Valid for: 2015/16
Decided by: Education Board C
Date of Decision: 2015-04-20
Elective for: K4-p, W4-p
Language of instruction: The course will be given in English
The aim with the course is to present a number of engineering tools that will enable for the student to evaluate the use of fossil and renewable energy sources for electricity production, energy use and transportation by considering the energy efficiency, the environmental impact and the costs for the methods.
Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must
Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must
Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must
The course is built around a number of themes each consisting of different parts such as lectures, exercises, discussions in groups and compulsory calculation tasks. Seminars with external people from the process industry and energy companies.
Raw materials for energy supply and the Swedish energy system. Different methods for electricity production (hydropower, nuclear power, back-pressure power, gasturbines, gasification, wind power etc) and their environmental impact and costs. Different alternatives for flue gas cleaning at municipal and industrial combustion plants. Methods for energy optimization in the process industry as well as environmental challenges. Aspects on the use of renewable energy sources within the transportation sector.
Grading scale: TH
Assessment: Assessment by written examination at the end of the course and by written and oral presentations of a number of calculation problems.
Parts
Code: 0105. Name: Compulsory Calculation Tasks.
Credits: 3. Grading scale: UG. Assessment: Written and oral presentation of calculation problems. Contents: Calculation tasks within the content of the course.
Code: 0205. Name: Examination.
Credits: 4,5. Grading scale: TH. Assessment: Written examination. Contents: The complete course
Required prior knowledge: Basic knowledge about heat transfer, heat exchangers, technical thermodynamics and chemical process design. Given for students with a bachelor degree or the equivalent.
The number of participants is limited to: No
Course coordinator: Professor Stig Stenström, Stig.Stenstrom@chemeng.lth.se
Course homepage: http://www.chemeng.lth.se/ket010/