Brief introduction of thermal energy and power engineering specialty

Considering the professional development of students on a generous basis, the major of thermal energy and power engineering is divided into the following four directions: (1) thermal energy and power engineering and control direction (including energy and environmental engineering, new energy development and research direction); (2) Heat engine and automobile engineering with internal combustion engine and its drive system as the main part, and the power direction of the ship; (3) The direction of fluid machinery and refrigeration cryogenic engineering mainly focuses on the conversion of electrical energy into mechanical work; (4) The direction of thermal power and water conservancy and hydropower power engineering is mainly to convert mechanical work into electrical energy. That is, engineering thermophysical process and its automatic control, power machinery and its automation, fluid machinery and its automatic control, thermal energy engineering and its automation in thermal power plants are four business training requirements of two disciplines.

Students in this major mainly study the basic theories of power engineering and engineering thermophysics, and learn various theories and technologies of energy conversion and effective utilization, which are basically cultivated by modern power engineers; Have the basic ability of design, operation and experimental research of power machinery and thermal equipment.

Graduates should have the following knowledge and abilities:

1. Have a solid foundation in natural science, good foundation in humanities, arts and social sciences, and be able to use the spoken and written languages of their own nationalities correctly; 2. Systematically master the extensive basic knowledge of technical theory in this field, including engineering mechanics, mechanics, engineering thermophysics, fluid mechanics, electrical and electronics, control theory, market economy, enterprise management, etc. 3. Obtain engineering practice training in this professional field, and have strong computer and foreign language application ability; 4. Have the necessary professional knowledge in a certain professional direction in this professional field, and understand its scientific frontier and development trend; 5. Have strong self-study ability, innovative consciousness and high comprehensive quality.

Training objectives

This major mainly trains senior talents with solid theoretical foundation, strong practical ability, adaptability and innovation ability and high moral and cultural quality in the fields of energy conversion and utilization and thermal environment protection, so as to meet the social demand for talents in scientific research, design, teaching, engineering technology and management of this energy and power discipline. Students should have extensive knowledge of natural science, humanities and social sciences, extensive theoretical foundations of heat, mechanics, electricity, machinery, automatic control and system engineering, professional knowledge and practical ability of thermal engineering, and master knowledge of computer application and automatic control technology. Graduates can engage in research, teaching, development, manufacturing, installation, maintenance, planning, management and marketing of energy and power engineering and related aspects. You can also continue your studies in this major or other related majors and pursue master's and doctoral degrees.

Major disciplines

Power engineering and engineering thermophysics and mechanical engineering

main course

Engineering mechanics, mechanical design basis, mechanical drawing, electrician and electronic technology, engineering thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, control theory, testing technology and other major practical teaching links: including military training, metalworking, electrician, electronic practice, cognitive practice, production practice, social practice, curriculum design, graduation design (thesis) and so on. , generally should be arranged for more than 40 weeks. Degree awarded: Bachelor of Engineering, Master of Engineering.

Major professional experiments

Heat transfer experiment, engineering thermodynamics experiment, power engineering test technology experiment, etc.

Knowledge structure requirements

Tool knowledge can systematically master a foreign language and master foreign language scientific writing knowledge. Master the basic knowledge of computer software and hardware technology, and have the ability of computer application development in this major and related fields; Master the knowledge, methods and tools to obtain information through the network. Be able to retrieve Chinese and foreign literature. Natural science knowledge: advanced mathematics, college physics, engineering chemistry, life science, environmental science and other knowledge. Basic knowledge of subject technology: master knowledge of engineering drawing, engineering mathematics, theoretical mechanics, material mechanics, mechanical design, metal technology, electrotechnics, electronic technology, engineering fluid mechanics, engineering thermodynamics, heat transfer, computer principle and application, automatic control principle, etc. In the direction of water conservancy and hydropower power engineering, the requirements for engineering thermodynamics and heat transfer knowledge can be appropriately reduced.

Professional knowledge varies according to the training objectives and specifications of professionals and different professional directions. (1) thermal power and control engineering direction (including energy and environmental engineering direction) mainly grasps the knowledge of thermal power and power testing technology, boiler principle, steam turbine principle, combustion pollution and environment, power machinery design, thermal power plant, thermal automatic control, numerical calculation of heat and mass transfer, fluid machinery, etc. (2) The direction of heat engine and automobile engineering is to master the knowledge of internal combustion engine (or turbine) principle, structure, design, test, fuel and combustion, heat engine emission and environmental engineering, introduction to energy engineering, electronic control of internal combustion engine, heat transfer and heat load of heat engine, introduction to automobile engineering, etc. (3) Refrigeration cryogenic engineering and fluid machinery. Master the knowledge of refrigeration, low temperature principle, artificial environment automation, HVAC system, low temperature technology, thermal automation, fluid machinery principle, fluid machinery system simulation and control. Make students master the basic theory and knowledge of refrigeration and air conditioning system, cryogenic system, refrigeration and air conditioning and cryogenic equipment and devices, various axial compressors, centrifugal compressors and various positive displacement compressors involved in this direction. (4) the direction of water conservancy and hydropower power engineering, mastering the knowledge of hydraulic turbine, installation, maintenance and operation of hydraulic turbine, auxiliary equipment of hydraulic unit, regulation of hydraulic turbine, modern control theory, power station automation, electrical engineering, electrical equipment of power station, relay protection principle, computer monitoring and modern testing technology knowledge of hydropower plant.

That is to say, students in this major should have the following knowledge and ability, which should be emphasized according to different training specifications: (1) Have a solid foundation in natural science and master the basic theories and application methods of basic courses such as advanced mathematics, engineering mathematics, college physics and engineering chemistry; Have a good foundation in humanities, arts and social sciences, and have the ability to use the spoken and written languages of their own nationalities correctly. (2) Master a foreign language, have good listening, speaking, reading and writing skills, and be able to read foreign language books and materials of this major smoothly. If the foreign language is English, it should reach the national level 4 or above (including level 4). (3) Systematically master the necessary technical basic theories of this major, including mechanical theory (theoretical mechanics, material mechanics, fluid mechanics) and thermal theory (thermodynamics, heat transfer, etc.). ), mechanical design basic theory, electrical and electronic basic theory, automatic control theory, energy and power engineering basic theory, etc. (4) Be familiar with 1 ~ 2 professional direction or related professional knowledge in this field, and understand its frontier and development trend. (5) Have the basic skills of drawing, calculation, testing, investigation, literature review, basic technology, operation and operation necessary for this major. (6) Have certain computer-related knowledge and strong computer application ability, and be able to skillfully use computer tools to solve related problems in engineering. (7) Strong self-study ability, analytical ability and innovative consciousness.

Employment direction

Graduates can engage in research and design, product development, manufacturing, testing, management and teaching of thermal energy engineering in large enterprises, related companies and related research institutes, design institutes, universities and management departments. The main employment direction is power plant, internal combustion engine factory, automobile factory, logistics control, boiler factory, large machinery factory, shipyard and so on.