This activity focuses determining the power required to run the pumps and the power generated during the pumping and power generation phases, respectively.
Description
Background: ENG3200 is an introductory course in Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics. The students who take the class are majoring in Civil, Environmental and Geological Engineering, Engineering Management and Surveying (or non-Mechanical Engineers). This activity should be done after introducing head loss, along with major and minor piping losses.
Time Required: This activity requires a class day for introducing the assignment and to begin the analysis; a week to complete the analysis, followed by 1/2 class to summarize and debrief.
Description: The power plant in Ludington, MI is a pumped storage facility. Water from Lake Michigan is pumped up to a reservoir during non-peak power generation times (i.e. night). The process reverses during high usage periods where the water passes through turbines to generate electricity. This activity focuses determining the power required to run the pumps and the power generated during the pumping and power generation phases, respectively.
This activity should be done after students have learned the basics of head loss including how to calculate major and minor losses.
Files to Download: The class presentation (PPTX file) and the class handout (DOCX file) would be the most useful to download.
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