Advanced Training
Gas Turbine/Combined Cycle
This seminar parallels the Introduction to PEPSE Modeling course but the emphasis is on gas turbines and combined cycles. You will learn the PEPSE fundamentals. In addition, you will learn how to use the library of gas turbine engines for both design and off-design analysis. HRSG construction will be covered, as will the construction of steam turbines in a combiled cycle plant. You will gain a thorough understanding of PEPSE's fundamentals and how to apply them to gas turbines and combined cycle modeling.
PEPSE Boiler Modeling
The course covers using PEPSE to analyze fossil boilers in electric power stations. The course consists of lectures, written exercises and computer modeling workshops. Bring your own boiler model to class for discussion of modeling techniques and problems.
Lectures and workshops include:
- Thermodynamic principles review
- Calculating boiler efficiency
- Matching boiler vendor specifications
- Gathering and evaluating boiler data
- Constructing the boiler model
- Tuning the model to match known operating points
- Simulating boiler control