Course syllabus

Energi och miljö
Energy and Environment

KET010, 7,5 credits, A (Second Cycle)

Valid for: 2012/13
Decided by: Education Board 2
Date of Decision: 2012-04-04

General Information

Elective for: K4-p, W4-p
Language of instruction: The course will be given in English

Aim

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.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

• Obtain an overview of different energy conversion processes
• Obtained detailed knowledge about these in order to be able to value energy efficiency, environmental impact and costs
• Obtain knolwedge about how energy conversion processes should be optimally integrated at power stations, industrial plants and in the transportation sector

Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must

• Be able to independently reflect upon and analyse different energy conversion porcesses with respect to energy efficiency, environmental impact and costs for both fossil and renewable energy sources
• Be familiar with present energy issues and problems and based on engineering practice be able to design energy conversion processes for industry, municipalities and for the transportation sector
• Be able to present the results from a technical design as a short oral presentation in front of a larger audience, be able to discuss the results with specialists from different fields and be able to present such results in a written technical report of good quality
• Be able to acquire relevant information from different sources and value these independently

Contents

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 and catalytic processes for exhaust gas control.

Examination details

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 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

Admission

Required prior knowledge: KET030 Heat Engineering or KTE170 Mass Transfer Processes in Environmental Engineering.
The number of participants is limited to: No
The course might be cancelled: If the number of applicants is less than 8.

Reading list

• Det svenska energisystemet, STEM 2005.
• Wimmerstedt, R: Energibeskattning och utsläppsrättigheter. Inst. för Kemiteknik 2004.
• Stenström, S: Alternativ för elproduktion. Inst. för Kemiteknik 2004.
• Karlsson, H: Absorption med kemisk reaktion. Inst. för Kemiteknik 2004.
• Wimmerstedt, R: Industriell energianvändning. Inst. för Kemiteknik 2002.
• Stenström, S: Processindustrins miljöproblematik. Inst. för Kemiteknik 2004.
• Börjesson, P: En introduktion till LCA. Miljö och energisystem 2004.
• Odenbrand, I: Katalytisk avgasrening. Inst. för Kemiteknik 2004.

Contact and other information

Course coordinator: Professor Stig Stenström, Stig.Stenstrom@chemeng.lth.se
Course homepage: http://www.chemeng.lth.se