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EP8104

Solid Fuels

Credits 7.5
Level Doctoral degree level
Course start Spring 2011
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction English
Examination arrangement Oral examination

About

About the course

Course content

The main topics are:
- solid fuel characterisation
- pyrolysis and gasification
- heating and ignition
- release and combustion of volatiles
- char combustion/burnout

Learning outcome

The purpose of the course is to give an overview of characteristic properties of solid fuels (coal, biomass and waste) important in thermochemical conversion processes like combustion, gasification and pyrolysis. Further look at different technologies in thermochemical conversion processes now and perspectives for these technologies in the future.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures, readings and exercises.

Required previous knowledge

The course requires fluent knowledge of heat and mass transfer processes and basic knowledge of chemical kinetics.

Course materials

Course notes, books and scientific papers.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
DIO4906 7.5 sp
This course has academic overlap with the course in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Technological subjects

Contact information

Course coordinator

  • Quang Khanh Tran

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Energy and Process Engineering

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: Oral examination
Grade: Letters

Ordinary examination - Autumn 2010

Muntlig
Weighting 100/100

Ordinary examination - Spring 2011

Muntlig
Weighting 100/100 Date 2011-05-21