Energy conversion of biomass

Course guarantor:

Lecturer:

Tomáš Dlouhý, Václav Dostál, Slavomír Entler, František Hrdlička, Jan Hrdlička, Michal Kolovratník, Pavel Zácha

Tutor:

Tomáš Dlouhý, Václav Dostál, Slavomír Entler, František Hrdlička, Jan Hrdlička, Michal Kolovratník, Pavel Zácha

Supervisor:

Department of Energy Engineering

Synopsis:

The course concerns in detail energy utilization of wooden and non-wooden biomass. Discussed are detailed properties of biomass as a fuel and effect of biomass origin on these properties. Next part is dedicated to technologies of thermochemical conversion of biomass, biomass as a source of liquid fuels and technology of biogas production. General topics of the course are following:

Biomass in the context of energy mix of the Czech republic

Biomass-characteristics. specifications, general properties, biomass formation

Biomass as a fuel

Thermochemical processes: combustion

Thermochemical processes: gasification

Thermochemical processes: pyrolysis

Liquid fuels: vegetable oils

Liquid fuels: ethanol

Biogas

Requirements:

Syllabus of lectures:

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Study Objective:

Study materials:

Kaltschmitt, M. a kol: Energie aus Biomasse, Springer, Heidelberg, 2009

Lackner, M. a kol: Handbook of Combustion, Wiley, Weinheim, 2010

van Loo, S., Koppejan, J.: The Handbook of Biomass Combustion and Co-firing, Earthscan, London, 2008

Reed, T.B.: Biomass Gasification: Principles and Technology, Noyes, Park Ridge, 1981

Hrdlička J., Skopec P., Dlouhý, T., Hrdlička, F.: Emission factors of gaseous pollutants from small scale

combustion of biofuels, in: Fuel 165 (2016), s. 68-74

www.moodle.cvut.cz

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2024/2025:

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Time-table for summer semester 2024/2025:

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The course is a part of the following study plans: