Duration
15h Th, 5h Pr, 20h Proj.
Number of credits
| Master of Science (MSc) in Electromechanical Engineering | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The first section of the course addresses the analysis of energy supply and demand for chemical processes, and its representation in the form of composite curves. This leads to a second chapter, where the pinch design method for heat exchanger networks is developed. Finally we discuss the selection of utilities and energy carriers and their integration in a site wide energy system.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
This course aims to develop skills in performance analysis of heat exchanger networks, as well as in sysnthesis and design of energy systems.
After completing the course, a student should be able to draw composite curves to represent the energy supply and demand of a process, and to interpret them. He should be able to identify on that basis the expected efficiency of several energy saving technologies : combustion air preheat , oxygen enrichment, limitation of excess air, change of pressure level in condensers and boilers, selection of heat pumps or alternate recfrigeration cycles, integration of heat and power cycles.
Finally, starting with composite curves, he should be able to design an efficient heat exchanger network (matching streams that have to exchange heat, and deciding the amount of heat transfer), the goal being to maximize the energy recovery and to reduce the energy requirement of a process.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Introduction to applied thermodynamics
Basic notions about heat exchangers, combustion, engine cycles and refrigeration
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
During the formal course, theoretical basis are exposed and illustrated by simple examples. Students must also complete one individual assignments : design of a heat exchanger network allowing to maximize the energy recovery of a process, knowing its energy requirement (power required and temperature level)
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
7 x 3 hrs courses individual applications, graded on the basis of written reports.
Recommended or required readings
Copy of all presentations Course documents available on eCampus
Assessment methods and criteria
written report is graded. Oral examination on request.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Marie-Noëlle Dumont
Quartier AGORA
Institut de Chimie B6a, room R65b
Phone : 04 366 3523
Email : mn.dumont@uliege.be
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session
Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning
no change