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📘 Chapter 3: Steam Power Plant and Gas Turbine Cycles
Complementary Resources, Guided Explorations, and Simulation Tools
⚠️ Important Notes About These Resources
The resources on this page complement the content of Chapter 3 in Advanced Modeling of Thermodynamic Cycles of Nuclear Power Plants.
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📌 3.2 Steam Power Plant and Gas Turbine Cycles
Key Concepts Covered:
- Simple steam power plant cycles as an introduction to the basic steam cycle.
- Simple helium closed-cycle gas turbine as an introduction to nuclear gas turbine cycles.
Complementary Resources:
🔄 Guided Explorations
Exploration of a Simple Steam Power Plant — Serves as an introduction to the basic steam cycle. GE: S-M3-V7: Exploration of a simple steam power plant →
Exploration of a Simple Helium Closed-Cycle Gas Turbine — Serves as an introduction to the basic high-temperature nuclear cycle. GE: TCNPP-5b: Exploring a High-Temperature Nuclear Cycle →
📌 3.3 Comparison with the Carnot Cycle in the Entropy Diagram
Key Concepts Covered:
- Steam plant behavior in the (T,s) entropy diagram.
- Gas turbine behavior in the (T,s) entropy diagram.
Complementary Resources:
🔄 Guided Explorations
Exploration of a Steam Plant in the Entropy Diagram — Useful for comparing with the Carnot cycle in the entropy diagram. GE: Steam Plant in (T,s) Diagram →
Exploration of a Gas Turbine in the Entropy Diagram — Useful for comparing with the Carnot cycle in the entropy diagram. GE: Gas Turbine in (T,s) Diagram →
📌 3.4.4 Exergy Balances and Exergy Structures
Key Concepts Covered:
- Exergy balances of steam and gas turbine cycles.
- Productive exergy structures for various thermodynamic cycles.
Complementary Resources:
📊 Slides
Diapason S06En: Exergy Balances — Covers exergy balances (does not address exergy structures).
🔄 Guided Explorations
BESP-1: Exergy Balance and Productive Structure of a Simple Steam Cycle — Introduction to exergy balance and productive structure for steam cycles. GE: BESP-1 Steam Cycle →
BESP-2: Exergy Balances and Productive Structures of Different Cycles — Exergy analysis across various thermodynamic cycles. GE: BESP-2 Different Cycles →
📌 3.4.5 Process Integration by the Pinch Method
Key Concepts Covered:
- Introduction to the pinch method for thermal process integration.
- Application of the pinch method to an industrial example.
Complementary Resources:
📊 Slides
Diapason IT1En: Introduction to the Pinch Method — Introduces the theoretical foundations of the pinch method. IT1En: Introduction to the pinch method →
Diapason IT2En: Thermal Integration of the Gourlia Example with Thermoptim — Application of the pinch method to a practical industrial case. IT2En: Application of the pinch method to the Gourlia case →
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