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Fuels and heating systems (5 cr)

Code: EN00BH39-3005

General information


Enrollment

15.08.2020 - 04.09.2020

Timing

05.10.2020 - 18.12.2020

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Kotka Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Energy Engineering

Teachers

  • Jyri Mulari
  • Hannu Sarvelainen

Teacher in charge

Hannu Sarvelainen

Groups

  • ENKT20SP
    Energy engineering, full-time studies

Objective

After this study you can:
- define the required thermal power and annual thermal energy for a simple building
- understand the basics of district heating network design
- calculate heating plant thermal and fuel power for a district heating network
- examine the profitability of alternate heating methods in buildings
- examine the profitability of heat production.

Content

Why must buildings be heated?
How is thermal energy transferred in a district heating network?
Where is thermal energy used in heat production?
Which kind of fuel is used for heat production?
What is entrepreneurship in heat production?

Evaluation scale

1-5