Course detail
Applied Physics (EVB)
FAST-NBB011Acad. year: 2025/2026
Not applicable.
Language of instruction
Czech
Number of ECTS credits
3
Mode of study
Not applicable.
Guarantor
Department
Institute of Physics (FYZ)
Entry knowledge
Basic knowledge of physics, basic knowledge of mathematical analysis, basic knowledge of building thermal technology
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.
Aims
1) Advanced computational methods of thermal resistance of building structures.
2) Advanced computational methods concerning condensation in building structures by means of generalised non-isothermal transport equations.
Studends will master advanced computational methods of thermal resistance of building structures and advanced computational methods concerning condensation in building structures by means of generalised non-isothermal transport equations.
2) Advanced computational methods concerning condensation in building structures by means of generalised non-isothermal transport equations.
Studends will master advanced computational methods of thermal resistance of building structures and advanced computational methods concerning condensation in building structures by means of generalised non-isothermal transport equations.
Study aids
Not applicable.
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable.
Basic literature
Not applicable.
Recommended reading
Not applicable.
Classification of course in study plans
- Programme NPC-EVB Master's 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
Type of course unit
Lecture
26 hod., optionally
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
- 1. Kinetic theory of gases, calculation of basic parameters of air, heat capacity, degrees of freedom
- 2. average composition of air, principles of measurement of pollutant concentration, micro- and nanoparticles in aerosols
- 3. Air humidity, calculation and measurement of main properties, various measurement methods, heat of fusion of water
- 4. Basics of thermodynamics, heat engine efficiency, thermoelectric materials, combined generation of electricity, heat and cold
- 5. Energy, cost, generation, conversion, storage and transport, renewable sources, energy consumption in Czech republic according to statistical data
- 6. Energy in transportation, electric cars, properties of lithium cells, economy, parameters of charging stations
- 7. Thermal conduction, Fouriérs law, basic algorithms for calculation of steady and dynamic state, free software for solving partial differential equations
- 8. Thermal energy management, storage, long term use of heat pumps, thermal flow in heat pump borehole
- 9. Electromagnetic radiation, theory and applications, wireless communication, infrared radiation, material degradation under UV exposure, spectral characteristics, human sight and color vision
- 10. Black body radiation, Planck's law, radiative heat transport, material properties in visible and infrared band
- 11. Greenhouse effect, principle, greenhouse gases, solar collectors, selective layers
- 12. Photovoltaic cells, efficiency, optimum operating point, power inverters, power grid stability
- 13. Intelligent buildings, automated measurement of physical properties, basic of microcontrollers programming, system with feedback loop, control and regulation, system stability
Exercise
13 hod., compulsory
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
Topics and content of laboratory exercises:
- 1. Determination of heat capacity of solids by means of calorimeter (measurement)
- 2. Determination of coefficient of heat expansion of solids (measurement)
- 3. Determination of heat conduction of brick by means of non-stationary method (measurement)
- 4. Determination of adiabatic Poisson’s constant of air (measurement)
- 5. Determination of heat factor of heat pump (measurement)
- 6. Determination of frequency dependence of sound absorptivity (measurement)
- 7. Frequency analysis of sound (measurement)
- 8. Reverberation time in a room (measurement)
- 9. Main characteristics of a photovoltaic panel