The concept of energy and energy resources. Conversion of energy. Exchangeability of combustible gases. Valuation of fuels, dynamic price. Standardisation of energy consumption. Nuclear energy. Energy and exergy balances. Technological energy categories: compressed air, water, water steam, oxygen. Compressors and pumps.
Literature
MULLINGER, P., JENKINS, B. Industrial and Process Furnaces: Principles, Design and Operation.. 1st ed. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2008. ISBN 978-0-7506-8692-1.
Advised literature
MacKAY, D. J. C. Sustainable Energy - without the hot air. Cambridge: UIT, 2008. ISBN 978-0-9544529-3-3. Available free online from www.withouthotair.com.
TRINKS, W. et al. Industrial Furnaces. 6th ed. New York: Wiley, 2003. ISBN 0471387061.