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Overview
Key facts
This five-day course offers an advanced introduction to the principles of operation, configuration, characteristics and key implementation issues of various types of power plants. It will be of particular interest to engineers employed in the heat and power generation industries.
Cranfield University's Heat and Power Generation Systems programme will teach you more about this topic.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Fuels and thermal conversion processes: primary solid and liquid fuels. Carbonisation of solid fuels. Thermodynamic equations. Dissociation and chemical equilibrium. Process efficiency, emission control and standards,
- Furnaces and boilers: types of furnaces and classification. Heat transfer in furnaces, efficient furnace and boiler design. Boiler efficiency and part-load operation and its maintenance,
- Overview: World electricity demand and generation. Fuels. Environmental impacts,
- Steam power plants: Thermodynamic principles. Fuels. Steam power generation cycles,
- Gas turbine and combined-cycle power plants: Gas turbine engines and performance. Gas turbine cycles. Combined-cycle power plants,
- Dieseland gas-engine power plants: Diesel engines. Fuels. Emission control. Heat recovery systems,
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 5 days
Start dates & application deadlines
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Language
English
Delivered
On Campus
Campus Location
- Cranfield, United Kingdom
Disciplines
Energy Engineering View 15 other Short Courses in Energy Engineering in United KingdomWhat students do after studying
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
This course will be of particular interest to engineers employed in the heat and power generation industries.
Tuition Fees
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International Applies to you
Applies to youNon-residents1700 GBP / full≈ 1700 GBP / full -
Domestic Applies to you
Applies to youCitizens or residents1700 GBP / full≈ 1700 GBP / full
Living costs
Cranfield
United Kingdom
700 - 1300 GBP / month
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
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