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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@tecoenergy.com or tom_blair@ieee.org
  • Phone: (813) 630-7008, cell (813) 323-4049
  • Fax: (813) 630-6930
  • 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 04/19/10.  Project is worth 25% of your grade. 
    Projects submitted late will be assessed 1 point per day late    . 
  • Mid-term Exam Answers   
  • Final Exam Answers  
  • 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
  • 01/11/10 Presentation (PDF) - Based on section 1 of text book
  • 01/11/10 Presentation (Powerpoint) - Based on section 1 of text book
  • 01/18/10 - HOLIDAY - NO SCHEDULED CLASS.
  • 01/25/10 Presentation (PDF)  - Based on section 2 of text book
  • 01/25/10 Presentation (Powerpoint) - Based on section 2 of text book
  • 02/01/10 Presentation (PDF) - Based on section 2 & 6 of text book  
  • 02/01/10 Presentation (Powerpoint) - Based on section 2 & 6 of text book
  • 02/08/10 Presentation (PDF) - Based on section 6 & 3 of text book
  • 02/08/10 Presentation (Powerpoint) - Based on section 6 & 3 of text book 
  • 02/15/10 Presentation (PDF) - Based on section 3 & 4 of text book
  • 02/15/10 Presentation (Powerpoint) - Based on section 3 & 4 of text book
  • 02/22/10 Presentation (PDF) - Based on section 4 of text book
  • 02/22/10 Presentation (Powerpoint) - Based on section 4 of text book
  • 03/01/10 - Review for Midterm Exam & Project Summary Due
  • 03/08/10 - Spring Break - NO SCHEDULED CLASS  MIDTERM EXAM - 
  • 03/15/10 -  MIDTERM EXAM  
  • 03/22/10 - Field Trip – (6PM – 8PM)Tour of Bayside Combined Cycle Power Plant 
  • 03/27/10 - (Tenative)  Field Trip - Tour of Nuclear Plant Simulator and Pulverized Coal Plant – Crystal River
  • 03/29/10 Presentation (PDF) - Based on section 4 of text book
  • 03/29/10 Presentation (Powerpoint) - Based on section 4 of text book.
  • 04/05/10 Presentation (PDF) - Based on section 4 of text book
  • 04/05/10 Presentation (Powerpoint) - Based on section 4 of text book
  • 04/12/10 Presentation (PDF) - Based on section 4 & 5 of text book
  • 04/12/10 Presentation (Powerpoint) - Based on section 4 & 5 of text book
  • 04/19/10 Presentation (PDF) - Based on section 5 & 7 of text book - PROJECT DUE
  • 04/19/10 Presentation (Powerpoint) - Based on section 5 & 7 of text book - PROJECT DUE
  • 04/26/10 - 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. 
    It is preferred that you email your homework to me at  thblair@tecoenergy.com or tom_blair@ieee.org 
    Answer PDF will be replaced with Solution PDF with worked out Answers day after homework is due.

     

  • Homework 1 (PDF Format) - Introduction to Powerplant Engineering and Electrical Safety (Due 01/25/09)
  • Homework 1 (WORD Format) - Introduction to Powerplant Engineering and Electrical Safety (Due 01/25/09)
  • Homework 1 Answers - Introduction to Powerplant Engineering and Electrical Safety
  • Homework 2 (PDF Format) - Steam Generators (Due 02/01/10)
  • Homework 2 (WORD Format) - Steam Generators (Due 02/01/10)
  • Homework 2 Answers - Steam Generators
  • Homework 3 (PDF Format) - Nuclear Plant Systems (Due 02/15/10)
  • Homework 3 (WORD Format) - Nuclear Plant Systems (Due 02/15/10)
  • Homework 3 Answers - Nuclear Plant Systems
  • Homework 4 (PDF Format) - Prime Movers (Due 02/22/10)
  • Homework 4 (WORD Format) - Prime Movers (Due 02/22/10)
  • Homework 4 Answers - Prime Movers
  • Homework 5 (PDF Format) - Plant Electric System Part I (Due 03/01/10) 
  • Homework 5 (WORD Format) - Plant Electric System Part I (Due 03/01/10) 
  • Homework 5 Answers - Plant Electric System  Part I
  • Homework 6 (PDF Format) - Plant Electric System Part II (Due 03/29/10) 
  • Homework 6 (WORD Format) - Plant Electric System Part II (Due 03/29/10) 
  • Homework 6 Answers - Plant Electric System  Part II
  • Homework 7 (PDF Format) - Instrumentation and Control (Due 04/12/10) 
  • Homework 7 (WORD Format) - Instrumentation and Control (Due 04/12/10) 
  • Homework 7 Answers - Instrumentation and Control

     

     

    Copyright 2010 - Thomas Blair, Jan 01, 2010

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