Course detail

Electrical heat technology

FEKT-MELTAcad. year: 2010/2011

Basic technical aplication electrical heating principles in industrial area. It's resistant heating, electric arc aplication, inductive and microwave heating, electron heating. Modern conceptions are represented by plasmatic and electron heating and laser applications.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Ilona Lázničková, Ph.D.

Department

Department of Electrical Power Engineering (UEEN)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Basic knowledges from electrical heating needed for operation, evaluating and rating of equipments. In nonindustrial area knowledges allows design heating systems and its economical calculations and evaluations.

Prerequisites

The subject knowledge on the Bachelor´s degree level is requested.

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

Laboratory protocols, 2 computer exercises and test (examples).
Final exam with example part, theory part and oral exam.

Course curriculum

Introduction to electrothermal technology, basic terms, units.
Heat transfer, conduction, convection, radiation, calculations.
Measuring of temperature in electrothermal technology. Principle of measuring.
Resistance heating, heating element, direct and indirect heating.
Electrical industrial furnace, aplication of heating elements.
Project of resistance crucible furnace for melting of aluminium.
Arc heating, circle diagram of electrical arc furnace.
Plasma heating,
Induction heating, dielectric heating, microwave heating.
Infrared heating, laser heating, electron heating.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Course content is to apprise students of scientific basic of electro heating engineering from the range project, traffict and maintenance heating systems.

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

The content and forms of instruction in the evaluated course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Type of course unit

Lecture

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Ilona Lázničková, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Introduction to heating theory, calculation
Temperature measurement
Materials for heating cells, construction of heating elements
Design of electrical heating cells for industry use
Indirect and direct heating aplication
Theory of electrical arc, electric-arc furnaces
Inductive nad microwawe aplications
Dielectrical heat, IR heatin in technical practice
Plasmatic heating, arc and resistant welding
Electron heating devices, lasers aplication
Building heating, direct and storage heating
Heating pump and cogeneration, economical evaluation of electrical heating
Ecological aspects of electrical heating equipments

Fundamentals seminar

10 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Ilona Lázničková, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Basic terms and heating quantities.
Heating transfer - conduction, convection, radiation.
Design and calculation of heating elements.
Design of resistance crucible furnace.
Room heating, calculation of heating losses.

Laboratory exercise

16 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Ilona Lázničková, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Measurement of temperature sensors
Properties of heating element Maxim and Oacley
Mesurement of characteristic quantities of resistant materials
Measurement of heating conductivity

VUT

Faculties

University Institutes

Parts

Electrical heat technology

Type of course unit