Energy Technologies

Scholar Year: 2018/2019 - 1S

Courses

Head Teacher Responsability Paulo Miguel Marques Fontes Head

Weekly workload Hours/week T TP P PL L TC THE EL OT OT/PL TPL S Type of classes 3 2 Lectures Type Teacher Classes Hours Theorethical and Practical classes Totals 1 3,00 Laboratories Totals 1 2,00

Teaching language

Portuguese

Intended learning outcomes (Knowledges, skills and competencies to be developed by the students)

Provide expertise in the following areas:
- Know operating principles of energy conversion equipment using combustion, combustion, fuels, oxidants, combustion products, emission of pollutants, flames;
- Know about the main energy conversion technologies using combustion for the production of heat: boilers, furnaces, engines, turbines;
- Know about power cycles; cogeneration; fuel cells and hydrogen; biomass and gasification;
- Have knowledge of alternative energy sources, namely renewable energies such as solar thermal, wind, biofuels, geothermal, waves and tides.
Provide the following skills:
- To be able to explain the fundamental principles of combustion, systems of production of heat and electricity and energy recovery, and a process and system of transformation of energy.
- Analyze and develop small projects in the areas of conventional and renewable energy conversion.
- To be able to explain the operating principles of a conventional power plant and renewable energy production systems.
- Participate and collaborate in studies related to the operation of equipment and technologies used in conventional energy transformation processes and renewable energies.
- Know how to determine the direct costs of energy transformation processes.

Syllabus

1. Introduction to the energy problem and the energy / environment binomial
2. Production technologies / primary energy conversion
3. Production technologies / conversion of secondary energies; Gas Turbines; Fuel cells.
4. Production of electricity
5. Thermal energy production
6. Renewable energies
6.1.Solar
6.2.Biomass - Biofuels
6.3 Wind energy
6.4 Geothermal
6.5 Energy from the oceans
6.5.1 Wave Energy
6.5.2 Tidal and current energy

Demonstration of the syllabus coherence with the UC intended learning outcomes

The energy technology program is divided into 2 parts. The first part of the program
the student to acquire fundamental knowledge of the
equipment and technologies of conventional power generation and conversion in order to
participate and collaborate in energy studies. Also discussed in this part are the
identification of the environmental impacts resulting from the use of conventional technologies and
advantages that can be had from the use of renewable energies.
The second part of the program addresses alternatives to energy production and conversion
conventional. In this way the principles of
renewable energies such as solar, the production of biofuels, wind, geothermal,
waves, tides and current. The comparison of energy technologies in terms of
investment, operation and maintenance are also addressed so that students
the best options when participating in energy studies.

Assessment methodologies and evidences

The evaluation is done by exam.