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Terminated in academic year 2022/2023

Gas Industry

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 635-3015/01
Abbreviation Plyn
Course title Gas Industry
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Thermal Engineering
Course coordinator Ing. Dalibor Jančar, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. History, the present and perspective of gaseous fuels use.
2. Flammable gas as a fuel - compared to other types of fuel
3. Basic laws of substances in the gaseous state.
4. Properties of fuel gases.
5. Energy and environmental aspects of gasification.
6. Extraction of natural gas, purification and liquefaction.
7. Transport of gases.
8. Gases storage and distribution of gases.
9. Scheme of gas distribution and creation piping network. Transit pipelines, long-distance pipelines, local network.
10. Gas energetic and modern technologies of gas utilization in metallurgy and transport.
11. Regulation of gas pressure and its measurement, piping of combustion products away.
12. Planning, control and balance of gas consumption.
13. Design and construction of gas devices.
14. Safety at work - overview of valid regulations.

Literature

[1] POTOCNIK, P. Natural Gas. Hard cover, 2010. ISBN 978-953-307-112-1 .

Advised literature

[1] DEMIRBAS, A. Methane Gas Hydrate. Springer, 2010. ISBN 978-1-84882-872-8 .