POLLUTION CONTROL TECHNOLOGY (POLLUTION CONTROL TECHNOLOGY FOR STATIONARY SOURCES)

Course Information
TitleΤΕΧΝΟΛΟΓΙΑ ΑΝΤΙΡΡΥΠΑΝΣΗΣ (ΤΕΧΝΟΛΟΓΙΑ ΑΝΤΙΡΡΥΠΑΝΣΗΣ ΣΤΑΘΕΡΩΝ ΠΗΓΩΝ) / POLLUTION CONTROL TECHNOLOGY (POLLUTION CONTROL TECHNOLOGY FOR STATIONARY SOURCES)
Code318
FacultyEngineering
SchoolMechanical Engineering
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodSpring
CoordinatorLeonidas Ntziachristos
CommonYes
StatusActive
Course ID20000355

Programme of Study: UPS of School of Mechanical Engineering

Registered students: 12
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
EnergyElective Course belonging to the selected specialization (Elective Specialization Course)1055
Class Information
Academic Year2018 – 2019
Class PeriodSpring
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours4
Class ID
600131054
Course Type 2016-2020
  • Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
  • English (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
Thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, transport phenomena
Learning Outcomes
After succesfully completing this course, he students will be able to: - Recognise the main pollutants and their characteristics - Understand pollution control technologies - Sselect appropriate pollution control device - Calculate sizes of pollution control devices
General Competences
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Make decisions
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in teams
  • Design and manage projects
  • Respect natural environment
Course Content (Syllabus)
Introduction, main pollutant categories and their sources. Primary and secondary particle formation. Particle dynamics, equivalent dimensions, size distributions, motion in a fluid. Particle reduction technologies: inertial collectors, centrifugal separators, electrostatic precipitators, filters, water scrubbers. Hydrocarbon emission reduction: condensation, absorption and adsorption, biofilters. Reduction of sulfuric acid emissions: fuel purification, solution scubbers. Technologies for nitrogen oxides reduction: combustion control, selective catalytic reduction. Carbon dioxide emissions reduction: sequestration and storage, carbon removal before combustion, oxyfuel combustion.
Keywords
pollutants emissions, pollution control, environment, industry, domesctic sector
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Slide presentations
  • Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
  • Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
Use of an overhead beamer for presenting examples and application of devices and pollution control technologies Use of internet for dissemination of educational material and course organisation Use of elearning for general support of the class
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures401.3✓✓
Laboratory Work40.1✓✓
Fieldwork40.1✓
Tutorial40.1✓✓
Project702.3✓✓✓
Written assigments200.7✓✓✓
Exams40.1
Other / Others40.1
Total1505
Student Assessment
Description
The students need to carry out three different projects during the semester, in which they prepare a report and a powerpoint presentation and are orally examined. The final score is calculated as the average of the three individual scores..
Student Assessment methods
  • Oral Exams (Formative)
  • Performance / Staging (Formative)
  • Report (Formative)
  • Labortatory Assignment (Formative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Cooper C. David,Alley F. C. Ελεγχος αέριας ρύπανσης. Σχεδιασμός Αντιρρυπαντικής Τεχνολογίας. Εκδόσεις Τζιόλα, 3η Εκδ. (2004). Κωδικός βιβλίου στον Εύδοξο: 18549099
Additional bibliography for study
De Nevers, N. Air pollution control engineering. McGraw Hill, 2nd Ed. (2000).
Last Update
28-09-2018