Course detail

Thermal Turbomachines

FSI-9TET Acad. year: 2025/2026 Winter semester

This level is focuses on study effects and construction possibility for the best efficiency of steam turbines, gas turbines and turbocompressors. This study is in context with construction, projection, operational, economical and ecological impacts. During the study are students making acquaintance of development in design of steam turbines, gas turbines and turbocompressors, development results and views into the future.

Language of instruction

Czech

Department

Entry knowledge

LLS, TT1, TT2

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Final exam by oral interview
Not

Aims

Objective of the course in terms of learning outcomes and competences The aim of the subject is to acquaint students with analytical calculation and conceptual design with detailed design solution of large and small thermal turbines
Upon completion of the course the student is able to analyze complex thermodynamic calculations in the flow channel of the steam turbine, including its optimization

The study programmes with the given course

Programme D-ENE-P: Power Engineering, Doctoral, recommended course

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

20 hours, optionally

Syllabus

1. Steam turbines and gas turbines cycles,
2. Turbines for combined production of electricity and heat
3. Thermodynamic and transport properties of working fluids
4. Flow in turbine machinery
5. CFD simulation of flow in turbine machinery
6. Expansion and compression in turbine machinery
7. Heat transfer in turbine machinery, energy losses and their reducing
8. Theory of turbine machinery degree (axial, radial, diagonal)
9. Similarity of turbine machinery
10. Space flow in turbine machinery
11. Necks of turbine machinery
12. Multistage turbine machinery
13. Construction of the main parts of turbine machinery, shaft seal in turbine machinery