Course detail

Energy and Emissions

FSI-KEE-AAcad. year: 2011/2012

The course is concerned with energy saving and reduction of emissions in process industry. The concent of the course is inspired by the fact: "Produced emissions cannot be destroyed." The main goal is therefore defined as - to minimize the energy consumption and thereby emissions production (CO2, NOx, SOx,etc.) in process industry. Students will be mede familiar with problems of general emissions and methods for reducing emissions with regard to the protection of the environment and corresponding legislation. One part of course is deals with energy saving due to process integration based on "Pinch Technology" including economical and ecological aspects.
Students apply the knowledge from course "Heat Transfer Processes" and they learn of the use of external energetic sources and cogeneration in process industry (including interesting relations between thermodynamics and economy). Top specialists´ know-how is used in the course.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

6

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Offered to foreign students

Of all faculties

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Student will learn to apply theoretical knowledge to concrete industrial cases and work with technical literature.
They will understand and apply up-to-date methods in the branch. They realize the necessity of co-operation and team-work. They will solve practical problems from different fields of process industry using professional or personal software systems.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge on mathematics and physical chemistry and chemical engineering.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Course-unit credit requirements:
active participation in seminars, working out a semester project.
Exam results are evaluated as follows:
excellent - from 29 to 34 points, good - from 23 to 28 points, sufficient - from 17 to 22 points, failed - less than 17 points.
Students who pass the test may take an oral part of the exam. Here they answer questions from the heat transfer theory and present their semester project.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The course objective is:
- to apply knowledge of theoretical subjects
(mainly from "Heat Transfer Processes").
- to show, that achievement of plant priorities is possible
only with technical knowledge.
- to introduce up-to-date methods in given field used in world.
- for students to learn to study in technical literature.
- to introduce to case studies from industrial practice.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Lessons are held in computer laboratory. Attendance is checked.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N2301-2 Master's

    branch M-PRI , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory
    branch M-PRI , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

1. Introduction: energy consumption, emissions and wastes in industry.
2. Possibilities of energy consumption reduction,HENs,external sources.
3. Process Integration and its realization methods. 'Pinch Analysis'.
4. Termodynamic analysis, Composite Curves, PINCH.
5. Analysis of energy and investment cost, 'targeting'.
6. Design of Heat Exchanger Network (HEN) for energy consumption reduction.
7. External energetic sources,heat machines,local/global emissions.
8. A new design and retrofit for reduction of energy consumption.
9. Energy management and sustainable development.
10. Cogeneration and its using in process industry (principles,importance).
11. Air pollution: emissions,concentrations determination,legislation.
12. Thermal disposal of wastes as process plant.
13. Simulation calculations (combustion calc., incinerator balance).
Emissions NOx. Conclusion: applications recapitulation, case study.

Computer-assisted exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

1. Simple examples for re-enactment of basic regularities.
2. Submission of individual semester works and explanation of theory.
3. Examples following an individual theme from lecture no.3.
4. Examples following an individual theme from lecture no.4.
5. Examples following an individual theme from lecture no.5.
6. Examples following an individual theme from lecture no.6.
7. Examples following an individual theme from lecture no.7.
8. Examples following an individual theme from lecture no.8.
9. Examples following an individual theme from lecture no.9.
10. Examples following an individual theme from lecture no.10.
11. Examples following an individual theme from lecture no.11.
12. Examples following an individual theme from lecture no.12.
13. Examples following an individual theme from lecture no.13.