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Course code: OŹES10035o15Semester: 2015/2016 winter
Name: Biomass Utilization Processes
Major: Renewable Energy and Waste Management
Study Type: first cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 5
ECTS points: 3
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 30 / 30 / 0
Lecturer: Dr inż. Arkadiusz Dyjakon, Prof. dr hab. inż. Józef Szlachta
Language of instruction: Polish / English
Learning outcomes: Knowledge: He has expertise in the field of chemistry, biochemistry, and biology necessary to understand the processes taking place at the time of obtaining energy from the products and precipitation plant and animal origin and other renewable energy sources. He has expertise in biofuels and biomass processes, including waste biomass from agricultural and animal. He has a general knowledge of systems, technologies, techniques, equipment and tools used in the production of energy from renewable sources. Skills: Can obtain information from literature, databases and other sources, is able to integrate the information, make their interpretation, as well as draw conclusions and formulate and justify opinions. Can using basic technologies to acquire and process information in the field of renewable energy and waste management. Able to prepare and present a short presentation on the results of the engineering task involving the selection of the appropriate equipment or means of accomplishing the given technology. He can solve based on the standard of production, technical and operational problems in the field of waste management and renewable energy sources, taking into account the requirements for care of the environment. Can under supervision perform simple tasks, research and design in the area of waste management and renewable energy sources.
Competences: Understands the need to know the capabilities and continuous training (studies II and III degree, postgraduate courses) - raising professional competence, personal and social. Is aware of the importance, responsibility and consequences of engineering activities towards renewable energy sources and waste management in terms of responsibility for the quality of life for people and the environment.
Prerequisites: Chemistry, Physics, Thermodynamics
Course content: Biomass as an renewable energy source. Potencial, resources, characteristics and energetic properties of biomass. Biomass conversion, pelletization, briquetting, torrefaction, charcoal. Biomass transportation and storage. Heat and power generation from biomass. Biomass combustion and environment protection. Exploitation problems. Law aspects of biomass utilization for energetic purposes. Biomass certification and economic issues.
Recommended literature: 1. Sjaak van Loo, Jaap Koppejan: The Handbook of Biomass Combustion and Co-firing, Routledge, 2012 2. Panagiotis Grammelis: Solid Biofuels for Energy: A Lower Greenhouse Gas Alternative (Green Energy and Technology, Springer, 2010 3. Veena Doshi: Investigation in Ash Issues during Co-combustion of Coal and Biomass: Development of a Co-firing Advisory Tool, VDM Verlag, 2010 4. Erik Dahlquist: Technologies for Converting Biomass to Useful Energy (Sustainable Energy Developments), CRC Press, 2013 5. Gerold Thek, Ingwald Obernberger: The Pellet Handbook: The Production and Thermal Utilization of Biomass Pellets: The Production and Thermal Utilisation of Pellets, Routledge, 2010 6. Sarah Hemstock, Frank Rosillo-Calle, Peter de Groot, Jeremy Woods: The Biomass Assessment Handbook: Bioenergy for a Sustainable Environment, Routledge, 2006 7. Rosendahl L.: Biomass combustion science, technology and engineering, Woodhead Publishing Series in Energy No. 40, 2013 8. Hubert E. Stassen, Peter Quaak, Harrie Knoef: Energy from Biomass - A Review of Combustion and Gasification Technologies, World Bank Publications, 1999 9. Spliethoff H.: Power Generation from Solid Fuels, Springer, 2010 10. Martin von Lampe: Bioheat, Biopower and Biogas - developments and implications for agriculture, OECD, 2010
Assessment methods: Assessment of education effects in terms of knowledge: credit of written exam, credit of all tutorials. Assessment of education effects in terms of skills: results analysis and interpretation of collected data. Assessment of education effects in terms of social competences: individual work, group wrok, ecological consciousness, copyrights respect, responsibility for entrusted task, conscientiousness in the preparations for task realization.
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