Course detail

Computational Support in Energy

FSI-IMPAcad. year: 2025/2026

The course aims to introduce students to basic software for energy and general practice. These include software for planning of energy units, modeling energy cycles or individual components, the basics of programming for energy sector, and for processing results into a presentable form (MS Office).

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Michal Špiláček, Ph.D.

Department

Energy Institute (EÚ)

Entry knowledge

Basic knowledge of working with computers, mathematics and physics.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

The course is evaluated in the form of graded assessment.
Evaluation is based on the submission of four smaller semestral projects and activity in exercises.

Participation in exercises is mandatory and is controlled by the teacher. One excused absence is allowed. The substition for the excused absence have to be arranged by the student and agreed upon by the teacher.

Aims

The aim of the course is to familiarize students with basic approaches to modeling for the design, analysis and optimization of industrial and energy units (processes) and equipment. They will then be able to present the results of these model designs at a sufficient level using presentations, text, graphs and illustrations.

After completing the course, students will be able to do basic work in the presented softwares and further develop their skill in their usage if interested.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

R. M. Felder and R. W. Rousseau, Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes, 3rd Update Edition. Wiley, 2004.

Recommended reading

Agami Reddy, T.: Applied Data Analysis and Modeling for Energy Engineers and Scientists, 1 edition. Springer US, 2011
Perry, Robert H.: Perry’s chemical engineers’ handbook, McGraw-Hill, New York, 2008
Ramirez, W. F.: Computational Methods for Process Simulation, 2 edition. Oxford ; Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1998

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-ENE-P Bachelor's 3 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Computer-assisted exercise

39 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Michal Špiláček, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. HTRI
2. EES
3. RetScreen
4. Excel
5. LaTeX
6. Word
7. PowerPoint
8. InkScape
9. Individual work
10. Submission of semestral projects