Environmental aspects of technological processes of heat power plants

Description: The discipline studies the technological processes of industrial production of thermal energy in the aspect of environmental pollution. The issues of formation of solid industrial waste, polluted wastewater and emissions of pollutants into the atmosphere are considered, as well as advanced technologies for the production of thermal energy and ways to improve them in the direction of reducing emissions into the environment are being studied.

Amount of credits: 5

Пререквизиты:

• Boiler plants and steam generators

Course Workload:

Component: Component by selection

Cycle: Profiling disciplines

Goal

• It is the formation of a scientific outlook and system knowledge in the field of engineering ecology, energy protection problems environment and rational use of energy resources

Objective

• The task of studying the discipline is to acquire system knowledge

Learning outcome: knowledge and understanding

• the essence and objectives of environmental measures in the thermal power industry, the main aspects of ecology of thermal power systems

Learning outcome: applying knowledge and understanding

• methods and means of reducing the harmful effects of energy processes on environment

Learning outcome: formation of judgments

• methods and means of wastewater treatment and gaseous emissions of harmful substances of power plants

Learning outcome: communicative abilities

• selection, calculation and operation of treatment equipment and equipment for capturing harmful substances from technological and thermal emissions and ensuring normative state of the environment

Learning outcome: learning skills or learning abilities

• selection and calculation of optimal power supply schemes that provide rational use of natural water and atmospheric air

Teaching methods

In the conditions of credit technology of training, classes should be conducted mainly in active and creative forms. Among the effective pedagogical methods and technologies that contribute to the involvement of students in the search and management of knowledge, the acquisition of experience in solving problems independently, it should be highlighted: - technology of problem- and project-oriented learning; - technologies of educational and research activities; - communication technologies (discussion, press conference, brainstorming, educational debates and others active forms and methods); - case study method (situation analysis); - game technologies, in which students participate in business, role-playing, simulation games; - information and communication (including distance education) technologies.

Assessment of the student's knowledge

Teacher oversees various tasks related to ongoing assessment and determines students' current performance twice during each academic period. Ratings 1 and 2 are formulated based on the outcomes of this ongoing assessment. The student's learning achievements are assessed using a 100-point scale, and the final grades P1 and P2 are calculated as the average of their ongoing performance evaluations. The teacher evaluates the student's work throughout the academic period in alignment with the assignment submission schedule for the discipline. The assessment system may incorporate a mix of written and oral, group and individual formats.

The evaluating policy of learning outcomes by work type

Evaluation form

The student's final grade in the course is calculated on a 100 point grading scale, it includes:

• 40% of the examination result;
• 60% of current control result.

The final grade is calculated by the formula:

 

Where Midterm 1, Midterm 2are digital equivalents of the grades of Midterm 1 and 2;

E is a digital equivalent of the exam grade.

Final alphabetical grade and its equivalent in points:

The letter grading system for students' academic achievements, corresponding to the numerical equivalent on a four-point scale:

Topics of lectures

• Classification of industries according to the degree of danger to the environment
• Environmental problems of the main industries
• The impact of thermal power plants (TPP) on the environment
• Environmental restrictions on the use of nuclear energy
• Methods and means of cleaning gaseous wastes of energy complex systems, industrial enterprises and reducing their harmful effects on the environment
• Measures to limit emissions of harmful substances into the atmosphere
• Gas cleaning at nuclear power plants
• Reduced SO2 emissions
• Rationing of pollutant emissions
• Cleaning of drains

Key reading

• Экология энергетики: Учебное пособие / Под общей редакцией В.Я. Путилова. – М.: Издательство МЭИ, 2003. – 716 с.
• Мельников А.А. Проблемы окружающей среды и стратегия ее сохранения / А.А. Мельников – М.: Академический проект; Гаудеамус, 2009. – 720 с.
• Стриха И.И. Экологические аспекты энергетики: атмосферный воздух / И.И. Стриха, Н.Б. Карницкий – Мн.: УП»Технопринт», 2001 – 304 с.
• Панин В.Д. Экология для инженера / В.Д. Панин, А.И Сечин, В.Д Федосов – М.: Издательский дом «Ноосфера», 2001. – 284 с.

Further reading

• Зайцев В.А. Промышленная экология / В.А. Зайцев – М.: МХТИ, 2000. – 291 с.