Building Energy Systems Engineering

Module aim

Learn to apply interdisciplinary knowledge to solve practical problems. Learn to work independently or in a group, solving the integrated design of building engineering systems. Acquire and develop design, result analysis, and decision-making skills.

Module description

Applications of engineering systems to ensure the comfort of the human microclimate in a particular environment. The subject presents the design process of heating and ventilation engineering systems, equipment selection, system construction, application of the necessary legal documents, and drawing execution. The subject includes the general concept of the operation of engineering systems, develops the creative application of theoretical knowledge, the formulation of conclusions, the presentation of accepted decisions, and the obtained results. Students must participate in at least 60% of the practice listed in the timetable.

Module aim

To acquire and assimilate knowledge about air conditioning – terms, history, air proprieties, elementary and integrate air conditioning processes, cold generation principles and equipment, classification and equipment of air conditioning systems. To understand the relations between indoor climate parameters, influencing factors and functioning of air conditioning systems. To learn and to get practical skills of designing of air conditioning systems.

Module description

During this course the air conditioning is comprehensively analysed – terms, history, air proprieties, elementary and integrate air conditioning processes, cold generation principles and equipment, classification and equipment of air conditioning systems. During the practical exercises students learn to make calculations necessary to design the air conditioning systems of building.Students must attend at least 60 per cent of the seminars and at least half of the lectures at the scheduled times.

Module aim

To acquire and assimilate knowledge about buildings’ heating systems and equipment, to learn and to get practical skills of designing of heating systems, to acquire functioning principals of main heating equipment and to learn select it correctly, to understand how to save energy and control modern heating systems, to understand the impact of design solutions for human comfort, energy use and functioning of other building systems.

Module description

It’s always good to come back to a warm and cozy home during the winter. The heating system creates comfortable microclimate conditions for a person in the cold season. It ensures the necessary conditions not only for living organisms, but also for building structures, equipment and technological processes in the cold season. Knowing this subject allows you to maintain a comfortable thermal environment in the building, select the necessary system and devices, use energy resources efficiently and manage the system according to your needs. This module is very closely related to the building’s heat supply and production as well as ventilation, air conditioning and water supply systems. Students must attend at least 60 per cent of the seminars and at least half of the lectures at the scheduled times.

Module aim

To acquaint students with the design, construction and operation features of ventilation as one of the interrelated building engineering systems designed to create a favourable indoor climate for human activity.

Module description

Ventilation is crucial for every building in order to maintain adequate air quality in it, so in this course students gain knowledge about different methods of building ventilation, learn to determine the required air quantities for different situations, choose the most rational ventilation system for a specific building/room, construct it properly, ensuring effective air change rates in the premises in accordance with technical and hygienic requirements. For this, students are introduced to the requirements for ventilation systems and the equipment used and its specific characteristics. The energy efficiency of ventilation equipment and issues of the energy efficient operation of the system are also analysed. Students must attend at least 60 per cent of the seminars and at least half of the lectures at the scheduled times and must complete all laboratory works.

Module aim

Improve ability to analyse literature sources and collect technical data. Improve organisational skills. Lear to apply theory knowledge in practical situations self sufficiently – to chose energy supply systems for the real buildings. Gain skills to reason when selecting possible solutions and to validate the solutions with calculations. Improve skills to use information technologies in the preparation of text and technical drawings.

Module description

During the final work, systematized theoretical knowledge and practical skills will be applied by simulating the design of energy supply systems of a real object. It is important to know how to search for specialized literature and other sources of information. Creatively, using innovative methods to select suitable project solutions, to offer several alternative solutions. Present the work for different groups of people. Students must participate in at least 60% of the practice listed in the timetable.

Module aim

To improve the abilities and skills of self-organising and information searching. To improve the skills to apply independently the disciplinary knowledge for solving practical problems, selection the engineering systems for real buildings. To improve the ability to present solutions and calculations clearly and correctly in written form using information technologies.

Module description

During the final work, systematized theoretical knowledge and practical skills will be applied by simulating the design of engineering systems of a real object. It is important to know how to search for specialized literature and other sources of information. Students must participate in at least 60% of the practice listed in the timetable.

Creatively, using innovative methods to select suitable project solutions, to offer several alternative solutions. Present your work to different groups of people.

