ECTS credits ECTS credits: 3
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Student's work ECTS: 51 Hours of tutorials: 3 Expository Class: 9 Interactive Classroom: 12 Total: 75
Use languages Spanish, Galician
Type: Ordinary subject Master’s Degree RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: Chemistry Engineering
Areas: Chemical Engineering
Center Higher Technical Engineering School
Call: First Semester
Teaching: Sin docencia (Extinguida)
Enrolment: No Matriculable | 1st year (Yes)
The objectives of this course are summarized in two points:
1) The energy industry is more than ever a face subject to an in-depth analysis question to better management of energy resources, the study of technologies involved in the design of new processes and the optimization of the already established processes. It is in any case of orienting the efforts toward the development of an industry and a company with a much smaller carbon footprint.
2) Put into use the potentialities acquired along the degree of chemical engineering both in regards to give continuity to what is already known in the application of the fundamentals of thermodynamics as in the design of processes associated with chemical and energy industry as the use of specific calculation tools.
The contents that develop in 3.0 ECTS are covered succinctly in the descriptor of the subject in the curriculum of the master's degree in chemical engineering and Bioprocesses, and they are: ''the energy market. " Fuels: properties. Energy production. Power quality. Exergy. Energy production plants. Boilers. Combined cycles. Industrial co-generation."
Matter has been oriented towards a predominantly technological content, of an essential resource in industrial processes: energy, which is dealt with in three blocks:
Block 1-energy resources and their management (energy market), its use, its transformation (equipment and processes).
Block 2-power plant. Associated technologies.
Block 3-process integration: integration of heat and work. Networks of heat exchangers, heat pumps.
Coordination
Blocks 1 and 2 of the subject will be taught by Prof. J.J. Casares Long, as a specialist in the field of energy and his professional experience in conventional power plants. Your extension will be 1.5 ECTS.
Block 3 will be taught by Prof. J.A. Souto González, specializing in energy optimization, including both established technologies and emerging. Your extension will be 1.5 ECTS.
In this way, blocks 1 and 2 will address energy resources and its transformation into energy plants for further industrial and domestic use. On this basis, block 3 is aimed at the optimization of the conversion and use of energy, both in regards to the energy recovery as to its quality.
Block 1
Theme 1 is dedicated to the study of various forms of energy in use in today's society, and the technologies used for this purpose, providing all the energy market, as well as the risks associated with energy systems
Topic 2 deals with the study of non-renewable resources, understanding as such those used above the possibilities of renewal thereof: coal, oil, natural gas, uranium and associates.
Renewable energy resources are considered in topic 3: marine, wind energy, solar thermal, solar photovoltaic, biomass
Item 4 deals with the strategy for the future: short, medium and long term.
Block 2
Item 5 is dedicated to the analysis of the power plant (combustion, water-steam and electrical transformation cycle.)
Theme 6 explores other technologies associated with various energy resources: gas turbines, combined cycle and cogeneration systems.
Block 3
Issue 7 is dedicated to the study of current techniques of energy optimization of industrial plants on a form of energy, heat, employed in the design of heat recovery systems.
These techniques are expanded on the topic 8 towards the integration capacity of the heat and work, until reaching the total energy integration of industrial plant.
9 theme is introduced and applied the concept of exergy to energy production plants; integrated as a distinct form of energy to assess the efficacy of the process, not only in terms of the amount of recovered energy, but also taking into account the quality of residual energy and its potential further use.
THEME 1 energy resources
Energy and power. Thermodynamics and thermal energy. Entropy. Energy flows. Production and consumption. Risks associated with energy systems (accidents, waste management, emissions).
THEME 2. Non-renewable resources
Coal: reserves, production and consumption, advanced technologies, derived liquid fuels. Petroleum: production and consumption, petrochemical industry, synthetic oil reserves. Natural gas: reserves, production and consumption, nuclear energy: nuclear fission, nuclear reactors
THEME 3 renewable resources
Hydroelectric power: turbine, storage pump systems; marine energy: tides and waves; ocean currents. Wind energy. Solar energy: photovoltaic and thermal. Biomass.
THEME 4 the energy challenge
Strategy for the future: in the short and medium term: energy efficiency and renewable energy; long term: power fusion, solar photovoltaic, geothermal, reduction of consumption.
ITEM 5 the power plant
Thermal power stations. Fuels, combustion, efficiency of boilers and heaters. Design of heat transmission equipment. Fans, pumps and steam turbines.
ITEM 6 other technologies
Gas turbines. Fluidized bed combustion. Cogeneration systems.
