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MNE 425 - Power Plant Design and Engineering

3 credits
3 hours lecture
Prerequisites: MNE 321, Recommended pre-req MNE 411
Theory as a basis for plant design and equipment selection. Practical design calculations including heat balance are carried out. Fossil- and nuclear-fueled plants as well as gas turbine and hydroelectric plants are studied. The economics of alternatives is discussed.