Heat pump systems

ME-459 / 3 credits

Teacher: Schiffmann Jürg Alexander

Language: English

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
  • Lecture: 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
  • Lecture: 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
  • Lecture: 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
  • Lecture: 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
  • Lecture: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Exercises: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Type: optional

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