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Biomass Systems and Energy Storage

What Will Learn?

  • Course Aims
    At the end of this course, students are able to: 1- identify different sources of waste and biomass and their characteristics 2- Identify different biomass- energy conversion technologies 3- Recognizes different types of bioreactors and their components 4- Understand post and pre-treatment of biomass and products 5- Perform energy and mass balance of different types of bioreactors systems 6- Design some types of bioreactors
  • Course Goals
  • Quality Education
  • Clean Water and Sanitation
  • Affordable and Clean Energy
  • Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
  • Climate Action

Requirements

MEP311s

Description

  • English Description

    Characterization of Waste, Types of Biomass, Biomass Properties, Pre-Treatment of Biomass, Thermo-Chemical Processes, Fast and Slow Pyrolysis, Gasification, Transesterification, Design of Gasifiers, Drying and Devolatilization, Heat and Mass Transfer across Small and Large Biomass Particles, Combustion, Chemical Kinetics, Types of Reactors, Incinerators, Bio-Chemical Conversion, Anaerobic Digestion and Fermentation, Operation of Biomass Boilers and Stoves, Use of Bio-Fuels in Internal Combustion Engines and Gas Turbines, Emissions, Cost Considerations. Introduction to Energy Storage, Power versus Energy, Electrochemical Energy Storage; Types of Batteries, Methods of Charging and Discharging of Batteries, Mobile and Fixed Energy Storage. Types of Mechanical Energy Storage; Pumped Hydro, Compressed Gas, Flywheel, Thermal and Phase Change Materials. Applications of Energy Storage Technology in the of Power Generation and in the Field of Refrigeration
  • Arabic Description

    Characterization of Waste, Types of Biomass, Biomass Properties, Pre-Treatment of Biomass, Thermo-Chemical Processes, Fast and Slow Pyrolysis, Gasification, Transesterification, Design of Gasifiers, Drying and Devolatilization, Heat and Mass Transfer across Small and Large Biomass Particles, Combustion, Chemical Kinetics, Types of Reactors, Incinerators, Bio-Chemical Conversion, Anaerobic Digestion and Fermentation, Operation of Biomass Boilers and Stoves, Use of Bio-Fuels in Internal Combustion Engines and Gas Turbines, Emissions, Cost Considerations. Introduction to Energy Storage, Power versus Energy, Electrochemical Energy Storage; Types of Batteries, Methods of Charging and Discharging of Batteries, Mobile and Fixed Energy Storage. Types of Mechanical Energy Storage; Pumped Hydro, Compressed Gas, Flywheel, Thermal and Phase Change Materials. Applications of Energy Storage Technology in the of Power Generation and in the Field of Refrigeration
  • Department
    Mechanical Power Engineering
  • Credit Hours
    2
  • Grades
    Total ( 100 ) = Midterm (25) + tr.Student Activities (25 = tr.Industry 10% , tr.Project 15% , tr.Self_learning 0% , tr.Seminar 0% ) + tr.Oral/Practical (10) + Exam Grade (40)
  • Hours
    Lecture Hours: 2.0, Tutorial Hours: 1.0, Lab Hours: 0.0
  • Required SWL
    100
  • Equivalent ECTS
    4.0
  • - Brown Robert C. and Mark M. Wright. 2017. Biomass Properties and Resources. Energy Conversion Second Edition. CRC Press.