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Interconversion of energy carrier processes

Teaching Unit (for year 1): Key energy technologies in Decentralized Energy Systems

Face-to-face time

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`21`
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hours

Student workload

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`45`
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hours

ECTS

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`2.5`
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Responsible Teacher

Olivier HERBINET

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Pedagogic Team

Julia MAINKA

Olivier HERBINET

Silvia LASALA

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Aims of the teaching

The teaching intends to provide students with a comprehensive knowledge on the different types of energy conversion processes in the frame of Decentralized Energy Systems. The main topics treated in this course are:

Fundamentals of combustion and smart energy carriers

Heat to power technologies:

Centralized power systems based on the use of fossil fuels (gas turbines, natural gas combined cycles, integrated gas combined cycles, ultra-supercritical cycles) and power to heat (heat pumps...)

Decentralized heat-to-power systems (closed power cycles for waste heat recovery, co- and tri-generation)

Gas to power technologies:

Fuel cells (gas = H2) (note that basics of electrochemistry are introduced in another course: “Chemical and electrochemical processes involved in energy”),

Gas engines and gas turbines (gas = fuel).

(Note that power to gas technologies are introduced in the course “energy storage”)

Tools for cycle performance evaluation and heat-exchange optimization: exergy analysis and pinch analysis.

Intended Learning outcomes (measured by the assessment)

Have acquired knowledge and understanding on the treated topics

Be able to optimize storage systems according to multiple optimization criteria Be able to select one (or more) of the possible energy storage technologies according to specific energy production / utilization scenarios

Be able to implement models with relevant physical contents at the relevant scale to describe storage technologies or systems

Be able to utilize a proper scientific language

Be able to engage dialog with specialists

Be able to identify and formulate R&D questions

Learning activities and approach

E-learning (online)

None

Lectures (onsite)

15h

Tutorials (onsite)

15h

Exercises

Visit of a combined cycle power plant

Useful information

Location

Practical work equipment

No practical work is planned.

Other information

Assessment method

Written exams and Oral exams

Prerequisites

Established knowledge in thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat and mass transfer, basics of chemical and electrochemical processes.

Related literature

Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics, M. J. Moran, H. N. Shapiro, D. D. Boettner, John Wiley & Sons, 2010.

Cleaner Combustion, Green Energy and Technology. Battin-Leclerc, F., Simmie, J.M., Blurock, E. (Eds.), 2013. Springer London, London.

Documents provided by teachers

Literature research papers

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