ITEM 7. Integration of heat.
Energy optimization. Maximum recovery of heat (MER). Synthesis of heat exchanger networks.
ITEM 8. Total energy integration.
Integration of heat and work. Integration of heat pumps. Cooling systems.
ITEM 9. Power quality.
Exergy and exergy analysis. Application to the plant's energy production.
Basic
W. Shepherd and D.W. Shepherd, “Energy Studies”, Imperial College Press, 2014
U.V. Shenoy: “Heat Exchanger Network Synthesis”. Gulf Publishing Company. Houston, 1995.
Complementary
W. Smil, “Energy at the crossroads”, The MIT Press, 2003
B. Sorensen: “Renewable Energy”. Academic Press. London, 2000.
B. Linnhoff: “Process integration for the efficient use of energy”. The Institution of Chemical Engineers, 1982.
J.M. Smith, H.C. van Ness, M.M. Abbott: “Introducción a la Termodinámica en Ingeniería Química”. McGrawHill. México 2003.
M. El-Halwagi, “Process Integration”, Elsevier, 2006.
K.W.Li and A.P.Priddy, “Power plant systems design”, J. Wiley & Sons, 1992
P. Jain, "Wind Energy Engineering", 2nd Edition, McGraw_Hill, 2016
Documents management
The capabilities of the USC Learning Management System will be applied as learning support.
In this subject the student will acquire or practice a series of generic, desirable in any university degree, and specific competences, in general or specific engineering of energy engineering in particular. Inside the box of competences contained in the memory of the title, students will reach the following competences:
General and basic skills:
CB9: That students know how to communicate their findings, knowledge and latest reasons underpinning them public specialised and non-specialised in a way clear and unambiguous.
CB10: That students possess learning skills which allow them to continue studying in a way that will be largely self-directed or autonomous.
Ng6: Have the ability to solve problems that are unfamiliar, incompletely defined, and have specifications in competition, whereas the possible methods of solution, including the most innovative, selecting the most appropriate, and correct implementation, evaluating the different design solutions.
CG10: Having capacity for analysis and synthesis for the continuous improvement of products, processes, systems, and services using criteria of safety, affordability, quality, and environmental management.
Specific skills:
CE3: Apply the acquired knowledge and ability to problem-solving in new environments or little known within broad (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to the study of chemical engineering area.
CE4: Ability to apply the scientific method and the principles of engineering and economics, to formulate and solve complex problems in processes, equipment, facilities and services, that matter may experience changes in their composition, status or energy content, chemical industry and other related sectors among which are the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, materials, energy food or environmental.
SG5: Conceive, design, calculate, and design processes, equipment, installations and services, in the field of chemical engineering and industrial sectors, in terms of quality, safety, economy, rational and efficient use of natural resources and preservation of the environment.
CE12: Possess the skills of independent learning to maintain and improve chemical engineering skills that enable the ongoing development of the profession.
Traversal competences:
CT2: Adapt to changes, and being able to apply new and advanced technologies and other relevant developments, with initiative and entrepreneurial spirit.
CT6: Ethical commitment in the framework of sustainable development.
This subject will develop by means of different mechanisms of teaching and learning, as it indicates in the corresponding guide sections. It is important to notice that some issues can be iteratively introduced in on-site teaching or off-site teaching, according to each case.
5.1. On-site teaching
• Theoretical classes (Expositives) , who introduced the concepts and basic problems related to air pollution, according to the contents and objectives of matter.
• Seminars on problems (interactive) , which introduce the student in the resolution of specific problems related to the matter.
• Laboratory of energy integration , computer classroom, where students solve practical cases with computer.
• Mandatory tutoring , for the monitoring of on-line teaching. Therefore, attendance is mandatory.
• Technical visit, for the knowledge of techniques or facilities in professional environments. Depending on the conditions and resources available, is intended to:
-Technical joint visit the several energy facilities, directly related to the main technologies of power plants that are addressed in the matter.
Technical visit will be assessed through a question on the written examination of the matter, to which must be performed before this.
• Development of practical cases-problems, depending on its type, as indicated on the on-line teaching. Including teaching in computer room in which to assess the assistance is compulsory.
5.2. Off-site teaching
A series of case studies, some of competitive character, related to the contents of the field will be proposed to the students:
- In regards to energy integration techniques applied to the modern design of power plants, students must solve several case studies in the laboratory, competitively, in order to obtain efficient designs for each of them. These cases must be previously analysed by the students, for the adequate development of the teaching in the laboratory.
- In regards to the energy fundamentals, cases-problems related to the energy efficiency of units and plants will be developed.
