ENV-2D02 Energy Conservation: Lecture Time Table 2006


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Please note that the lectures times are at 18:00 Mondays (see note below), 09:00 Wednesdays and 12:00 Thursdays.
Details of the topics covered may be found by clicking here

There will be no formal late Monday session in weeks 1 -5. Instead in WEEKS 2 to 5 there will be informal Demonstrations of Software and Discussions etc for those doing the Deregulation Project and house Design Project. Click here for details of these informal sessions.

Room Allocations:

Monday 18 - 19

Week 1: No Session:
Weeks 2 - 5 Informal sessions for Projects (Lab D) - Revision Session in week 12

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[NOTE: in weeks 2 - 5 the session may run twice 17 - 18 for those who can make it then and 18 - 19 for those who cannot]

Weeks 6 - 12 CH01:20 Lecture if required (watch this space)

Wednesday 09 - 10

All Weeks A3.01 - Lecture Revision Session in week 12

Thursday 12 - 13

All Weeks: PLEASE NOTE: there have been difficulties in booking an adequate room.

The following are provisional arrangements which are subject to change.

Weeks 1 - 4 the lecture will be in Lab A
Week 5 EF 1.01
Week 6 EF 01.08
Week 7 EF 1.01
Week 8 EF 01.08
Week 9 EF 01.08
Week 10 Lab A
Week 11 EDU 0.19
Week 12 EF 01.08

Watch this space for amendments

Contents of Lectures

WEEK 1

Introduction to organisation of course and Field Course Revision of Simple Economic Analyses

WEEK 2

Thermal comfort: physical and physiological aspects. What temperatures do we actually need?

WEEK 3

Energy use by sector: Energy GDP relationships: Energy Balance Tables.

WEEK 4

Basic heat flow: conduction, convection, radiation: U-values, heat losses from buildings:

WEEK 5

Effect of Built Form on energy conservation, energy conservation by technical means (insulation etc):. Dynamic Heat Flow situations:

WEEK 6

Introduction to Energy Management

Week 7

Energy Management Continued: Energy Targets: Building Regulations

WEEK 8

Thermodynamics: Combined Heat and Power

WEEK 9

The Heat Pump

WEEK 10

Energy use in transport - tradable permits (this section may be covered in a seminar in Week 4 instead): Deregulation of Energy

WEEK 11

Energy Analysis: Concluding Remarks

WEEK 12

Reserved for revision sessions

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