Fuels and heating systems (5 cr)
Code: EN00BH39-3010
General information
- Enrollment
- 14.12.2020 - 14.01.2021
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 11.01.2021 - 31.05.2021
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- Department of Construction and Energy Engineering
- Campus
- Kotka Campus
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Energy Engineering
- Teachers
- Jyri Mulari
- Hannu Sarvelainen
- Teacher in charge
- Hannu Sarvelainen
- Groups
-
ENKT21KMEnergy engineering, part-time studies
- Course
- EN00BH39
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
Students can
-use professional vocabulary and concepts proficiently.
-identify interrelated tasks.
-use the key models, methods, software and techniques of the professional field.
Evaluation scale
1-5
Assessment methods and criteria
Kokeet, harjoitustyöt ja palautettavat kotitehtävät
Qualifications
Energiantuotannon ja sähkölaitostekniikan perusteet