Simulator-Based Coal-Fired Plant Operations for Non-Operators      

• Course Objective
  At the completion of this course, it is expected that each student will be able to meet the following goals:

  • Explain the unique characteristics and flow paths of a coal-fired plant
  • Describe all major plant systems
  • Explain the sequence of major events during a plant start-up and shut-down
  • Discuss current coal-fired activities, trends, and technologies used in the power generation industry
  • Use the high-fidelity combined cycle simulator to:
    • Start the plant from cold conditions
    • Operate the plant over various load conditions
    • Shut down the plant

• Who Should Attend?
  This course is designed for engineers and managers in the power industry, but will be of interest to personnel with management, operations, maintenance or supervisory experience who wish to learn more about coal-fired power plants. System operators/dispatchers will also find the material covered in this course beneficial for system operations and planning.

• Course Content
  This simulator-based course is designed to familiarize students with basic knowledge of a coal-fired power plant and to enable them to be conversant about the following topics.
  • Normal plant operation including start-up and shut-down
  • Typical combined system flow paths
  • Typical coal-fired plant equipment
  • Current and previous industry concerns affecting coal-fired plant operations
  • Environmental issues concerning coal-fired plants
  • Performance issues concerning coal-fired plants.
  The course will alternate between classroom discussions, where new material is discussed, and hand-on simulator time,where students will operate the simulated plant. The student will be provided with a hard copy of the course materials.