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Credit points: 6.00
Coordinator: Dr. M. Connor
Contact: 24 hours of lectures
Timetable: First semester
Objectives:
On successful completion of this subject a student will have acquired:
- a knowledge of a range of energy sources and the consequences of energy extraction from them
- an understanding of community, management and cost issues in the production context
Content:
Wastes: nature, composition and availability. Briquetting. Combustion with energy recovery. Pyrolysis. Gasification. Biological processes. Social, economic and environmental factors. Costs. Case Studies.Solid, liquid and gaseous fuels from biomass. Crop and forest residues. Crops for energy. Energetics of agricultural production. Production costs. Employment and decentralisation. Environmental impact.
Assessment:
A two-hour examination (40%) and assignment (60%)
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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Engineering (Volume 4 page 109)
Status: Official 1996 Date created: Oct 9 1995 Last modified: Oct 9 1995 Authorised by: Academic Registrar Email enquiries: Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au
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