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Combustion Processes Theory

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Course Unit Code361-0906/02
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated10 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Third Cycle
Year of Study *
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter, Summer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
NOS30prof. Ing. Pavel Noskievič, CSc.
OH130doc. Dr. Ing. Tadeáš Ochodek
Summary
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Complex overview on combustion process principle. Influence of fuel parameters and process conditions on course of combustion. Quality combustion process evaluation. Complete and incomplete combustion, Influence of excess air on combustion efficiency and harmfull pollutants production. Law of chemical equilibrium, combustion reactions kinetics, thermal processes in furnace. Efficiency of combustion process and combustion eqipment.
Course Contents
Fuel reserves, characteristics
Solid fuels, coal, biomass
Liquid and gaseous fuels
Combustion statics, mass and heat balancy
Combustion process quality evaluation
Excess air and its influence on combustion
Chemical equilibrium
Combustion rate
Thermal theory of ignition
Kinetic and difusion processes
Methods of fuels combustion
Harmfull pollutants production
Combustion efficiency
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
OCHODEK, T. Combustion Equipments. ERC, 2017.
VAN LOO, S., KOPPEJAN, J. Biomass Combustion and Co-firing. Earthscan, 2008. ISBN 978-1-84407-249-1.
ZINK, J. Combustion Handbook. CRC Press, 2001. ISBN 0-8493-2337-1.
NOSKIEVIČ, P. Spalování uhlí. VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2002. ISBN 80-248-0204-X.
KOZACZKA, J. Procesy spalania, inžynierske metody obliczeň, AGH Krakov, 1993, ISSN 0239-6114.
ZINK, J. Combustion Handbook. CRC Press, 2001. ISBN 0-8493-2337-1.
JIROUŠ, F. Efektivní spalování paliv. Praha: Český svaz zaměstnavatelů v energetice, c2013. ISBN 978-80-260-5393-4.
Recommended Reading:
KHAVKIN, Y. Combustion System Design. Penwell Publishing, 1996. ISBN 0-87814-462-5.
MORAN, M., SHAPIRO, H.: Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics, John Wiley a Sons, Inc., New York, 2002.
ROUBÍČEK, V., BUCHTELE J. Uhlí – zdroje, procesy, použití. Montanex, 2002. ISBN 80-7225-063-9.
NOSKIEVIČ, P. PILCH, R. Spalování dřeva v malém ohništi. Finidr, 2008. ISBN 978-80-248-1889-4.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Individual consultations, Other activities
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
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Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
ExaminationExamination