EEE 463 - Electrical Power Plant

Notice for Fall 2008:

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), see the Fulton Center for Professional Development (or ASU 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.
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
Homework Assignments (Fall 2008)
- Design Project
- Homework #1
- Homework #2
- Homework #3
- Homework #4
- Homework #5
- Homework #6
- Homework #7
- Homework #8
- Homework #9
- The homework 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".
- 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 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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