361-0550/09 – Energy Utilisation of Biomass and Waste (EVB)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of Power EngineeringCredits4
Subject guarantorIng. Veronika Sassmanová, Ph.D.Subject version guarantorIng. Veronika Sassmanová, Ph.D.
Study levelundergraduate or graduateRequirementCompulsory
Year1Semestersummer
Study languageEnglish
Year of introduction2019/2020Year of cancellation
Intended for the facultiesHGF, FMT, FSIntended for study typesFollow-up Master
Instruction secured by
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SAS027 Ing. Veronika Sassmanová, Ph.D.
Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of studyWay of compl.Extent
Full-time Credit and Examination 2+2

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

Complex solution of energy utilization of waste and biomass, knowledge about the specific technology equipment.

Teaching methods

Lectures
Seminars
Individual consultations
Tutorials
Experimental work in labs
Project work
Other activities
Field trip

Summary

Energy utilisation of biomass and waste is very important part of energy production. During the lectures will be given information about the production of heat and electricity, description of technology, transport of biomass and waste, form of biomass and waste. Special interest will be given to the reduction of emissions.

Compulsory literature:

SJAAK VAN LOO AND JAAP KOPPEJAN (eds.): Handbook of Biomass Combustion and Co-Firing. Twente University Press, 2018. ISBN 9036517737. KALOGIROU, Efstratios N. Waste-to-energy technologies and global applications. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2018. ISBN 978-1-138-03520-1. KANOGLU, Mehmet, Yunus A. ÇENGEL a John M. CIMBALA. Fundamentals and applications of renewable energy. New York: McGraw-Hill Education, [2020]. ISBN 978-1-260-45530-4.

Recommended literature:

Technology (Ed.), Denmark, 1999, http://www.videncenter.dk/publicat.htm HUNG, Yung-Tse, Lawrence K. WANG a Nazih K. SHAMMAS. Handbook of environment and waste management. New Jersey: World Scientific, 2014. ISBN 978-981-4327-69-5. VAN LOO, Sjaak a Jaap KOPPEJAN. Handbook of biomass combustion and co-firing: prepared by Task 32 of the Implementing Agreement on Bioenergy under the suspices of the International Energy Agency. Enschede: Twente University Press, 2003. ISBN 9036517737. BASU, P.: Biomass Gasification, Pyrolysis and Torrefaction: Practical Design and Theory. Academic Press, 2013, p. 548. ISBN: 0123965438. CAPAREDA, Sergio C. Introduction to biomass energy conversions. Boca Raton: Taylor & Francis, [2014]. ISBN 9781466513334. SERUP, H. et al.: Wood for energy production. Technology-Environment-Economy. Centre for Biomass. ISBN 87-90074-26-2.

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

form of consultation, elaboration and defense of the project, written and oral exam

E-learning

Other requirements

Another demands for student are not.

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

Energy utilisation of biomass is very important part of energy production. During the lectures will be given information about the production of hear and electricity, description of technology, transport of biomass, form of biomass. Special interest will be given to the reduction of emissions 1. Introduction 2. Basic characteristics of biomass and waste 3. The types of biomass and waste 4. Particle size adjustment biomass and waste 5. Technological transformation 6. Fermentation 7. Composting 8. Burning processes of biomass 9. Burning processes of waste 10. Co-combustion of various fuels 11. Gasification 12. Pyrolysis 13. Summary of documents, discussing current issues of biomass and waste 14. Processing specialist subject with regard to its clarity and conciseness information It will be possible to prepare one project.

Conditions for subject completion

Full-time form (validity from: 2019/2020 Winter semester)
Task nameType of taskMax. number of points
(act. for subtasks)
Min. number of pointsMax. počet pokusů
Credit and Examination Credit and Examination 100 (100) 51
        Credit Credit 40  25
        Examination Examination 60  31 3
Mandatory attendence participation: - mandatory 80% participation in exercises (max. 2 absences) - submission and recognition of 2 computer programs - participation in professional excursions - defense of the semester project (text for the project will be submitted in Word documents min 10 pages of text, defense in the form of a .pptx presentation, max. 15 minutes) Exam: Based on the successful completion of the credit, they can take the exam, which will consist of a written theoretical part.

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Conditions for subject completion and attendance at the exercises within ISP: - submission and recognition of 2 computer programs - processing min. 1A4 from the field of professional excursion - defense of the semester project (text for the project will be submitted in Word documents min 10 pages of text, defense in the form of a .pptx presentation, max. 15 minutes) Exam: Based on the successful completion of the credit, they can take the exam, which will consist of a written theoretical part.

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Assessment of instruction



2023/2024 Summer