Bioenergy and CombustionLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

The student recognizes the characteristics of domestic biomasses used for energy production, knows major bioenergy production methods, their economic factors and environmental impacts.
The student understands the theory of combustion and knows emission production mechanisms.
The student can calculatory examine emissions and the phenomena influencing to the generation of the emission.

Content

The status, production, use and objective of bioenergy.
The most important features of bio fuels.
Calculations of combustion and efficiency.
Bio fuels of transport.
The delivery and quality control of bio fuels.

Qualifications

The student knows and understands energy economy, power station technics, heat and flow technics and basics of thermodynamics

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Sufficient 1: The student knows some of the key characteristics and use of domestic biomasses for energy, major bioenergy production methods, as well as understands some of their economic factors and most focal environmental impacts. The student knows the theory of combustion and factors effecting on emission generation in energy production.

Satisfactory 2: The student understands the standing of bioenergy in Finnish energy system, key characteristics and use of domestic biomasses for energy, major bioenergy production methods, as well as some of their economic factors and most focal environmental impacts. The student knows the theory of combustion and factors effecting on emission generation in energy production, can calculatory examine emissions and knows the phenomena influencing to the generation of the emission.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good 3:
Student knows the standing of bioenergy in Finnish energy system, key characteristics and use of domestic biomasses for energy, major bioenergy production methods, as well as some of their economic factors and most focal environmental impacts. Student understands the theory of combustion and factors effecting on emission production in different energy production scales, can calculatory examine emissions and knows the phenomena influencing to the generation of the emission.

Very good 4:
Student knows the standing of bioenergy in Finnish energy system, key characteristics and use of domestic biomasses for energy, major bioenergy production methods, as well as some of their economic factors and most focal environmental impacts. Student can apply the theory of combustion and factors effecting on emission production in different energy production scales, can calculatory examine emissions and knows the phenomena influencing to the generation of the emission.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent 5:
The student knows the standing of bioenergy in Finnish energy system, and masters the key characteristics and use of domestic biomasses for energy, major bioenergy production methods, as well as some of their economic factors and most focal environmental impacts. The student masters and can apply the theory of combustion and factors effecting on emission production in different energy production scales, can calculatory examine emissions and critically assess the phenomena influencing to the generation of the emission.