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Terminated in academic year 2020/2021

Ecological consequences of thermal processes

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 635-2009/01
Abbreviation EkoDTP
Course title Ecological consequences of thermal processes
Credits 6
Coordinating department Department of Thermal Engineering
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Marek Velička, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. The history of environmental pollution. Sources, consumption and energy management.
2. Creating the environment - its components. Climatic factors. Abiotic and biotic environmental factors.
3. Ecosystem and its components. Biosphere and its components. Diversity of the ecosystem. Energy balance of the ecosystem.
4. Role of photosynthesis. Food chains.
5. Protection and air pollution. Analysis of stationary and non-stationary sources of pollution.
6. Emissions, air pollutants, transmission. Types and dispersion of emissions. Registration emissions, GIS. Greenhouse gases.
7. Effect of thermal processes on the environment, the method and factors of emissions. Creation of ash.
8. Types of smog. Primary and secondary measures that can reduce emissions - detoxification, purification.
9. Formation of SOx. Desulphurisation.
10. Formation of NOx. Denitrification. Organic compounds in the flue gas.
11. Dust extraction - the individual types of equipment. Analyses of dust files, surface properties of particles. Types of separators. Separation efficiency particulate.
12. Supply and waste water of energy economy. Factors that determine the purity of water. Gases in water. Organic compounds in water. Methods of purification.
13. Solid waste - thermal destruction. Waste as fuel. Disposal of waste. Oxidation and reduction processes.
14. Other types of environmental pollution (noise, ionizing radiation, thermal pollution, vibration, etc.).

Literature

[1] TOCHIHARA, Y., OHNAKA, T. Environmental Ergonomics: The Ergonomics of Human Comfort, Health, and Performance in the Thermal Environment. 1st ed. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2005. ISBN 0080444660.

Advised literature

[1] PALMER, J., NEAL, P. The Handbook of Environmental Education. London: Routledge, 1994. ISBN 0-415-09313-9.