Lab Course Innovative Atmospheric Sensing Devices

What it is about

In this interdisciplinary internship you determine greenhouse gas emissions of a Munich combined heat and power plant using optical FTIR spectroscopy. You will conduct a brief field campaign, learn to operate measurement hardware, and subsequently analyze the measurements with CFD simulations to calculate emissions from concentrations.

What you will be able to do

Name important terms of environmental sensing and modeling
Understand principles of atmospheric gas transport
Apply fundamentals of optical gas measurement technology (FTIR)
Operate measurement equipment for determining gas concentrations
Plan and organizationally prepare measurement campaigns
Use CFD simulations for emission calculations
Analyze calculated emissions with respect to legal requirements
Evaluate the achievability of Munich climate targets based on real emission values

What the module consists of

KurzvorlesungIntroduction to optical gas measurement technology
Praktikum / FeldkampagneCarrying out measurements on site at the power plant and setting up the hardware
ComputersimulationAnalysis of the measurement results with CFD to convert concentrations to emissions
GruppenarbeitTeamwork in measurement, evaluation and report writing
AbschlusspräsentationPresentation and discussion of the results

Teaching method

KurzvorlesungConveying the theoretical foundations of optical gas measurement technology
GruppenarbeitJoint execution of measurement campaigns and evaluation
FeldkampagnePractical application of the measurement systems and data collection
ComputersimulationUse of CFD for analysis and emission calculation
AbschlusspräsentationScientific preparation and presentation of the results

What you should already know

Motivation to learn new skills and topicsrecommended
Foundations of optical measurement principlesrecommended

Assessment

ReportPresentationKurztests

The examination consists of two parts: 1) An 8–12 page written report including final presentation (60%). In the report you demonstrate understanding of environmental sensing, describe preparation, execution and analysis of the measurement campaign, and present the results scientifically. 2) Eight short entrance tests at the beginning of the respective internship dates (about 10 minutes each, 8 × 5% = 40%), which prove that you prepared for the experiments and understood the terms and approaches used.

Reading list

F. Toja-Silva et al. - CFD simulation of CO2 emission from urban thermal power plant: analysis of turbulent Schmidt number and comparison with Gaussian plume model and measurements
J. Chen et al. - Differential Column Measurements Using Compact Solar-Tracking Spectrometers

Dates

Lab courseLab Course Innovative Atmospheric Sensing Devices5 groups to choose from

ATue09:00–16:00N0507, Seminarraum-MST/LSR (0105.EG.507)once on 30.03.
BThu09:00–16:00N0507, Seminarraum-MST/LSR (0105.EG.507)once on 01.04.
CFri09:00–16:00N0507, Seminarraum-MST/LSR (0105.EG.507)once on 02.04.
DWed09:00–16:00N0507, Seminarraum-MST/LSR (0105.EG.507)once on 31.03.
EMon09:00–16:00N0507, Seminarraum-MST/LSR (0105.EG.507)once on 29.03.

From the current semester, not binding. You attend one of several groups; the timetable automatically suggests the one with the fewest clashes.

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