Biomass and Renewable Energy Sources
| Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2151094 | Z,ZK | 5 | 2+2 | Czech |
- Lecturer:
- Jan Hrdlička (gar.)
- Tutor:
- Jan Hrdlička (gar.)
- Supervisor:
- Department of Energy Engineering
- Synopsis:
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The course comprises from 1/3 of general survey of various renewable energy sources (wind , hydro, solar and geothermal power) and the other 2/3 are dedicated to origin, types properties and energy coversion technologies of biomass.
- Requirements:
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Knowledge of thermodynamics (or physical chemistry), fluid mechanics and chemistry according to bachelor level.
- Syllabus of lectures:
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The course is divided into following consecutive sections:
- general RES introduction
- hydropower
- wind energy
- solar and geothermal energy
- biomass in general
- biomass as a fuel
- combustion of biomass
- gasification of biomass
- liquid fuels from biomass (pyrolysis, FAME, ethanol)
- biogas
- Syllabus of tutorials:
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Individual projects and presentations
- Study Objective:
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The goal is to get knowledge of renewable energy sources application possibilities, to understand biomass as a fuel and to get knowledge about possible ways of biomass energy conversion technologies.
- Study materials:
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No general literature for the whole course available. Materials will be provided during the course.
- Note:
- Time-table for winter semester 2011/2012:
- Time-table is not available yet
- Time-table for summer semester 2011/2012:
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06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon Tue Fri Thu Fri - The course is a part of the following study plans: