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Lecturer(s)
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Sejkorová Marie, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
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Voltr Ondřej, Ing. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Impact of transport on the environment (in summary, the impact on air, water, soil, waste impacts of transport, noise, accident rate, landscape fragmentation) and human health. Air composition, air pollution from (CO2, NOx, SOx, CO, particulate matter, O3), anthropogenic ozone depletion, greenhouse effect (greenhouse gas sources) and its context with transport. Key properties and composition of gasoline fuels. Evaporative properties of petrol - distillation test and vapor pressure. Anti-knock resistance of gasoline, octane number - definition. Main sources of pollutants from petrol engines. Reduction of pollutants in the exhaust gases of positive-ignition engines. Emission limits, EURO regulations. Three-way catalyst - function, reaction, working mixture requirements. Key properties and composition of diesel fuels. Cetane number. Reduction of pollutants in diesel exhaust (selective catalytic reduction with ad blue, exhaust gas recirculation (EGR), diesel particular filter (DPF). Alternative fuels (LPG, CNG, LNG, alcohols, ethers, hydrogen) and their properties, advantages/disadvantages.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
- Contact teaching
- 13 hours per semester
- Practical training
- 13 hours per semester
- Preparation for laboratory work and processing of results
- 26 hours per semester
- Home preparation for classes
- 26 hours per semester
- Preparation for an exam
- 42 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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Give information about environmental protection and creating, negative effects of transport on environment and their reduction.
Studying the course student has overview about transport effects on environmental parts and about environmental properties of operating materials and concrete technical solution of selected problems. He is familiar with electronic information sources. He will learn about properties of fuel, petroleum lubricants, recoil-liquids and coolant and will know used testing methods and has practical experiences at laboratory work with them.
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Prerequisites
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Knowledge of high school basics of physics, chemistry, and computer science.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral examination, Written examination
The credit confirms that, the student of daily form of schooling attended obligatory education properly, that he joined solving of assigned tasks actively, and that he fulfilled requests which are necessary for this credit confirmation (participation on all practical lessons, passing suitable report form them). Conditions for credit confirmation are determined by tutor. Exam from this course (form, conclusion, duration) is in conformity with Studying and examining rules of University Pardubice. The exam consists of oral and writing parts. The successful passing of writing part is necessary condition for oral exam. During final exam student has to prove his understanding of topics mentioned above and to prove ability to solve assigned tasks individually. Particular requests will be past to students in the first part of education by tutor.
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Recommended literature
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CAHILL, Michael. Transport, environment and society. Introducing social policy. Maidenhead: Open University Press, 2010. ISBN 978-0-335-21872-1.
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DHINGRA, Sunder L.; RAO, K. V. K.; TOM, V. M. Environmental impact assessment for sustainable transport. In: Handbook of Transport and the Environment. Emerald Group Publishing Limited, p. 309-329., 2003.
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DORA, C., PHILLIPS, M. Transport, environment and health. World Health Organization, 2000. ISBN 92-89013-56-7.
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HENSHER, David A. a BUTTON, Kenneth John (ed.). Handbook of transport and the environment. Handbooks in transport, vol. 4, Oxford: Elsevier, 2003. ISBN 0-08-044103-3.
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