Energy/ Raw Material Saving Processes (3cr)
Course unit code: 204502710
General information
- Credits
- 3 cr
Objective
After completing the course, the student: understands the economic and ecological importance of energy and material savings in wood product manufacturing knows the consumption of energy in wood product manufacturing (timber and wood-based panel manufacturing) knows the raw material consumption and raw material waste in wood product manufacturing is aware of potentials for energy and raw material savings in wood products manufacturing is able to develop the manufacturing processes to enable greater savings in energy and raw materials
Content
energy (heat, electricity) consumption in the wood product industry factors affecting the energy consumption in the wood product industry the technical and production control solutions which support energy saving and recycling in the wood product industry economic and ecological importance of energy saving raw material consumption and related factors in the wood products industry the technical and production control solutions which support raw material saving in the wood product industry importance of by-products on the profitability of manufacturing
Assessment criteria, good (3)
Excellent (5), good (4-3), satisfactory (2-1), fail (0)