Heat pump systems
Summary
This course aims to study heat pumping cycles and technologies, and equipment, such as compressors (positive displacement and dynamic), heat exchangers, and expansion valves.
Content
- Summary of thermodynamics
- Environmental motivations
- Heat pumping technologies: main families of technologies for heat pumping (compression, chemical, magnetic, thermoelectric), working fluids incl. mixtures and global environmental impact factors.
- Equipment: heat exchangers, dynamic and positive displacement compression machines.
- Applications.
Keywords
Heat pumps
Compressor technology
Learning Prerequisites
Required courses
Thermodynamics and energetics I (ME-251)
Thermodynamics and energetics II (ME-351)
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the student must be able to:
- Explain the principles and limitations of the main energy conversion technologies, E7
- Assess / Evaluate and design volumetric and dynamic compressors, E13
- Identify the challenges related to energy: resources, energy services, economic and environmental impacts, E9
- Assess / Evaluate fluid flows in energy conversion systems, compute pressure drops and heat losses and fluid - structure interactions, E10
- Analyze the energy and exergy efficiency of energy systems, E21
- Explain the principles and limitations of the main energy conversion technologies, E7
Teaching methods
Ex-cathedra
Examples in class
Exercises
Assessment methods
Written exam
Resources
Bibliography
Borel, Favrat Thermodynamics and energy systems analysis, EPFL Press + distributed documents
available in pdf on moodle.
Ressources en bibliothèque
Moodle Link
In the programs
- Semester: Spring
- Exam form: Written (summer session)
- Subject examined: Heat pump systems
- Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional
- Semester: Spring
- Exam form: Written (summer session)
- Subject examined: Heat pump systems
- Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional
- Semester: Spring
- Exam form: Written (summer session)
- Subject examined: Heat pump systems
- Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: mandatory
- Semester: Spring
- Exam form: Written (summer session)
- Subject examined: Heat pump systems
- Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: mandatory
- Semester: Spring
- Exam form: Written (summer session)
- Subject examined: Heat pump systems
- Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional