Essential Information
You will further your knowledge to develop and modify mathematical models for systems in the field of environmental engineering. Different systems like nutrient cycles in agriculture, food production, environmental technologies, and ecology will be covered in theory and in a case study including practical work with real environmental technologies on campus.
Systems analysis is one of the core tools environmental engineers can use for their future day to day work linked to circular economy, pollution control, systems engineering and much more.
Module Contents
Technical and mathematical background: how to analyze a system
- System boundaries and material balances
- Transport and transformation processes
- Steady state and dynamic systems
- Measurements, uncertainty, and parameter identification
Theoretical case study: material-based environmental systems
- Water on a local and global scale
- Nutrients and other chemical compounds in the environment
- Recycling and upcycling
Practical case study of an environmental technology
- collection of data
- development and adaption of models
- systems analysis and interpretation
Prerequisite Modules
4. Semester: none
3. Semester: none
2. Semester: Systeme und Modelle II
1. Semester: Daten und Information I, Systeme und Modelle I
Study Information
The language of instruction is English.
In this module, individual, outsourced courses are planned.