635-2039/01 – Influence of thermal processes on the environment (VTPnŽP)
| Gurantor department | Department of Thermal Engineering | Credits | 6 |
| Subject guarantor | doc. Ing. Marek Velička, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | doc. Ing. Marek Velička, Ph.D. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
| Year | 3 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2019/2020 | Year of cancellation | |
| Intended for the faculties | FMT | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
Student will be able:
- right substance and factors of natural and environment
- prove orientation in energy sources and energy mix creation
- evaluat the nature of thermal energy creation
- give an appraisal of the thermal processes in terms of emissions
- evaluate methods of primary reduction of emission
- know the substance of the secondary methodsfor removing emissions from thermal processes
Teaching methods
Lectures
Tutorials
Summary
Energy resources and their use. The environment, the ecosystems and the processes therein. Emissions generation in energy transformation, the consequences of the occurrence of the emissions to the environment.
Options for the prevention of emissions and procedures for their removal.
Low-emission equipment and technology.
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Written test and oral exam.
E-learning
Other requirements
attendance on excurions in producing plants.
Prerequisities
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
• The history of environmental pollution. Resources, consumption and energy management.
• Creating the environment - its components. The natural environment and the environment. Abiotic vs. biotic environmental factors. The ecosystem and its components. Role of photosynthesis. Food chains . Biosphere and its components. Ecosystem diversity. Energy balance of the ecosystem.
• Analysis of stationary and nonstationary environmental pollution sources.
• Types of emission from thermal processes. Registration of emissions, GIS.
• Influence of thermal processes on the environment, the method and factors of formation of emissions. Creation of fly-ash. SOx formation. NOx formation. Organic compounds in the flue gas. Types of smog.
• Primary production of emission reduction measures, secondary measures - detoxification, cleaning.
• Dedusting of combustion products - different types of equipment. Analyses of dust collections, surface properties of particles. Separability of particles.
• Feed and wastewater in energy management. Factors that determine the purity of water. Gases in water. Organic substances in water. Cleaning methods.
• Solid waste - thermal disposal. Waste as a fuel. Waste combustion triangle. Oxidation and reduction processes
• Other types of environmental pollution (noise, vibration, etc.)
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction