Outline of lecture

This course provides fundamental knowledge on the energy and environment related issues. The major topics include the fundamentals of thermodynamics and fluid dynamics relating to energy and environment, global energy balance, environmental problems and their assessment for regional and global atmosphere, atmospheric diffusion and numerical modeling, emission control of environmental pollutant due to fossil fuels, energy utilization and the environmental loading, utilization of nuclear energy and its impact on environment, biological effects of radiation and underlying molecular mechanisms.

Purpose of lecture

This course provides fundamental knowledge on the energy and environment related issues. The major topics include the fundamentals of thermodynamics and fluid dynamics relating to energy and environment, global energy balance, environmental problems and their assessment for regional and global atmosphere, atmospheric diffusion and numerical modeling, emission control of environmental pollutant due to fossil fuels, energy utilization and the environmental loading, utilization of nuclear energy and its impact on environment, biological effects of radiation and underlying molecular mechanisms.

Plan of lecture

1. Overview of energy and energy resources
2. The atmosphere and climate of the Earth
3. Atmospheric environment problems
4. Sustainable energy technologies
5. Fundamentals of radiative heat transport as a basis of global warming
6. Fundamentals of chemical thermodynamics relating to energy and environmental problems
7. CO2 capture
8. Effective use of thermal energy
9. Utilization of nuclear energy and its impact on environment
10. Overview of radiation effects
11. Mechanism of radiation effects at cellular and molecular level
12. Medical application of radiation

Textbook and reference

None

Related and/or prerequisite courses

No specific condition

Evaluation

Attendance, exercises during the class, and reports