, Crystal River Power Plant and Simulator Facilities
            Crystal River EOF/Training Center
            8200 W. Venable St., Crystal RIver, FL 34429
            Mapquest Map to Facility
  • Tour of Tampa Electric Company, Bayside Power Station
    3602 Port Sutton Road, Tampa, FL 33619
    Website:  http://www.tampaelectric.com/news/powerstation/bayside/
    Map to combined cycle power plant tour
  • Derivation of real and reactive power transfer from generator to transmission system
  • Sample Midterm Exam & Answers
  • Sample Final Exam & Answers

    Power Plant Engineering - Presentation Materials
  • 01/05/09 Presentation (PDF) - Based on section 1 of text book
  • 01/05/09 Presentation (Powerpoint) - Based on section 1 of text book
  • 01/12/09 Presentation (PDF)  - Based on section 2 of text book Rev 01/25/09
  • 01/12/09 Presentation (Powerpoint) - Based on section 2 of text book Rev 01/25/09
  • 01/19/08 - HOLIDAY - NO SCHEDULED CLASS.
  • 01/26/09 Presentation (PDF) - Based on section 2 & 6 of text book  Rev 01/25/09
  • 01/26/09 Presentation (Powerpoint) - Based on section 2 & 6 of text book Rev 01/25/09
  • 02/02/09 Presentation (PDF) - Based on section 6 & 3 of text book Rev 02/03/09
  • 02/02/09 Presentation (Powerpoint) - Based on section 6 & 3 of text book  Rev 02/03/09
  • 02/09/09 Presentation (PDF) - Based on section 3 & 4 of text book Rev 02/03/09
  • 02/09/09 Presentation (Powerpoint) - Based on section 3 & 4 of text book Rev 02/03/09
  • 02/16/09 Presentation (PDF) - Based on section 4 of text book
  • 02/16/09 Presentation (Powerpoint) - Based on section 4 of text book
  • 02/23/09 - Review for Midterm Exam & Project Summary Due
  • 03/02/09 - MIDTERM EXAM - 
  • 03/09/09 - Field Trip – (6PM – 8PM)Tour of Bayside Combined Cycle Power Plant 
  • 03/16/09 - Spring Break - NO SCHEDULED CLASS
  • 03/21/09 - (SATURDAY)  Field Trip - Tour of Nuclear Plant Simulator and Pulverized Coal Plant – Crystal River
  • 03/23/09 Presentation (PDF) - Based on section 4 of text book
  • 03/23/09 Presentation (Powerpoint) - Based on section 4 of text book.
  • 03/30/09 Presentation (PDF) - Based on section 4 of text book
  • 03/30/09 Presentation (Powerpoint) - Based on section 4 of text book
  • 04/06/09 Presentation (PDF) - Based on section 4 & 5 of text book
  • 04/06/09 Presentation (Powerpoint) - Based on section 4 & 5 of text book
  • 04/13/09 Presentation (PDF) - Based on section 5 & 7 of text book - PROJECT DUE
  • 04/13/09 Presentation (Powerpoint) - Based on section 5 & 7 of text book - PROJECT DUE
  • 04/20/09 - FINAL EXAM.

    Power Plant Engineering - Miscellaneous Materials

  • SteamTab Companion - Steam Table calculator to determine properties of water and steam.
  • Steam Tables - Steam Tables for saturated and superheated steam.  
  • Mollier Diagrams - Mollier Diagram showing properties of water / steam.  
  • NIOSH Arc Flash Video - Electrical safety video presented in class.  This video provides information about arc flashes.  
  • IEEE Device Numbers and Functions - IEEE defined device numbers and function description.    
  • ANSI and IEC - Standard Thermocouple Color Code System (Info provided by Omega)   

    Power Plant Engineering - Homework Materials -
    The homework is our practical application learning tool and peer review and feedback is strongly encouraged.  I strongly encourage students to review their homework with other students and to provide me with early copy so I can review and provide feedback well before due date.  Homework submitted before due date can be re-submitted for better grade as long as re-submit is by due date. 
    Once due date passes, no homework submittals or re-submittals will be accepted. 
    Homework must be submitted by midnight of the due date. 
    Late homework submittals will receive no credit. 
    It is preferred that you email your homework to me at  thblair@eng.usf.edu or tom_blair@ieee.org 
    Answer PDF will be replaced with Solution PDF with worked out solutions day after homework is due.

     

  • Homework 1 (PDF Format) - Introduction to Powerplant Engineering and Electrical Safety (Due 01/26/09) - note new due date - Rev 01/10/09
  • Homework 1 (WORD Format) - Introduction to Powerplant Engineering and Electrical Safety (Due 01/26/09) - note new due date - Rev 01/10/09
  • Homework 1 Solutions - Introduction to Powerplant Engineering and Electrical Safety
  • Homework 2 (PDF Format) - Steam Generators (Due 02/02/09)
  • Homework 2 (WORD Format) - Steam Generators (Due 02/02/09)
  • Homework 2 Solutions - Steam Generators
  • Homework 3 (PDF Format) - Nuclear Plant Systems (Due 02/16/09)
  • Homework 3 (WORD Format) - Nuclear Plant Systems (Due 02/16/09)
  • Homework 3 Solutions - Nuclear Plant Systems
  • Homework 4 (PDF Format) - Prime Movers (Due 03/02/09)
  • Homework 4 (WORD Format) - Prime Movers (Due 03/02/09)
  • Homework 4 Solutions - Prime Movers
  • Homework 5 (PDF Format) - Plant Electric System Part I (Due 03/09/09) 
  • Homework 5 (WORD Format) - Plant Electric System Part I (Due 03/09/09) 
  • Homework 5 Solutions - Plant Electric System  Part I
  • Homework 6 (PDF Format) - Plant Electric System Part II (Due 04/06/09) 
  • Homework 6 (WORD Format) - Plant Electric System Part II (Due 04/06/09) 
  • Homework 6 Solutions - Plant Electric System  Part II
  • Homework 7 (PDF Format) - Instrumentation and Control (Due 04/13/09) 
  • Homework 7 (WORD Format) - Instrumentation and Control (Due 04/13/09) 
  • Homework 7 Solutions - Instrumentation and Control

     

     

    Copyright 2009 - Thomas Blair, April 25, 2009

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