Course detail

Selected Chapters of Heating

FAST-NTB026Acad. year: 2027/2028

Creation of indoor climate of heated rooms formed under variable conditions and dynamically changing heating losses. One-pipe central heating systems and their design. Radiant heating. Design of integrated interaction system including heating elements, fittings and piping based on thermal and hydraulic balance. Circulation pumps. Design of boilers room, heat transfer stations and combined production of electricity and heat.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Marcela Počinková, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Building Services (TZB)

Entry knowledge

Thermal technology. Fundamentals of HVAC. Basic laws of hydraulics.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Aims

Professional Knowledge

The student understands advanced principles of creating indoor environmental conditions in heated spaces under variable operating conditions. The student understands the principles of one-pipe and radiant heating systems, hydraulic and thermal balancing, circulation pumps and heat source design.

Professional Skills

The student is able to design one-pipe and radiant heating systems, perform their hydraulic and thermal balancing, and design circulation pumps. The student is able to develop basic designs of boiler rooms, substations and combined heat and power generation systems.

Professional Competence

The student is able to independently design and assess advanced heating systems, taking into account dynamic operating conditions and the interaction of their individual components.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

KOLEKTIV AUTORU, Topenářská příručka, svazek 1 a 2, GAS, 2001, ISBN 80-86176-82-7 (CS)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme NPC-SIS Master's 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Marcela Počinková, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Method for calculation of heat output in special cases. 2. Heating systems in buildings – dynamic behaviour. 3. Water based large-scale surface embedded heating systems. 4. Radiant heating systems. 5. One pipe heating systems. 6. Circulating pumps in heating systems. Hydraulic stability of heating systems. Control valves. 7. Production of heating water for air-conditioning units and technology. 8. Boiler rooms. Engine rooms. Combined production of electricity and heat. Chimneys and flues. 9. Heating sources for central heat supply. District heating systems. 10. Production and distribution of steam. 11. Transfer stations. 12. Compensation of linear expansion of piping systems. 13. Direct electric heating and storage heating.

Exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Marcela Počinková, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Method for calculation of heat output in special cases. 2. Heating systems in buildings - dynamic behaviour. 3. Water based large- scale surface embedded heating systems. 4. Radiant heating systems. 5. One pipe heating systems. 6. Circulating pumps in heating systems. Hydraulic stability of heating systems. Proposal of control valves. 7. Production of heating water for air-conditioning units and technology. 8. Boiler rooms. Engine rooms. Combined production of electricity and heat. Chimneys and flues. 9. Heating sources for central heat supply. District heating systems. 10. Production and distribution of steam. 11. Transfer stations. 12. Compensation of linear expansion of piping systems. 13. Direct electric heating and storage heating.