Optimization procedures in environmental protection

The aim of the course is to present sustainable industrial systems and their dimension within social system.
The problems and potential solutions to environmental pollution are shown in general and in specific cases of industrial processes. With a focus on technology as a source of problems, as well as possible solutions, the course gives an overview of the subject in a broad spectrum of industry technologies.
In the course, students develop the ability of a comprehensive and sustainable approach to the problem of reducing the negative impact of modern technologies on the environment.

Fluency in Slovene or English language.

The course focuses on the relationship between societal and technological systems within the biosphere, sustainable industrial systems, material and energy flow in industrial systems, economic ways of reducing negative impacts on environment, reducing pollution at its source point, reducing energy consumption, concepts and principles of clean technologies, certain cases of cleaner technologies, environmentally-friendly product design, sustainable development.

Knowledge and understanding:
Students will be able to systematically evaluate and understand the complexity of the connection of industrial and social systems into a single biosphere. They will understand the importance of harmonizing environmental, economic and social aspects of industrial processes development. Based on a systemic approach and presented examples of good practice, the students will be able to assess the weaknesses and approach to optimization of manufacturing processes and products throughout the life cycle.

Temeljna

• GJERKEŠ, Henrik. Postopki optimizacije v varstvu okolja. Lecture notes updated every year. https://mitv.ung.si/
• Resolucija o nacionalnem programu varstva okolja, Ur. l. RS, št. 31/20 E-version
• Pregled izvajanja okoljske politike – poročilo za državo Slovenijo, 2019 E-version
• KOSI, B., Gospodarjenje z odpadki, Snaga d.o.o, 2014 E-version
• Trajnostno vrednotenje jeklenih konstrukcij. 2014. E-version
• Študije življenjskih ciklov (Life Cycle Assessment – LCA). 2021.Laboratorij za termotehniko, Fakulteta za strojništvo, Univerza v Ljubljani
• ŠEPETAVC, Justina, VIMPOLŠEK, Marinka, GNJIDIČ, Iris. Predelava odpadnega papirja. Vipap Videm Krško d.d., GZS Ljubljana, 2017 E-version
• Marko BOHAR. 2018. Ponovna uporaba in recikliranje elektronskih komponent in proizvodov. GZS – Zbornica elektronske in elektroindustrije. E-version
• Morris J., Favoino E., Lombardi E. Bailey K. Best disposal option for ''leftovers'' on the way to zero waste. 2021. www.ecocycle.org/specialreports/leftovers E-version
• GJERKEŠ, Henrik, ŠIJANEC-ZAVRL, Marjana. Monetisation of the ecological footprint in energy supply of buildings. Svet strojništva. 2021, letn. 10, št. 3/6, str. 82-83, ilustr. ISSN 1855-6493. [COBISS.SI-ID 82925827] E-version
• ŠIJANEC-ZAVRL, Marjana, TOMŠIČ, Miha, GJERKEŠ, Henrik, POTOČAR, Erik. Implementation of the EPBD in Slovenia : status in 2020. [Brussels: European Union, 2021]. 1 spletni vir (1 datoteka PDF (27 str.)), ilustr. E-version
• GJERKEŠ, Henrik. Koncept krožnega gospodarstva, gradbeništvo in primer občine Kočevje. V: VOLFAND, Jože (ur.), et al. Prehod v trajnostno gradnjo in življenjski cikel stavbe : priročnik za krožno gospodarstvo. Celje: Fit media, 2020. Str. 56-61, ilustr. ISBN 978-961-6283-60-1. E-version
• SUČIĆ, Simona. Trajnostna presoja tehnologije plazemskega uplinjanja za ravnanje z odpadki na lokalnem nivoju : magistrsko delo. Nova Gorica: [S. Sučić], 2017. XII, 95 str., ilustr. [COBISS.SI-ID 4717819] Catalogue E-version
• GORJAN, Mitja. Celovita primerjava tehnologij za čiščenje komunalne odpadne vode : magistrsko delo. Nova Gorica: [M. Gorjan], 2012. X, 75 str., ilustr. [COBISS.SI-ID 2696443] Catalogue E-version
• SULIČ, Dean. Izkoriščanje odpadne toplote žarilnih peči za ogrevanje proizvodne hale : diplomsko delo. Nova Gorica: [D. Sulič], 2008. X, 50 str., ilustr. [COBISS.SI-ID 964091] Catalogue E-version
• Interesting Engineering E-version
• T. E. Graedel in B. R. Allenby: Industrial Ecology, Prentice Hall, 1995. Catalogue
• T. T. Shen: Industrial Pollution Prevention, Springer – Verlag, 1995. E-version
• William McDonough and Michael Braungart (2013). The Upcycle: Beyond Sustainability - Designing for Abundance. North Point Press. Catalogue
• Dora Lee (2011). Biomimicry: Inventions Inspired by Nature. Kids Can Press.
• Brian Walker and David Salt (2006). Resilience Thinking: Sustaining Ecosystems and People in a Changing World. Island Press. E-version
• The International Society for Industrial Ecology, 2014. E-version

