Faculty : Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences
School : Energy Resources Engineering
Prerequisit Course : No Pre-Requisit Courses
Credit Hours : 3.00
Offered For : Post Graduate
Course Description :
Introduction to Energy-Systems Tools of Energy Systems-Economic Tools for Energy Systems-Climate Change and Climate Modeling- Fossil Fuel Resources- Stationary Combustion Systems- Carbon Sequestration- Nuclear Energy Systems- Hydroelectric power station-The Solar Resource- Solar Photovoltaic Technologies- Solar Thermal Applications- Wind Energy Systems- Energy Transmission Technologies- Electrical power distribution-Load side management and power factor compensation.
ERE607 - Advanced Topics in Fuels and Combustion
Faculty : Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences
School : Energy Resources Engineering
Prerequisit Course : No Pre-Requisit Courses
Credit Hours : 3.00
Offered For : Post Graduate
Course Description :
Advanced aspects of combustion and fuel technology- Combustion chemistry & Thermodynamics- Burners- Flames and Flame properties- Solid, liquid and gaseous fuels- Boilers- District heating/CHP units- Atmospheric pollution. Heating value and thermo physical properties of different fossil fuels.
ERE608 - Energy Efficient Buildings
Faculty : Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences
School : Energy Resources Engineering
Prerequisit Course : No Pre-Requisit Courses
Credit Hours : 3.00
Offered For : Post Graduate
Course Description :
Introduction- Buildings- Energy Efficiency: Buildings Sector- Residential Sector-Commercial Sector- Public Sector- Envelope and Equipment- Energy Supply- Energy Codes-Standards and Laws- Comfort sensors- Lighting and day light- Optimization of heat, air, and ventilation.
ERE609 - Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF)
Faculty : Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences
School : Energy Resources Engineering
Prerequisit Course : No Pre-Requisit Courses
Credit Hours : 3.00
Offered For : Post Graduate
Course Description :
Introduction- Current Practice of Production and use of Waste Derived Fuels: (Introduction-RDF From Processed Municipal Solid Waste)- RDF From Industrial Wastes- Environmental Assessment:
(Introduction–Methodology- Technological Assumptions- RDF Assumptions)- Economic Assessment: (Municipal Waste Management Perspective- CoIncineration Plant Perspective- Market Dynamics- Cost Information)- Alternative RDF Utilization Processes- Biomass: Virgin Biomass Production- Waste Biomass
Abundance Energy Potential and Availability- Physical Conversion Processes- Integrated Biomass Production Conversion Systems and Net Energy Production
ERE610 - Energy Storage (I)
Faculty : Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences
School : Energy Resources Engineering
Prerequisit Course : No Pre-Requisit Courses
Credit Hours : 3.00
Offered For : Post Graduate
Course Description :
Introduction- Thermal Energy Storage (Sensible Heat-Latent Heat- Inorganic Phase Change Materials- Organic Phase Change Materials- Quasi-Latent Heat-Heat Pumps)- Energy Storage in Organic Fuels (Synthetic Liquid Fuels- Gaseous Fuels Stored as Liquids)- Mechanical Energy (Potential Energy Storage-Energy Storage in Pressurized Gas- Hydroelectric Power Pumped-Hydro Storage)- Hydrogen Storage (Storage of Gaseous Hydrogen in High Pressure Tanks- Storage of Liquid Hydrogen inInsulated Tanks- Ammonia and Related Materials as Hydrogen Storage Media)- Energy Storage for Mediumto-Large Scale Applications (Utility Load Leveling, Peak Shaving, Transients)- Storage of Solar and Wind Generated Energy- Storage Technologies that are Especially Suited to these Applications- Energy storage strategies.
