Course detail
Power engineering of Natural Gas
FEKT-MPC-EZPAcad. year: 2022/2023
Natural gas is sometimes referred to as fuel for the 21st century. After the coal-fired time comes the gas time. Student should be oriented both in legislation and technology for using natural gas.
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Minimum points for course-unit credit is 20 points, maximum 30 points.
Minimum points for final written exam is 40 points, maximum 70points.
Minimum total points to obtain a course is 50 points, maximum 100 points.
Course curriculum
2. History of mining natural gas and oil
3. Occurrence of natural gas - geology
4. The composition of natural gas, other substances, calorific value
5. Transportation of natural gas - pipes, types of transport pressures
6. Compressor and pressure reducing station
7. Unconventional transport - LNG, CNG
8. Reservoirs - types
9. Use of natural gas - combustion, fuel cells, cogeneration, types of gas turbines and power plants
10. Synthetic natural gas production - possibility of accumulation of electricity
11. Protection and communication
12. Legislation and regulations, economy of natural gas (emission)
13. Credit
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Basic literature
KAMEŠ, Josef: Fosilní paliva: uhlí, ropa a zemní plyn. 1. vyd. Praha: [s.n.], 2012, 227 s. ISBN 978-80-260-1291-7. (CS)
SVOBODA, Alexandr: Plynárenská příručka: 150 let plynárenství v Čechách a na Moravě. 1. vyd. Praha: GAS, 1997, 1192 s. ISBN 80-902339-6-1 (CS)
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Elearning
Classification of course in study plans
- Programme MPC-EEN Master's 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
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Elearning