- Students will also develop evaluation and energy integration of process design in the "Conceptual design of process" matter. For this reason, this process must be conceptualized so identify and meet all its energy needs, internally and externally, under the criterion of "Industrial energy" teachers.
Finally, mandatory tutoring sessions will preferably focus on the Organization and follow-up of the case studies of energy fundamentals to resolve.
5.3. Development of competencies
Competence
developed 1 = e / classes 2 = energy integration laboratory 3 = practical cases-problems Industrial energy / mandatory tutoring 4 = case study concept design 5 = technical visit 6 = individual cases
Basic and General
CB9 1 4 5 6
CB10 3 4
NG6 1 2 3 5 6
CG10 1 4 6
Specific
CE3 1 3 4 6
CE4 1 3 4 6
SG5 1 2 3 4 6
CE12 3 4
Cross-cutting
CT2 1 4 5 6
CT6 1 3 6
6.1. System of qualifications
The students must solve a series of studies and evaluations on case studies throughout the semester that develops this subject (including practices in computer room), which will constitute 30% of the global mark of the subject. The report of lecturers and participation in lectures/tutorial will be another 10% global note. Completing the assessment with a final exam which will include a series of theoretical and practical issues with resolution of numerical problems, according to the following table.
Rating system Evaluation mode Weight in the global note Minimum value of 10
Written exam (inc. Tech. Visit) Individual 60% 3.5
Cases Practical-problems / computer room Individual 20% -
Case study concept design In team 10% -
Asistencia e participación activa nas clases e na titoría de grupo 5% -
Lecturers report Individual 5% -
To overcome matter, the student must obtain a minimum score of 3.5 out of 10 in the written exam. In another case, the overall rating of the student will match the written this review.
Obtained qualifications from the papers/tutorials/cases practical/problems/classroom computer and the report of the teacher in the course in which the student has made the teaching of the subject, are preserved at every opportunity of evaluation of the course. Still always required that in each new opportunity students perform the exam, which will receive the corresponding qualification.
When not to be preserved evaluations of work/tutorial/practical cases/problems/computer room, old students will follow the same system of evaluation that new students
For cases of fraudulent conduct of exercises or tests, the "Normativa de avaliación do rendemento académico dos estudantes e de revisión de cualificacións" will apply.
6.2. Competency assessment
Competition assessment
1.Classes E/I-Report Teachers 2-Laboratory in Computer Science Classroom 3-Case Studies-Industrial Energy Problems / Compulsory Tutoring 4-Case Conceptual Design 5-Technical Visits 6-E1: Exam / E2,E3: Questionnaires
Basic and General
CB9 1 4 5 6
CB10 3 4
NG6 1 2 3 5 6
CG10 1 4 6
Specific
CE3 1 3 4 6
CE4 1 3 4 6
SG5 1 2 3 4 6
CE12 3 4
Cross-cutting
CT2 1 4 5 6
CT6 1 3 6
7. Study time and individual work
The matter has a workload of 3.0 ECTS, corresponding 1 ECTS credit to 25 hours of total work, being the total number of 75 hours. These hours are divided as follows.
Activity Hours contact Personal work ECTS
Theory (inc. tec. visit and activities) 15 15 1.2
Problems/cases 7 9 0.64
Classroom Inform. 4 5 0.36
Mandatory tutoring 1 4 0.20
Individual tutoring 1 4 0.20
Review and revision 2 8 0.40
TOTAL 30 45 3.0
where the hours contact indicate the number of hours of teaching of the subject, including various activities and face-to-face tutorials to be performed therein; factor indicates the estimation of hours you have to devote time to kind of theory or problems the student; in the case of other teaching activities, this estimate is specific to each of them. Hours of personal work is the sum of of the corresponding to the activities that will develop the student, and that this must devote individually or as a team, without the presence of the teacher.
Students who enroll in the subject must have a series of basic skills and other specific that are of importance to overcome the same: Algebra, calculus, physics of fluids, mass and energy balances, applied thermodynamics, computer applications (Word, Excel, web) user-level.
The subject will be taught in Spanish.
It is envisaged the use of a Virtual Classroom of the subject.
Jose Antonio Souto Gonzalez
Coordinador/a- Department
- Chemistry Engineering
- Area
- Chemical Engineering
- Phone
- 881816757
- ja.souto [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: Temporary PhD professor
Juan Jose Casares Long
- Department
- Chemistry Engineering
- Area
- Chemical Engineering
- Phone
- 881816794
- juanjose.casares [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: LOU (Organic Law for Universities) Emeritus
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