Air Pollution EngineeringLaajuus (3 ECTS)

Objective

After the course:

The student knows the most common air pollution (AP) components, their acknowledged adverse health effects and the typical control methods. The student understands the difference between the dynamics and control methods of gaseous, vapor and particulate phase AP. After the course, the student also understands the basic operation and the design of the most typical air pollution control applications.

Content

1. Units, compounds and adverse effects
2. Particulate phase description and dynamics
3. Particulate phase control
4. Gaseous/vapor pollutant description and dynamics
5. Gaseous/vapor pollutants control
6. Mobile Emissions
7. Student Presentations

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1. Air pollution compounds and units
a. The student knows the most typical AP compounds, their phases and knows how to calculate their basic dynamics

2. Control methods
a. The student can list the methods, knows when they are used and the related basic calculus.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

1. Air pollution compounds and units:
Students can handle AP condition/ phase changes

2. Control methods:
Students can solve basic problems and knows the effect of the condition changes

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

1. Air pollution compounds and units:
Students can apply the mathematical methods and knowledge of the AP dynamics in given problems

2. Control methods:
Students can solve advanced problems.