Subject description - BEV002FEN

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BEV002FEN Physics for Electroenergetics
Roles:  Extent of teaching:2P+2C
Department:13102 Language of teaching:EN
Guarantors:  Completion:Z,ZK
Lecturers:  Credits:4
Tutors:  Semester:Z

Anotation:

Lessons contain selected parts of physics for students of electric power engineering: Physical principles of gas discharges - glow, arc, spark and corona discharges and their applications. The students become acquainted with methods for nuclear fission and fusion energy generation. The introduction to structural properties of matter and its thermal, electrical and magnetic properties. A part of the course is two excursions in Laboratories of Czech Academy of Sciences.

Course outlines:

1. Introduction - importance of physics for technology.
2. Principles of hydrodynamics and magnetohydrodynamics.
3. Organized structures, generation of magnetic fields, filamentary structures i plasma.
4. Properties of electric discharges - glow discharge, corona.
5. Electric spark and arc.
6. Physics of high density of energy.
7. Controlled thermonuclear fusion.

Exercises outline:

1. Diagnostics of the fusion plasma
2. Rise of the magnetic field of the Earth.
3. Measuring of electromagnetic spectrums.
4. Lightning, ball lightning.
5. Magnetic pinches, X-ray lasers.
6. Fusion reactors.
7. Excursion: power iodine laser PALS.
8. Excursion: a tokamak.

Literature:

1. T.G.Gowling, M.A.Phil: Magnetohydrodynamics (Adam Hilger 1976)
2. Actual presentations of the lectures in pdf

Requirements:

Written work of selected topics.

Subject is included into these academic programs:

Program Branch Role Recommended semester


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