Course detail
Heating and Heat Sources
FSI-EVZAcad. year: 2022/2023
The course is an introduction to the basic heat sources for family houses. During the lessons students will be gradually acquainted with boilers for solid and gaseous fuels, heat pumps, thermal solar systems and heating with electricity. The second half of the course will be devoted to hot-water heating systems, their types, connections and design.
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Participation in the exercises is controlled by the exercise leader. Exercises are compulsory. The student will make up for an excused absence in agreement with the exercise leader.
Lectures are optional.
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
BAŠTA, Jiří. Otopné plochy - otopná tělesa. 2. přepracované vydání. Praha: České vysoké učení technické v Praze, 2016. ISBN isbn978-80-01-05943-2.
BROŽ, Karel. Vytápění. V Praze: Nakladatelství ČVUT, 2006, ISBN 80-01-02536-5.
MATUŠKA, Tomáš. Solární zařízení v příkladech. Praha: Grada, 2013. Stavitel. ISBN isbn978-80-247-3525-2.
Recommended reading
ČSN 06 0320 Tepelné soustavy v budovách - Příprava teplé vody - Navrhování a projektování. Praha: český normalizační institut,
VAVŘIČKA, Roman. Příprava teplé vody. Praha: Společnost pro techniku prostředí, 2017. Sešit projektanta - pracovní podklady, 3. ISBN 978-80-02-02713-3.
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Lecture
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Syllabus
1. Heat demand, heat loss of buildings
2. Natural gas
3. Natural gas boilers
4. Solid fuels
5. Solid fuel boilers
6. Heat pumps
7. Solar systems
8. Electric boilers
9. Connection of heat sources, heat accumulation
10. Hydronic heating systems
11. Heating system components, radiators, floor heating, valves
12. Regulation of heating systems
13. Domestic hot water production
Laboratory exercise
Teacher / Lecturer
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1. Boiler room legislation, safety
2. Standards
3. Gas boilers efficiency measurement
4. Gas boiler emissions measurement
5. Solid fuel boilers efficiency measurement
6. Heat pumps efficiency measurement
7. Determination of Seasonal performance factors
8. Determination of solar system performance
9. Storage tank sizing
10. Requirements for heating systems
11. Operation of heating systems
12. Determination of heating curve
13. Credit test
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