Duration
20h Th
Number of credits
| Master of Science (MSc) in Chemical and Materials Engineering | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course is an introduction to energy sources and carriers, both of fossil or renewable types. The various techniques of conversion of chemical and nuclear energies in heat energy are approached. The various renewable forms of energy and associated technologies are described. The course also aims at arousing the reflection regarding the way of assuring energy supply in a sustainable way, considering the depletion of fossil ressources and the consequences of the atmospheric pollution, particularly the intensification of the greenhouse effect.
The course is divided 4 parts:
1. Geopolitical, economic, industrial and environmental Aspects of the energy.
2. Fossil fuels and their combustion 3. The sources of non-fossil energy
4. Challenges of the next decades
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of the course, the student will be able
1) to show his understanding of the theoretical concepts seen in the course;
2) to explain the relations between energy consumption, demography and economic development and on this base to discuss the evolution of the world energy consumption
3) to define the notions of reserves and resources in fossil fuels and to supply some order of magnitudes
4) to explain in a simplified way the formation of fossil fuels as well as means to extract and convert them into fuels
5) to explain the contribution of the use of the fossil fuels to diverse phenomena of atmospheric pollution
6) to explain in a simplified way the functioning of a nuclear power plant, the phenomenon of fission, ...
7) to describe the technologies implemented to exploit the renewable sources of energy
8) to discuss the place of the fossil fuels and renewable energies to assure the energy supply, at the Belgian and European scale, now and at the horizon 2020.
9) to discuss the expected options in the future to decrease the energy consumption and assure the energy supply
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
No specific prerequisite
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The course is based on 'ex-cathedra' lectures.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Face-to-face lectures
Recommended or required readings
Slides used during the lectures may be downloaded from eCampus.
Assessment methods and criteria
A written exam is organized in June and September. It contains 4 opened questions on the contents of the theoretical course.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
The course is organised on Tuesday morning during the second quadrimester starting on March the 17th. The first course will begin at 9h.
Contacts
Prof. Angélique LEONARD
Dpt of Chemical Engineering
PEPs - Products, Environment, Processes
Quartier Agora
Institut de Physique, B5a, Bureau 1/51
Tél. 04/366.44.36
A.Leonard@uliege.be
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session
Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning
Courses are provided via live sessions, whose videos are available via the podcast platform or in ecampus.
Assessment subjects
The content for evaluation is that which is given during the course sessions and available via the course materials.
Assessment methods
The evaluation will consist of a remote written exam with 4 questions from a pre-determined list and a series of 10 multiple choice questions.