Computer-aided teaching of thermoelectrical power plant operation

Author

Rodriguez, Guillermo ; Villavicencio, Sergio

Author_Institution

Dept. Sistemas de Informacion, Instituto de Investigaciones Electricas, Guernavaca, Morelos, Mexico

fYear

1993

fDate

5-8 Oct 1993

Firstpage

75

Lastpage

79

Abstract

A computer aided system (SADCOM: Sistema de Apoyo Didactico Computarizado) to teach power plant principles of operation to new plant operators is described. SADCOM usex text, graphics, colors and animation to illustrate the basic processes of a power plant. The presentations are controlled by the instructor who explains how the different systems, equipment and processes work. SADCOM teaches the following topics: tube and instrumentation diagrams, operation procedures, failure analysis, and generation unit thermal balances where mass, pressures and temperatures can be modified to see how they affect the efficiency of the unit

Keywords

computer aided instruction; power engineering computing; power engineering education; thermal power stations; SADCOM; animation; colors; computer aided system; computer-aided teaching; efficiency; failure analysis; generation unit thermal balances; graphics; instrumentation diagrams; new plant operators; operation procedures; power plant operation principles; text; thermoelectrical power plant operation; Animation; Color; Computer graphics; Control systems; Education; Failure analysis; Instruments; Power generation; Temperature; Thermoelectricity;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Professional Communication Conference, 1993. IPCC 93 Proceedings. 'The New Face of Technical Communication: People, Processes, Products'

Conference_Location

Philadelphia, PA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IPCC.1993.593766

Filename

593766