Course detail
Transformation Technologies of Solid Fuels
FSI-9TPA Acad. year: 2025/2026 Both semester
At the beginning of the course the students are acquainted with the basic principles of scientific work, the method will be applied further in creating the outputs of the subject. Another aim is to get acquainted with the basic types of fuels available and their properties with regard to their possible use. The most extensive part of the course is devoted to individual technologies of thermochemical, biochemical and mechanical conversion of solid fuels. Students will understand basic conversion mechanisms, advantages and limitations of individual methods.
Language of instruction
Czech
Supervisor
Department
Entry knowledge
Energy sources and transformation, kinetics of chemical reactions.
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
The condition of passing the subject is a short professional work and the examination. The exam is oral.
Seminars are optional. The activity on the assigned tasks is decisive.
Aims
The aim is to introduce students to the problems of the possible uses and modifications of solid fuels and provide them with basic and advanced knowledge in the field of thermochemical, biochemical and mechanical transformations fuels. Another objective of the course is to acquire the basics of scientific activity in the field.
Posluchači získají pokročilé znalosti o procesech transformace tuhých paliv (uhlí, biomasa, odpady) na jiný typ paliv. Dále si studenti osvojí základy vědecké práce.
The study programmes with the given course
Programme D-ENE-P: Power Engineering, Doctoral, recommended course
Type of course unit
Lecture
20 hours, optionally
Syllabus
• Fundamentals of scientific work
• Types of solid fuels and properties
• Thermochemical conversion – combustion
• Thermochemical conversion – gasification
• Thermochemical conversion – fast pyrolysis
• Thermochemical conversions – others
• Mechanical treatment of fuels – crushing, grinding, chipping
• Mechanical treatment of fuels – pelleting, briquetting
• Biochemical conversions