Course detail

Power engineering of Natural Gas

FEKT-MPC-EZPAcad. year: 2025/2026

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.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Lukáš Radil, Ph.D.

Department

Department of Electrical Power Engineering (UEEN)

Entry knowledge

The subject knowledge on the Bachelor´s degree level is requested.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Evaluation of written and oral part of final exam is directed by FEKT (FEEC) rules.
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.
The content and forms of instruction in the evaluated course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every academic year.

Aims

The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the basics of mining, transport and use of natural gas.
The student should begin to focus on natural gas. This is especially the use of natural gas in the energy sector. It is a comprehensive point of view, the transport (mechanical part), measurement (electrical part) is supplemented economy and legislation.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

BIENIK, J.: Ropa, zemný plyn a životné prostredie,Alfa Bratislava, 1982, 239s. (SK)
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)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme MPC-EEN Master's 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Lukáš Radil, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Introduction, introduction to the subject

2. History of natural gas and oil production

3. Natural gas occurrence - geology

4. Composition of natural gas, other substances, calorific value

5. Compressors - Bartolšic

6. Storage tanks - types, how to pump and store

7. Non-traditional transport - LNG, CNG

8. Natural gas transport - pipes, types of transport pressures

9. Use of natural gas - combustion, fuel cells, cogeneration, types of combustion. turbines and power plants

10. Synthetic natural gas production - possibility of electricity storage

11. Emissions

12. Legislation and regulations

 

Fundamentals seminar

13 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Lukáš Radil, Ph.D.

Syllabus

  1. equation of state
  2. gas flow
  3. Obem expansion of gases
  4. enthalpy of gases
  5. dew points of fluids
  6. flushing mechanisms
  7. appliance power input
  8. calculations of extraction systems
  9. emission reduction
  10. thermodynamic cycles
  11. credit test

    12.