Course GEG3DU

Combined Heat and Power Systems

7.5 Credits
First Cycle

Starts week 36, 2025

The course covers combined heat and power (CHP) and district heating systems and their role in the energy system. The course provides an overview of steam boilers (including nuclear power), the Rankine cycle for electricity generation as well as district heating systems, including district heating substations, and discusses their efficiency and potential utilization of biofuels, waste heat and solar energy.

The course offers an overview of available biofuels, fuel properties, and fuel storage. It also addresses combustion reactions, combustion calculations and emissions from combustion and also provides an overview of technologies for emission reduction.

Starts and ends:
week 36, 2025 - week 45, 2025
Study Rate:
50%
Location:
Borlänge
Time of Day:
Day
Teaching form:
Normal
Language:
English
Entry Qualifications :
  • Thermodynamics, 7,5 credits
Selection :
Higher education credits (1-165 credits)
Application Code:
HDA-H3N9F
Main field of study:
Tuition Fee
First Tuition Fee Installment:
18,750 SEK
Total Tuition Fee:
18,750 SEK
EU/EEA Citizens or exchange students are not required to pay fees.
Information on application and tuition fees: www.universityadmissions.se.
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Application no later: 15 April
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