Operating Principles of EFW and Biomass Plants
Open Course Dates:
Monday 16th – Friday 27th September 2024
Monday 2nd - Friday 13th December 2024
Monday 3rd - Friday 14th February 2025
Castle Donington
The aim of this training program is to provide operations and other technical personnel with an understanding of the design, construction and operational principles of Energy from Waste and Biomass Power Plants that produce electricity, heat, or a combination of the two.
The course is modular in design with each module lasting one day. A short test will be held at the end of each module to assess the understanding of the learners. Learners who successfully pass all ten tests will be awarded a Certificate of Completion.
The ten modules are:
Day 1, Thermodynamics.
A recap of energy, work & power and change of state from water to steam. Enthalpy and entropy, relationship of pressure and saturation point, steam tables, temperature/ enthalpy diagrams, temperature/entropy diagrams, the Rankine cycle, plant efficiency.
Day 2, Combustion Chemistry and Firing Theory.
The chemistry of elements involved in combustion, physical factors affecting combustion, combustion control effect on emissions, burners.
Day 3, Boilers and Steam Raising Plant.
Construction of water tube boilers, factors affection operation such as creep and thermal shock, heat transfer, insulation.
Day 4. Feed Water and Water Treatment Plant.
Design and construction of boiler feed water systems, how demineralised water is produced, electro-deionisation, reverse osmosis, dosing chemicals, common corrosion mechanisms.
Day 5, Steam Turbines.
Design, construction and operation of steam turbines and associated equipment such as lubricating oil and gland steam systems.
Day 6, Electrical Theory.
Basic electrical theory, construction of electrical apparatus, alternators, excitation, transformers, switchboards, motors.
Day 7, Instrumentation & Control.
Common instrumentation, measuring principles, P&ID control, and turbine supervisory systems.
Day 8, Auxiliary Systems.
Firefighting, compressed air, cooling water, condensing systems, general operating considerations.
Day 9, Ash Transport and Control.
Effects of ash on operation, ash removal devices such as soot blowers and rappers, ash conveying systems, lime and carbon abatement systems.
Day 10, Environmental Impacts.
Emissions limits, environmental impacts of atmospheric emissions, legislation affecting emissions, permit requirements.