Course: Low-emission heating and cogeneration

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Course title Low-emission heating and cogeneration
Course code KKE/NTK
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Sosna Petr, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Lectures by week in the semester: 1. Introduction, heat supply systems, low-emission heat sources 2. Basic principles for the design, need and consumption of heat for heat supply, heat load diagrams, measurement and regulation of heat consumption 3. Basic energy relationships, energy transformations, heat transfer and heat exchange 4. Heating plants with steam and combustion turbines, condensing power plants with heat extraction, diagrams, selection of steam parameters, selection of heating coefficient 5. Low-emission heating plants, heating and boiler plants, nuclear heating plants and heating plants 6. Utilization of waste heat, selection of type and size of heat supply system 7. Schemes and dimensioning of heat distribution, transfer stations in steam water networks, heat exchangers, consumption systems 8. Technical, ecological and economic comparison of heat supply systems, heat and fuel consumption, basic profitability criteria 9. Introduction to cogeneration, basic classification 10. Thermodynamics and performance of cogeneration systems 11. Technical solutions of cogeneration, integration into energy systems 12. Technical and economic evaluation of cogeneration 13. Examples of the use of cogeneration technology

Learning activities and teaching methods
Interactive lecture, Practicum
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 40 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 8 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to independently use theoretical knowledge, especially in the field of fluid mechanics, thermomechanics, for the solution and design of specific technological devices
Skills
to apply knowledge especially from the field of fluid mechanics, thermomechanics when solving and designing specific technological devices
Competences
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to describe and explain the basic diagrams and layout solutions of modern heating systems, heat networks, transfer stations and secondary heat networks in buildings, including all technological devices
Skills
to design schemes and layout solutions of modern heating systems, heat networks, exchange stations and secondary heat networks in buildings, including all technological equipment
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Practicum
Multimedia supported teaching
Skills
Lecture
Practicum
Multimedia supported teaching
Competences
Lecture
Practicum
Multimedia supported teaching
assessment methods
Knowledge
Written exam
Individual presentation at a seminar
Skills
Written exam
Individual presentation at a seminar
Competences
Written exam
Individual presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • Elias Moore. Heating Systems: Design, Applications and Technology. Nova Science Pub Inc, 2020. ISBN 13978-1536175578.
  • Christos A. Frangopoulos. Cogeneration: Technologies, Optimization and Implementation. The Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2017. ISBN 9781785610554.
  • Steven G. Penoncello. Thermal Energy Systems Design and Analysis, Second Edition. CRC Press, 2019. ISBN 9781138735897.


Study plans that include the course
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