361-0300/01 – Renewable Energy and Waste Management (OZE&NOD)
Gurantor department | Department of Power Engineering | Credits | 5 |
Subject guarantor | doc. Ing. Mojmír Vrtek, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | doc. Ing. Mojmír Vrtek, Ph.D. |
Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
Year | 3 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | Czech |
Year of introduction | 2013/2014 | Year of cancellation | 2018/2019 |
Intended for the faculties | FS | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
Students learn to understand the problems of the utilisation of renewable energy sources and waste management.
Students will be able to:
- Explain and define basic concepts discussed in the fields of
- Clarify the links and connections within the given fields and external links to other areas of energy
- Describe the basic technical equipments used in those fields and explain their their principles
They will receive:
- An overview of the terminology
- An overview of the basic technological processes transform energy from renewable sources and waste
They will be able to:
- Perform basic energy balance and capacity calculations in the areas of the issue
- Select appropriate ways and methods to achieve the desired objectives in practice
Teaching methods
Lectures
Tutorials
Summary
The subject deals with attributes and ways of utilization of renewable and applications of waste management.
Students gain basic information in branches utilization of solar, water, wind, biomass energy, utilization of low potential heat by heat pumps.
To the students will be given the information abou waste utilisation - thermal processes, dumpling, inceniration, recycling.
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
E-learning
Other requirements
Another demands for student are not.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Energy: types, sources, transformations, evaluation.
2. Solar energy. Heat and photovoltaic conversion.
3. Water energy, hydropower stations. Hydro turbines.
4. Wind energy, wind power stations.
5. Geothermal energy. Sea energy.
6. Low potential heat for heat pumps.
7. Biomass.
8. Waste substances and types of resources. Legislation related to issues.
9. Landfilling of waste. Recycling of waste.
10. Definitions and differences between species and methods of waste management.
11. Evaluation and determination of risks.
12. Thermic waste disposal. Fluidized bed combustion. Grate and rotary furnaces. Wood waste.
13. Radioactive waste. Hospital and toxic waste. Modern industrial and municipal waste incinerator.
14. The capture of sulfur oxides, nitrogen, halogens, heavy metals and fumes.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction