This term project is aimed to encourage students to gain experiences in analysis and optimization design of operating conditions for steam power plants. An x-steam macro program on Microsoft Excel is provided as a tool for obtaining steam properties. Students are mandated to complete following tasks:
1. Selecting an academic article related to the analysis and design of steam vapor power cycles from
www.sciencedirect.com or www.scopus.com or google. Scholar.
2. Informing everyone involving in MEE 221 class about your selected topic on the Facebook group: MEE221_TERM_PROJECT_2558. (If two groups selected the same topic, your scores will be divided into half. If three groups appears to select the same topic, your score will be divided into one-third)
3. Deducing the information of operating condition and design analysis of steam vapor power cycles in your selected article.
Figure 1 Example of schematic diagram for a steam vapor power cycle
4. Performing your analysis of your selected steam vapor power cycle by hands. Then validate your analytical results with the results from your selected paper.
5. Utilizing the x-steam macro program on Microsoft Excel to create system diagram for analysis of your selected cycle.
6. Applying your created system diagram in x-steam macro program in Microsoft Excel to perform parametric study of your systems. Of courses, you will have to propose graphical results of your study. The highest score will be given to the group that can cover all the aspects of important effects on the overall system performance. Students are freely to present your idea and show all the skill and knowledge you have learned from MEE 221 classes.
7. Deducing your study and writing a report. All students must learn how to type mathematical relation in your report. Your report must be included of
- Problem statement and description of your selected power plant cycle. Of course, schematic diagram and T-s diagram of your system are needed. T-s diagram is also provided in Fig. 2. Students should also learn how to use Mollier chart in Fig. 3 to analyze the behavior of steam turbines.
- Your hand analysis of your selected system. You may have to separately perform analysis for each equipment in your system.
- Validation of your analysis.
- The diagram and a CD containing your excel code.
- Parametric study results and the optimal operating condition for the best cycle thermal efficiency.
- Conclusion
8. Student must prepared power point presentation to show in class. All students must participate in order to share experiences and learns from others.