617-0409/01 – Gas Fuels (PP)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of ChemistryCredits5
Subject guarantordoc. Ing. Petr Pánek, CSc.Subject version guarantordoc. Ing. Petr Pánek, CSc.
Study levelundergraduate or graduateRequirementCompulsory
Year3Semestersummer
Study languageCzech
Year of introduction2004/2005Year of cancellation2011/2012
Intended for the facultiesFMTIntended for study typesBachelor
Instruction secured by
LoginNameTuitorTeacher giving lectures
KOU37 Mgr. Ivan Koutník, Ph.D.
Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of studyWay of compl.Extent
Full-time Credit and Examination 3+2

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

To acquaint students with the occurrence, extracting and processing of gaseous fuels. Presentation of the latest knowledge in the use of gaseous fuels. The importance of gaseous fuels in global energy resources and environmental protection.

Teaching methods

Lectures
Tutorials
Experimental work in labs

Summary

The issue of gaseous fuels and industrial gases, resources and acquisition, adaptation, distribution and storage. Ecological and economical aspect of gas processing.

Compulsory literature:

By agreement with the course guarantee.

Recommended literature:

By agreement with the course guarantee.

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

E-learning

Other requirements

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

1.Development in the gaseous fuels utilization in the world and CR. The use of gaseous fuels as an energy source and chemical industry raw material. Basic parameters of gaseous fuels, their significance and determination. 2.Methods of the coke oven gas desulphurization, blast furnace gas. 3. Gasification - general principles and basic types of reactors, coal gasification, biomass gasification. Lurgi, Koppers-Totzek, Winkler generators. 4. Theory of gasification, parameters affecting the quality of products. Coal gasification, biomass gasification, ways for reduction of unwanted components in output gas (tar, particulates, sulfur and nitrogen compounds). 5. Hydrogen production methods, utilization and perspectives. 6. Biogas, biogas stations, landfill gases. 7. Natural gas, the world's reserves and production of natural gas, natural gas trade. 8. Gas pipeline system in CR (Europe) available sources of natural gas and their qualitative indicators. 9. Extraction of natural gas, technical support of natural gas extraction, natural gas treatment. 10. Transmission of natural gas, compressor and transmision stations, gas flow measurement for commercial purposes. 11.Gas storage, gas tanks, underground gas storage facilities. 12. Propane - butane, their production, properties, storage, transport, utilization. 13. Underground gasification of coal. 14.Comparison of gaseous fuels, the possibility of their use and substitution. Ecological aspects of gas production and utilization, carbon dioxide sequestration. Seminary and Laboratory: 1. Physical properties of gases, terminology in gas technology. 2. The combustion characteristics of gaseous fuels, heat of combustion, calorific value. 3. Combustion stoichiometry of gaseous fuels. 4. Combustion temperatures of gaseous fuels, fuel gas ignitability. 5. Interchangeability of gas fuels, criteria, the Wobbe number, diagram of interchangeability. 6.Excursion to the gas distributor facility (Severomoravská plynárenská, a.s.) 7. Laboratory working with gaseous substances, gas and flue gas sampling. 8. Determination of the gas density 9. Measurement of basic parameters of gaseous substances - flow, pressure. 10. Explosion limits of gases and vapors. 11. Gas chromatographic analysis of flue gas. 12. Determination of contaminants in gaseous fuel mixtures (sulphan, ammonia ...) 13. Analysis of propane-butane mixture by distillation. 14. Excursion - underground gas storage facility.

Conditions for subject completion

Full-time form (validity from: 1960/1961 Summer semester, validity until: 2010/2011 Summer semester)
Task nameType of taskMax. number of points
(act. for subtasks)
Min. number of pointsMax. počet pokusů
Exercises evaluation and Examination Credit and Examination 100 (100) 51 3
        Exercises evaluation Credit 30  0 3
        Examination Examination 70 (70) 0 3
                Oral Oral examination 70  0 3
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Occurrence in study plans

Academic yearProgrammeBranch/spec.Spec.ZaměřeníFormStudy language Tut. centreYearWSType of duty
2011/2012 (B3909) Process Engineering (2811R002) Fuel Chemistry and Technology P Czech Ostrava 3 Compulsory study plan
2010/2011 (B3909) Process Engineering (2811R002) Fuel Chemistry and Technology P Czech Ostrava 3 Compulsory study plan
2009/2010 (B3909) Process Engineering (2811R002) Fuel Chemistry and Technology P Czech Ostrava 3 Compulsory study plan
2008/2009 (B3909) Process Engineering (2811R002) Fuel Chemistry and Technology P Czech Ostrava 3 Compulsory study plan
2007/2008 (B3909) Process Engineering (2811R002) Fuel Chemistry and Technology P Czech Ostrava 3 Compulsory study plan
2006/2007 (B3909) Process Engineering (2811R002) Fuel Chemistry and Technology P Czech Ostrava 3 Compulsory study plan
2005/2006 (B3909) Process Engineering (2811R002) Fuel Chemistry and Technology P Czech Ostrava 3 Compulsory study plan

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