Course Title: An Introduction to Energy
Course Attribute: Specialized Elective Course
Hours/credits: 40 hours/2 credits
Pre-courses: Physics, Chemistry.
Teaching goal and requirement:In this course, fossil energy and renewable energy including coal, petroleum, natural gas, hydropower, nuclear energy, solar energy, wind energy, bioenergy, hydrogen energy, geothermal energy, and ocean energy etc. are comprehensively introduced; and the principle of power conversion is comprehensively introduced, including power generation, heating, energy storage, energy utilization and environment protection. The purpose of the course is to teach the basic knowledge of energy science systematically, and the students can learn the complexity of energy and its importance to social development, understand the global energy problems and social environment problems related with energy which are severe and will exist in a long-term, form the energy values of sustainable development. Meanwhile, the research on energy in the Chinese Academy of Sciences is also introduced with the aim of motivating the students’ interest to energy sciences.
Course summary:
Introduction
Characteristics, basis, aim, plan, schedule, textbook and references.
Chapter 1 Energy resources (8 hours)
1-1 Energy resources: definition and classification, evaluation, transformation, general situation in China, common facts in the world.
1-2 Energy resources and civilization, energy and evolution, energy and wars, energy and environment, sustainable development.
1-3 Energy: definition, form, unit, property.
1-4 Energy conversion: the First Law of Thermodynamics, the Second Law of Thermodynamics efficiency of energy conversion, energy conversion figures, conversion of chemical energy to thermal energy, conversion of thermal energy to mechanical energy.
Chapter 2 Traditional energy resources (16 hours)
2-1 Coal: basic knowledge of coal, coal resources in China, coal transport in China, annual statistical figures of coal, pollution due to coal, clean coal technology.
2-2 Petroleum: basic knowledge of petroleum, extraction and refining of petroleum, petroleum (oil shale, oil sand, asphalt crude oil) in the world, petroleum in China.
2-3 Natural gas: basic knowledge of natural gas, extraction, transportation and storage of natural gas, natural gas in the world, natural gas in China, unconventional natural gas (shale gas, coalbed methane, natural gas hydrate).
2-4 Hydro-energy: brief history of water conservancy, basic principles of hydropower station, hydropower resources in the world, hydropower stations in China.
2-5 The secondary energy: electricity, advanced thermal power technology, advanced transmission technology (extra-high voltage), large-scale energy storage technology (pumped storage hydropower station, compressed air for energy storage).
Chapter 3 New energy (10 hours)
3-1 Nuclear energy: general situation of nuclear power, nuclear reactors and nuclear power stations, nuclear power stations in the world, nuclear power stations in China, controlled nuclear fusion.
3-2 Solar energy: profile of solar energy, solar energy concentration, solar thermal power generation, solar photovoltaic cell, solar energy chemical utilization.
3-3 Wind energy: profile of wind energy, wind energy power generation on land, offshore wind energy power generation.
3-4 Bioenergy: classification and distribution of bioenergy, utilization by direct combustion, utilization by thermal-chemical conversion, utilization by biochemical conversion.
3-5 Hydrogen energy: features of hydrogen energy, production and story of hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell.
3-6 Geothermal energy: geothermal resources, direct utilization of geothermal energy, geothermal steam power.
3-7Marine energy: tide power generation, wave activated power generation, thermoelectric generation, ocean current electric power generation.
Chapter 4 Energy conservation (2 hours)
4-1 Law, regulation and police of energy conservation.
4-2 Analysis of technical economy of energy conservation.
4-3 Energy conservation and system engineering.
Huang Suyi and Gao Wei, < An Introduction to Energy> (2nd edition) [M]. Beijing, Higher Education Press, 2013.
Introduction
Characteristics, basis, aim, plan, schedule, textbook and references.
Teaching methods:
The course is mainly given by lectures in class and if it is possible, a site visit will be arranged.
Assessment methods: There are thinking questions after every chapter, which will take 30 percent. A study report or a presentation in class is required both for mid-term and end term examinations, taking 30 percent for each. And attendance in class takes 10 percent.
Relevant Texts:
Yao Qiang et al., <Series books of sustainable energy in 21st century> [M]. Beijing: Chemical industry press, 2005~2018.
Jiao Yamin and Zhang Guihong, <course of energy science> [M]. Shanghai, Fudan University Press, 2016.
Teacher's Profile: Na Yongjie, professor of the Institute of Engineering Thermophysics (IET) of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), doctoral supervisor, vice dean of the laboratory of Circulating Fluidized Bed. He graduated from Maanshan Iron and Steel College (Bachelor of Engineering) in 1983，and obtained his mater degree in 1989 from University of Science and Technology Beijing. Since then he has been working at IET, CAS, engaging in the R&D of fluid, combustion, gasification and pollution control on fluidization beds. During the period, he went to Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden as a visiting scholar for half a year. He has been in charge or participated in several research projects on circulating fluidized bed boilers, coal combustion and municipal solid waste incineration, pollution control, pressurized coal gasification, construction of large scale test platforms. More than 50 papers have been published and more than 50 patents have been applied. In 1994, he was awarded a first prize of scientific and technological progress of Chinese Academy of Sciences (ranked the third). In 2006, he was awarded the special government allowance issued by the state council. In 2016, he was awarded a first prize of scientific and technological progress of Chinese Ministry of Education (ranked the tenth).
