After successful completion of the course, students are able to:

• demonstrate regional metabolisms
• explicate thermal waste treatment plant
• verify and optimise environmental impacts of thermal waste treatment plant
• develop of energy and mass balances for thermal waste treatment plants
• name and describe the sources and treatments of emissions of  thermal waste treatment plants
• explain the treatment and final disposal of incineration residues

Goals of thermal waste treatment. Chemical and physical basics of incineration. Energy and material balances. Emissions. Deposition of residuals. Relevance for regional material balances. Environmental considerations regarding incineration plants. Innovative processes.

• Lecture with discussions
• Excursion to a thermal waste treatment plant (waste incineration plant Pfaffenau 16.11.2022 and 18.11.2022 at 2 pm, if there are difficulties with the excursion dates send a mail to sara.neuburg@tuwien.ac.at; please note,  FFP2-masks are obligatory, 3G applies)

Zuordnung im Masterstudium Bauingenieurwesen (Studienkennzahl: 066 505):
Modul 2 der Vertiefungsrichtung Wasser & Ressourcen
Modul 3 der anderen Vertiefungsrichtungen

The content and objective of our winter semester master courses will be briefly described at an information event on 5. Oct. 2022, 09:00 a.m. Lecture Room AA 02-1 (Main building, staircase 1, 2nd floor, immediately on the right)

 Participation in this information event is not compulsory.

Written exam and Participation excursion

Please inscribe to the lecture if you plan to participate in the excursion.

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