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Introduction to Power Plant (QUT)
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Course Code:
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EPG001
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Course Name:
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Introduction to Power Plant (QUT)
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Course Description:
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This course provides an overview of the operation, performance and maintenance of large coal-fired boiler-turbine-generator plants, and introduces the student to the context for operating power plants of all types in competitive energy markets.
It is intended as an introduction to power station plant and systems. Coal-fired power plants typically consist of a water and steam cycle, fuel systems and control systems to optimize performance.
A typical power station burns millions of dollars worth of fuel every week. Maximizing plant efficiency in the face of plant problems, operational requirements and changes in fuel supply can save thousands of dollars each week and reduce the environmental impact of power generation. Trends toward renewable sources of electricity mean that alternative power generation technologies are gaining market share. Electricity is a commodity being traded in a market, but unlike most other commodities it cannot be stored in any significant quantity. Understanding the context of the network and the electricity market is a crucial aspect of operating power plants. As gas plays a more significant role in the world’s energy mix, this impacts on the electricity market.
Course topics include:
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Course Coordinator:
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Ted Steinberg
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Course Coordinator email:
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Course Coordinator phone:
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(07) 3138-5102
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Delivery mode:
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Intensive
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Enrolment limit:
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24
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Delivery dates:
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This course will run in two intensive modules (Blocks A and B).
Block A will be delivered over 3 days. Students must also select to undertake Block A on either (this part of the course is limited to 12 students in each session on a “first come” basis):
· Block A: 5, 6, 7 May and 12, 13, 14 May 2009
· Block B: 26, 27 May 2009
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Venue:
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Block A: Tarong Power Station, Nanango Qld
Block B: QUT, Gardens Point campus
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Accommodation:
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Suggestions for accommodation will be provided upon registration and will be at the cost of students.
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Application information
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Post-Graduate Enrolment: http://www.bee.qut.edu.au/study/cpe/powergeneration.jsp
Cross-institutional Enrolment: http://www.studentservices.qut.edu.au/enrol/individual/
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Application deadline:
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3 weeks before start of Block A (TBC)
Information for the course will be sent six weeks prior to the first block session. Enrolments after this time will have reduced time to complete pre-reading.
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More information:
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Course information and requirements will be detailed in the EPG001 website a month before the start of the course. From the QUT home page, go to: QUT Blackboard
Login in using your QUT username and password and follow the link to your unit/course under My Communities.
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