Course detail
Energy and Emissions
FSI-9EAE-AAcad. year: 2025/2026
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
Mode of study
Department
Entry knowledge
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
The attendance at lectures is recommended.
The students’ knowledge is checked by the oral exam connected with defence of written students work. Missed lesson can be substituted by self-study with use of study materials (literature) specified by course lecturer.
Aims
Students 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 and 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.
Study aids
Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
Linnhoff B. et al.: User Guide on Process Integration for the Efficient Use of Energy, IChemE, Rugby, U.K. (1982), latest updated reprint (1994).
Smith R.: Chemical Process Design, McGraw-Hill (1995).
Recommended reading
Skála Z.: Ekologie v energetice, PC-DIR Brno (1994).
Stehlík P.: Integrace procesů a její význam pro redukci spotřeby energie a emisí, nakl. PI, ed. MAPRINT (1995).
Classification of course in study plans
- Programme D-ENE-A Doctoral 1 year of study, winter semester, elective
Type of course unit
Lecture
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
2. Utilities overview
3. Steam and boilers
4. Steam turbines
5. Gas turbines and heat recovery steam generators
6. Heat recovery in waste-to-energy plants
7. Combined heat and power and its role in the future energy provision
8. Process Integration: Termodynamic analysis
9. Process Integration: Energy recovery
10. Process Integration: Utilities selection and heat engines integration
11. Process Integration: New design, optimisation and retrofit for reduction of energy consumption.
12. Emissions Reduction_ Primary Measures
13. Emissions Reduction_ Secondary Measures