Seminar with oral presentation and discussion (30 %), report from the scientific evening (10 %), papers analysis (10 %), written exam (50 %)

Prof. dr. Henrik Gjerkeš. Habilitation field: Mechanical engineering.

Henrik Gjerkeš from Ljutomer graduated at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Maribor and received his master's degree and in 1999 PhD at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Ljubljana. Since 2006, he has been employed at the University of Nova Gorica, where he is a lecturer in 6 courses at the School of Engineering and Management, the School of Environmental Sciences and the Graduate School, and a member of the Senate, the Scientific council and the Committee for academic affairs. In 2012, he was additionally employed at the Building and Civil Engineering Institute ZRMK, where he leads activities in the field of sustainable energy use and participates in numerous domestic and international projects - from strategic to completely concrete solutions to problems in industry and local communities. Between 2009 and 2011, he was a minister of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia, responsible for local self-government, regional policy and the absorption of European funds. The basic field of work is mechanical engineering (heat transfer and process engineering), which he upgraded in his non-linear career path with knowledge of modern sustainable technologies, circularity, renewable energy sources, waste management, industrial ecology and regional politics. He is the mentor of 20 completed master's and 8 diploma theses. His bibliography comprises 243 items, of which 24 are scientific articles with 128 net citations and an h-index of 8 (WoS/Scopus, COBISS, September 2024).

Selected bibliography

BERCE, Jure, HADŽIĆ, Armin, MOŽE, Matic, ARHAR, Klara, GJERKEŠ, Henrik, ZUPANČIČ, Matevž, GOLOBIČ, Iztok. Effect of surface wettability on nanoparticle deposition during pool boiling on laser-textured copper surfaces. Nanomaterials. [Online ed.]. Feb. 2024, vol. 14, iss. 3, [article no.] 311, str. 1-17, ilustr. ISSN 2079-4991. [COBISS.SI-ID 184768771]

GJERKEŠ, Henrik. Opredelitev in implementacija krožnega gospodarstva. Geotermija v Pomurju : 21. znanstvena konferenca Pomurska akademija Pomurju. : 24. in 25. november 2023. [COBISS.SI-ID 173814531]

GJERKEŠ, Henrik, JAKIN, Tomaž. Trajnostni učinki povišanja stopnje lokalne energetske samooskrbe pri sistemu daljinskega ogrevanja stavb. Svet strojništva. sep. 2023, letn. 12, št. 1/2, str. 43-49, ilustr. ISSN 1855-6493. [COBISS.SI-ID 166391555]

GJERKEŠ, Henrik, ŠIJANEC-ZAVRL, Marjana, Akademija strojništva 2023, 22. 11. 2023, Ljubljana. Analysis of circular economy implementation in local community. Svet strojništva. 2023, letn. 12, št. 03/06, str. 148-149, ilustr. ISSN 2350-3505. [COBISS.SI-ID 173807107]

