Summary

This course aims at studying thermal power cycles, heat pumping technologies, and equipment.

Content

Keywords

Power plant, heat pump, compressor, turbine.

Learning Prerequisites

Required courses

• Thermodynamics I
• Thermodynamics II

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 compressors and turbines, 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 industrial energy systems, E21
• Explain and calculate the main emission sources of energy conversion processes, E23
• Explain the principles and limitations of the main energy conversion technologies, E7
• Assess / Evaluate and design volumetric compressors and turbines, 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 industrial energy systems, E21
• Explain and calculate the main emission sources of energy conversion processes, E23

Teaching methods

• Ex-cathedra
• Calculation examples in class
• Exercises

Assessment methods

Written examination.

Resources

Bibliography

Borel, Favrat Thermodynamics and energy systems analysis, EPFL Press + distributed documents available in pdf on moodle.

Ressources en bibliothèque

• Thermodynamique et énergétique II / Borel
• Thermodynamique et énergétique I / Borel
• Borel, Favrat Thermodynamics and energy systems analysis

Moodle Link

• https://go.epfl.ch/ME-459