Course detail

Electrical heat technology

FEKT-LELTAcad. year: 2011/2012

Basic technical aplication electrical heating principles in industrial area. It's resistant heating, electric arc aplication, inductive and microwave heating, electron heating. Modern conceptions are represented by plasmatic and electron heating and laser applications.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Ilona Lázničková, Ph.D.

Department

Department of Electrical Power Engineering (UEEN)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Basic knowledges from electrical heating needed for operation, evaluating and rating of equipments.

Prerequisites

The subject knowledge on the Bachelor´s degree level is requested.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Laboratory protocols, homeworks, final exam with example part and theory part

Course curriculum

Introduction to electrothermal technology, basic terms, units.
Heat transfer, conduction, convection, radiation, calculations.
Measuring of temperature in electrothermal technology. Principle of measuring.
Resistance heating, heating element, direct and indirect heating.
Electrical industrial furnace, aplication of heating elements.
Project of resistance crucible furnace for melting of aluminium.
Arc heating, circle diagram of electrical arc furnace.
Induction heating, dielectric heating, microwave heating.
Plasma heating, infrared heating, laser heating, electron heating.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Course content is to apprise students of scientific basic of electro heating engineering from the range project, traffict and maintenance heating systems.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

The content and forms of instruction in the evaluated course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme EEKR-ML Master's

    branch ML-EEN , 1. year of study, winter semester, compulsory

  • Programme EEKR-CZV lifelong learning

    branch ET-CZV , 1. year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Ilona Lázničková, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Introduction to heating theory, calculation
Design of electrical heating cells for industry use
Indirect and direct heating aplication
Theory of electrical arc, electric-arc furnaces
Inductive nad microwawe aplications
Dielectrical heat, IR heatin in technical practice
Plasmatic heating, arc and resistant welding
Electron heating devices, lasers aplication
Building heating, direct and storage heating
Heating pump and cogeneration, economical evaluation of electrical heating
Ecological aspects of electrical heating equipments

Fundamentals seminar

10 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Ilona Lázničková, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Electrical heating processes in industrial and domestical sphere
Solution and aplication electrical processes
Room heating, calculation of heating losses
calculation of heating systems
Economical and ecological processes

Laboratory exercise

16 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Ilona Lázničková, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Measurement of temperature sensors
Measurement of efficacy of indirect resistant heating
Mesurement of characteristic quantities of resistant materials
Measure on electric arc model
Measurement of warming of electrical devices
Measurement of heating conductivity