MOŽE, Matic, ZUPANČIČ, Matevž, STEINBÜCHER, Miha, GOLOBIČ, Iztok, GJERKEŠ, Henrik. Nanosecond laser-textured copper surfaces hydrophobized with self-assembled monolayers for enhanced pool boiling heat transfer. Nanomaterials. [Online ed.]. Oct. 2022, vol. 12, iss. 22, str. 1-20, ilustr. ISSN 2079-4991. [COBISS.SI-ID 129879555]

MOŽE, Matic, ZUPANČIČ, Matevž, SEDMAK, Ivan, FERJANČIČ, Klemen, GJERKEŠ, Henrik, GOLOBIČ, Iztok. Revisiting the corresponding-states-based correlation for pool boiling critical heat flux. Energies. May 2022, vol. 15, iss. 10, str. 1-19, ilustr. ISSN 1996-1073. [COBISS.SI-ID 107631363]

TOMŠIČ, Miha, GJERKEŠ, Henrik, ŠIJANEC-ZAVRL, Marjana, BAČLIJA BRAJNIK, Irena, PREBILIČ, Vladimir. Potentials and limitations of local fiscal policies as instruments for sustainable development in Slovenia. Energy efficient building design and legislation. Paris: RILEM Publications, [2019]. Str. 237-244, ilustr. ISSN 1461-1147. [COBISS.SI-ID 5361915]

PETKOVŠEK, Jure, HENG, Yi, ZUPANČIČ, Matevž, GJERKEŠ, Henrik, CIMERMAN, Franc, GOLOBIČ, Iztok. IR thermographic investigation of nucleate pool boiling at high heat flux. International journal of refrigeration. [Print ed.]. Jan. 2016, vol. 61, str. 127-139, ilustr. ISSN 0140-7007. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2015.10.018. [COBISS.SI-ID 14351643]

ŠIJANEC-ZAVRL, Marjana, STEGNAR, Gašper, RAKUŠČEK, Andraž, GJERKEŠ, Henrik. A bottom-up building stock model for tracking regional energy targets : a case study of Kočevje. Sustainability. 2016, vol. 8, no. 10, str. 1-16, ilustr. ISSN 2071-1050. [COBISS.SI-ID 4550139]

GJERKEŠ, Henrik. Sodobne tehnologije za uporabo biomase in transformiranje odpadkov v energijo. Priročnik za usposabljanje energetskih svetovalcev. Ljubljana: Gradbeni inštitut ZRMK, 2015. Str. 238-244, ilustr. ISBN 978-961-6710-06-0. [COBISS.SI-ID 512102427]

GJERKEŠ, Henrik, MALENŠEK, Jože, SITAR, Anže, GOLOBIČ, Iztok. Product identification in industrial batch fermentation using a variable forgetting factor. Control eng. pract.. [Print ed.], Oct. 2011, vol. 19, iss. 10, str. 1208-1215, doi:10.1016/j.conengprac.2011.06.011. [COBISS.SI-ID 11995931]

GOLOBIČ, Iztok, PETKOVŠEK, Jure, GJERKEŠ, Henrik, KENNING, D.B.R. Horizontal chain coalescence of bubbles in saturated pool boiling on a thin foil. Int. j. heat mass transfer. [Print ed.], Dec. 2011, vol. 54, iss. 25/26, str. 5517-5526, doi: 0.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2011.07.039. [COBISS.SI-ID 11996187]

GOLOBIČ, Iztok, GJERKEŠ, Henrik. Interactions between laser-activated nucleation sites in pool boiling. International journal of heat and mass transfer. [Print ed.]. 2001, vol. 44, no. 1, str. 143-153. ISSN 0017-9310. [COBISS.SI-ID 4009243]

GJERKEŠ, Henrik, GOLOBIČ, Iztok. Pool boiling CHF on a laser heated thin plate. International journal of heat and mass transfer. [Print ed.]. 2000, vol. 43, no. 11, str. 1999-2008. ISSN 0017-9310. [COBISS.SI-ID 3587355