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Influence of thermal processes on the environment

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 635-2039/01
Abbreviation VTPnŽP
Course title Influence of thermal processes on the environment
Credits 6
Coordinating department Department of Thermal Engineering
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Marek Velička, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

• The history of environmental pollution. Resources, consumption and energy management.
• Creating the environment - its components. The natural environment and the environment. Abiotic vs. biotic environmental factors. The ecosystem and its components. Role of photosynthesis. Food chains . Biosphere and its components. Ecosystem diversity. Energy balance of the ecosystem.
• Analysis of stationary and nonstationary environmental pollution sources.
• Types of emission from thermal processes. Registration of emissions, GIS.
• Influence of thermal processes on the environment, the method and factors of formation of emissions. Creation of fly-ash. SOx formation. NOx formation. Organic compounds in the flue gas. Types of smog.
• Primary production of emission reduction measures, secondary measures - detoxification, cleaning.
• Dedusting of combustion products - different types of equipment. Analyses of dust collections, surface properties of particles. Separability of particles.
• Feed and wastewater in energy management. Factors that determine the purity of water. Gases in water. Organic substances in water. Cleaning methods.
• Solid waste - thermal disposal. Waste as a fuel. Waste combustion triangle. Oxidation and reduction processes
• Other types of environmental pollution (noise, vibration, etc.)

Literature

[1] McCORMAC, B., M. Introduction to the Scientific Study of Atmospheric Pollution. D.Reidel Publishing Company. Dordrecht. Holland 1971.
[2] STERN, A., C. Air Pollution. Volume I, II, III. Academic Press, New York 1968.
[3] 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.
[4] PALMER, J., NEAL, P. The Handbook of Environmental Education. London: Routledge, 1994. ISBN 0-415-09313-9.

Advised literature

[1] ODUM, H., T. Environment, Power and Society for the Twenty-First Century: The Hierarchy of Energy. Columbia University Press. 2007. ISBN 9780231128872 .
[2] Časopisy: Power in Europe, GWI, Renewable Energy Focus.
[3] www.renewableenergyworld.com.