Course: Balance Calculations of Sustainable Systems

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Course title Balance Calculations of Sustainable Systems
Course code TUIP/TP4BV
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Mrkvičková Simona, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
1) Introduction to material balances - importance in technology and sustainability, concepts, goals 2) Law of conservation of mass, definition of systems (open, closed, isolated), mass balance 3) Types of material flows - raw materials, products, by-products, waste 4) Balance without chemical reaction - mixing and distribution of streams, calculations 5) Balance with chemical reaction I - stoichiometry, yields, conversions 6) Balance with chemical reaction II - multi-stage processes, multiple reactions, parallel and serial reactions 7) Recycling, bypass, purge - principles of recirculation, loop calculations 8) Component balances - calculations of multiple components in a system, tabular approach 9) Balance during phase changes - evaporation, condensation, drying, distillation 10) Input and output analysis - reverse balance, optimization of material flows 11) Balance in circular economy - case studies (recycling, reuse) 12) Environmental balance - LCA, carbon footprint, E-factor, material intensity 13) Teamwork - practical balance task: assignment, solution proposal, calculation 14) Presentation of team projects, discussion, and summary

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecturing, Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Simple experiments
  • Participation in classes - 84 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 40 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 26 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Knows the basic principles of mass and energy balances used in technological and environmental systems.
Knows the basic principles of mass and energy balances used in technological and environmental systems.
Understands the physical and chemical laws that form the basis of balance calculations.
Understands the physical and chemical laws that form the basis of balance calculations.
Understand the connections between balance calculations and process environmental impacts, including their connection to the principles of sustainable development and the circular economy.
Understand the connections between balance calculations and process environmental impacts, including their connection to the principles of sustainable development and the circular economy.
To understand typical unit operations and their influence on material and energy flows within technological processes.
To understand typical unit operations and their influence on material and energy flows within technological processes.
Know basic terminology and concepts from the field of sustainable engineering, such as carbon footprint, ecological efficiency, material intensity, or energy efficiency.
Know basic terminology and concepts from the field of sustainable engineering, such as carbon footprint, ecological efficiency, material intensity, or energy efficiency.
Skills
Create a material balance for both simple and complex technological processes.
Create a material balance for both simple and complex technological processes.
Work with units, molar and mass flows, concentrations, and yields.
Work with units, molar and mass flows, concentrations, and yields.
Analyze raw material consumption and waste production in the context of sustainability and propose improvements.
Analyze raw material consumption and waste production in the context of sustainability and propose improvements.
Interpret the results of balance calculations in the context of the environmental impacts and sustainability of the given solution.
Interpret the results of balance calculations in the context of the environmental impacts and sustainability of the given solution.
learning outcomes
Knowledge
calculate the material balance of a simple process with several inputs and outputs
calculate the material balance of a simple process with several inputs and outputs
convert concentrations (e.g. volume to mass or molar and vice versa)
convert concentrations (e.g. volume to mass or molar and vice versa)
convert complex units (including Anglo-Saxon) to basic units using SI units
convert complex units (including Anglo-Saxon) to basic units using SI units
calculate pipe diameter, mass and volume flow rates using Bernoulli's equation and Karman's procedures
calculate pipe diameter, mass and volume flow rates using Bernoulli's equation and Karman's procedures
calculate the heat transfer coefficient for a variety of geometries and cases
calculate the heat transfer coefficient for a variety of geometries and cases
calculate the heat transfer through a composite slab and pipe
calculate the heat transfer through a composite slab and pipe
Skills
measure and evaluate laminar and turbulent flow with increasing fluid flow
measure and evaluate laminar and turbulent flow with increasing fluid flow
measure and evaluate pump characteristics
measure and evaluate pump characteristics
measure and evaluate the enthalpy balance of a heat exchanger
measure and evaluate the enthalpy balance of a heat exchanger
measure and divide the drying curve into different periods
measure and divide the drying curve into different periods
measure the thermal conductivity of a material by the non-stationary method
measure the thermal conductivity of a material by the non-stationary method
distil a mixture of 2 liquids and evaluate the concentrations of the vapor and liquid phases
distil a mixture of 2 liquids and evaluate the concentrations of the vapor and liquid phases
teaching methods
Knowledge
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Educational trip
Educational trip
E-learning
E-learning
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
Methods for written tasks (e.g. comprehensive exams, written tests)
Methods for written tasks (e.g. comprehensive exams, written tests)
Skills
Educational trip
Educational trip
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
assessment methods
Knowledge
Grade (Using a grade system)
Grade (Using a grade system)
Written examination
Written examination
Analysis of works made by the student (Technical products)
Analysis of works made by the student (Technical products)
Recommended literature
  • Hasal P, Schreiber I, Šnita D. Chemické inženýrství I. Praha, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7080-002-7.
  • Míka, V. a kol. Chemické inženýrství 1A, 1B. Praha : VŠCHT, 1996. ISBN 80-7080-164-6.
  • Míka, V. a kol. Chemickoinženýrské výpočty I, II. Praha: VŠCHT, 1996. ISBN 80-7080-255-3.
  • Oldřich Holeček. Chemicko-inženýrské tabulky. Praha, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7080-444-5.
  • Schreiberová, L. Chemické inženýrství I.. Praha, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7080-778-1.
  • ŠNITA, D. a kol. Chemické inženýrství I,. Praha, 2005. ISBN 80-7080-589-7.
  • Yamaguchi, Hiroshi. Engineering fluid mechanics. Dordrecht : Springer, 2008. ISBN 978-1-4020-6741-9.


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