Power Plant Engineering (2018)

Presentation 1: Energy/Fuel Resource (Jan 25 and Feb 1)

Deadline: Jan 24, 8PM

Objectives: To describe various fuel/energy resources and to estimate the fuel/energy consumed and
emissions rejected in producing the energy/fuel for particular need.

General instructions: State all references and provide footnotes. (5%)

Use SI units. Present in Power Point and submit the paper in MS word and both the digital files. (5%)

Choose topic from the following:

Petroleum Dendrothermal Ocean Waves

Coal Oil Crops/Plant Biomass Tidal Waves
Nuclear Fuels Solid Crops/Plants Biomass Fuel Cells
Natural Gas Geothermal Salinity
Food Wastes Biomass Wind Heat Waste
Municipal and Industrial Solar Mechanical/Vibration Waste
Waste Hydro
Agricultural Waste Biomass OTEC

Part1: Fuel/Energy Resource Description

1. Specifications and Samples. Matrix of Properties. (20%)

2. Estimates and where located (Philippines and the whole world). (20%)

3. Exploration techniques/process of mapping.(20%)

4. Extraction, handling, transportation and storage. (20%)

5. Conversion and after conversion technologies in producing the fuel/energy (principles,

equations, processes and Equipment flowcharts) (10%)

Part 2: Energy/Fuel and Emission Estimation

1. Draw the schematic diagram of a fuel/energy resource production system. (15%)

2. Estimate the energy used and emissions emitted in each stage and compute the efficiency in
each stage and the overall efficiency. (35%)
 3. Provide strategies for fuel/energy resource improvement and sustainability; emissions
reduction (in paragraph and equation form with quantification). (40%)

Prepared by: CILR

Presentation 2: Energy/Fuel Conversion and System Design (Feb 8 and

Feb 22 )

Deadline: Feb 7, 8PM

Part 1

Objectives: To familiarize and compare the various energy/fuel conversions and understand the limits by
which the conversions can be optimized

1. Definition, objectives, significance, functions and applications (30%)

2. Ideal and actual states, processes and conditions (schematic and property diagrams, animated
presentation for each case). (30 %)

3. Sample computations for each case in item 4 (efficiencies, heat, work, mass and thermodynamic
properties). (15%)

4. Conversion Improvements (in paragraph and equation form with quantification). (15%)

State all references and provide footnotes. (5%)

Present in Power Point and submit the paper in MS word and both the digital files. (5%)