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Coursecode: wb4438-05 |
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Coursename: Energy, Society and Sustainability |
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ECTS creditpoints: 3 |
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Subfaculty of 3mE |
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Lecturer(s): Prof. Dr. Ir. A.H.M. Verkooijen |
Tel.: 015-27 86734 |
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Catalog data: This course gives a thorough introduction in the world of energy. The course wants to show the importance of energy in our society and especially the interdependencies between energy and worldwide developments in our society, economy and requirements towards sustainability and environmental protection. The course covers the worldwide energy supply and consumption, discusses resources of fossil and renewable energies, and describes technologies of fuel exploration and the variety of energy conversion technologies in large, medium and small scale. |
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MSc 1st year |
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Period: |
2A |
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Hours per week: |
4 |
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Other hours: |
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Assessment: |
Written |
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Assessm.period: |
2A / 2B |
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Prerequisites: none |
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Detailed description of topics: The course has been completely renewed and presents the world of energy on the basis of fact sheets, figures and tables. The following subjects are treated:
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Course material: Lecture notes and sheets |
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Remarks assesment, entry requirements, etc.): Compulsory for student Energy Engineering |
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Learning goals: The student is able to understand the interdependencies between energy and worldwide developments in our society, economy and requirements towards sustainability and environmental protection are discussed. More specifically, the student is able to: understand and explain: 1. the role of energy in our society: relation between energy, economy, environment and sustainability 2. fundamentals and definitions of energy economy and conversion: forms of energy, thermodynamics like 1st and 2nd law, exergy, entropy, Carnot cycle, energy balances 3. primary energy supply sources and final consumption in the world and in NL 4. the characteristics of fossil and renewable energy resources 5. energy economics: static, dynamic cost calculation, calculation of electricity production costs 6. exploration and production of fossil fuels: exploration of oil and gas, oil and gas production technologies, surface and underground coal mining 7. nuclear energy conversion: physical principles of fusion and fission, nuclear power station technologies, safety aspects 8. heat and power from fossil fuels: combustion and steam generation, coal fired steam power plant, gas turbine and combined cycles, combined cycles for solid fuels, fuel cells, combined heat and power, individual and district household heating systems, heat pumps, use of energy in the steel industry 9. renewable energy technologies: solar thermal, photo voltaic, wind, water, biomass 10. environmental aspects: targets for CO2 reduction, possibilities for implementation, CO2 reduction and separation technologies, possibilities for disposal of CO2, NOx emissions, SO2 emissions, particulates, hydrocarbons |
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Computer use: Search of information on the Internet |
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