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Terminated in academic year 2012/2013

Unconventional Energy Resources

Type of study Doctoral
Language of instruction Czech
Code 635-0906/02
Abbreviation NEZ
Course title Unconventional Energy Resources
Credits 10
Coordinating department Department of Thermal Engineering
Course coordinator prof. Ing. Miroslav Příhoda, CSc.

Subject syllabus

The distribution of energy resources according to origin. Solar energy. The conversion of solar energy into thermal energy. The conversion of solar energy into electricity - thermoelectric, photoelectric, termoemission methods. Wind energy. Ocean energy. Biomass. Geothermal energy. Accumulation of energy. Heat pumps. Ecological perspective. Fuel cells.

Literature

[1] Solar Engineering. Edited by Claridge, D. E. and Pacheco, J. E. The American Society of Mechanical Engineering 1997. 450 p.
[2] KREITH, F., BLACK, W. Z. Basic Heat Transfer. 1. vyd. New York : Harper and Row, 1980. 512 s.

Advised literature

Papers in specialized journals