Module aim

To provide knowledge of combustible gases, their preparation, supply and use systems. To help acquire skills in the design of medium pressure gas pipeline networks, selection of equipment, preparation of drawings.

Module description

A gas supply system is a complex of engineering installations designed to extract natural and/or produce synthetic combustible gases, to prepare them for use, to store, supply, distribute, and use them as fuels, as chemical feedstocks, or for technological purposes in industry, households, transport and energy production. Lectures in this subject focus on the advantages, properties, extraction, production, composition, purification, odourisation, combustion characteristics and principles of combustion of gases. Students are introduced to urban gas pipeline systems and network installations, and are practiced in the hydraulic calculation and design of gas pipelines. An overview of mains gas pipelines, liquefied petroleum gas supply, gas control and instrumentation, and the basics of liquefied natural gas supply are presented. Students must attend at least 60 per cent of the seminars and at least half of the lectures at the scheduled times.

Module aim

To help acquire basic planning and design skills for the integrated supply of heat and gas to the city.

Module description

Sustainable energy supply in built-up settlements is often associated with the application of centralised systems. Such systems include district heating and gas supply. These two different systems can function together but also complement each other. The integrated project addresses the challenge of supplying heat and gas for a small town. Once the heat and gas needs of individual consumers and quarters of the city have been determined, low and medium pressure ring pipeline networks and a branched district heating network are designed (hydraulic calculations of pipelines, network specifications, selection of equipment, preparation of element lists, system drawings, and estimation of possible heat losses). Students must participate in at least 60% of the practice listed in the timetable.

Module aim

To acquire and assimilate knowledge about district heating systems, their design, operation and requirements for them. To understand the principles of heat supply network composition, the performance of the main technological equipment.

Module description

District heating (DH) is an efficient way to provide heat to densely built-up urban areas, achieving energy, environmental, safety, security, reliability and economic sustainability. In this course, students are introduced to the advantages of DH, the history of the development of DH systems, the types of DH systems, the potential users and the determination of their heat demand, the structure, operation, efficiency evaluation, maintenance and the basics of district cooling. Students must attend at least 60 per cent of the seminars and at least half of the lectures at the scheduled times.

Module aim

To introduce students to the possibility of analysing and evaluating decisions made from engineering, technical, social and economic points of view, to enable them to independently apply their knowledge of the field in solving applied tasks, to independently identify, design and evaluate alternative energy supply systems for real buildings, to acquire the ability to present work results and conclusions clearly and accurately in writing and orally to a variety of audiences, to communicate with colleagues and supervisors, and to formulate answers to questions in the field of energy engineering.

Module description

This stage of the thesis preparation is dedicated to the clarification of the topic, taking into account the results of the reference scenario of the first stage, studies of special literature, selection and description of comparative variants of design solutions or their packages, editing the text and graphs, preparing the graphic material for the economic, technical and environmental impact assessment, presenting the thesis in public and arguing the decisions taken to the awarding committee. During the individual work, calculations of the comparative variants are carried out, drawings and/or diagrams are prepared, economic indicators are determined, and graphical material for economic evaluation is prepared. Students must participate in at least 60% of the practice listed in the timetable.

Module aim

To improve the abilities to analyse and evaluate decisions made from engineering, technics, social and economic point of view. To learn to apply the disciplinary knowledge for solving applicative tasks and problems of efficient energy use of real building. To improve the abilities to present clearly and correctly in written form, using information technologies, the calculations and decisions made. To improve the ability to present clearly and correctly in written and oral form the results and conclusions of the work for the various listeners and colleagues, answer the questions in energy engineering area. To reveal the skills of individual work, necessary for studies in the next study stage and to show the ability to apply the theoretical knowledge for solving of indoor climate problems, design of indoor climate systems and find the optimal solution.

Module description

This part of the Final Thesis is intended for the refinement of the final thesis task, taking into account the decisions made in the first part. In the second part, the design of the selected systems is completed, the heat and cooling sources are selected, alternative design solutions are proposed and presented, the heat and electricity needs and prices are determined. During independent work, calculations of comparative options are performed, their drawings and/or schemes are prepared, economic indicators. The final stage of the thesis involves editing the text and graphs, preparing the graphic material for the economic, technical and environmental impact assessment, presenting the thesis in public and arguing the decisions taken to the awarding committee Students must articipate in at least 60% of the practice listed in the timetable.