Supercritical Power Plant Technology

Understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context:

Supercritical Power Plant Technology

Writing Assignment for ABET – Outcome 7

Knowledge of Contemporary Issues:

Supercritical Power Plant Technology

Writing Assignment for ABET – Outcome 9

 Regarding ABET Outcome 7 assessment, the objective of this assignment is to provide students with a

broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context.

 Regarding ABET Outcome 9 assessment, the objective of this assignment is to expose students to

knowledge of contemporary issues in applications of engineering thermodynamics.

 Please write a short summary report (two pages) about Supercritical Power Plant Technology. In the course

textbook, please review: Chapter 8.3 Improving Performances – Superheat, Reheat, and Supercritical to obtain

the introductory information about the topic. You may want to investigate:

1. The overall cycle

2. Related topics on a specific cycle component, like boiler, turbine …etc.

3. Ultrasupercritical power plant

4. Advanced ultrasupercritical power plant

 You will need to use at least three references including articles, papers or books on the topic. You may

want access to Science Direct to survey related papers published in the Applied Thermal Engineering and Energy

journals or other library resources including. The contents in your report should include:

1. Title

2. Student Name

3. Introduction and Background

4. Schematic of Process

5. Strength and Weakness of Technology

6. Status of R&D and Future Works

7. References

 Please use Size 12, Times New Roman font, and single space paragraphs in your report format.