Advanced energetics

ME-451

Media

AE

06.10.2023, 14:47

Advanced energetics introduction to Course and Project

06.10.2023, 17:14

Advanced energetics introduction

06.10.2023, 17:14

Energy Bill

06.10.2023, 17:18

energy bill and exergy

06.10.2023, 17:18

Process performance

06.10.2023, 17:20

energy bill and exergy

06.10.2023, 17:20

Exergy

06.10.2023, 14:04

energy bill and exergy

06.10.2023, 14:04

DTmin concept

27.10.2023, 17:58

DTmin optimisation theory - October 23rd 2023, 2:15:06 pm

27.10.2023, 17:58

Investment estimation

27.10.2023, 18:01

DTmin optimisation theory - October 23rd 2023, 2:15:06 pm

27.10.2023, 18:01

Annualising investment costs

27.10.2023, 18:02

DTmin optimisation theory - October 23rd 2023, 2:15:06 pm

27.10.2023, 18:02

DTmin calculation for heat exchangers

27.10.2023, 18:04

DTmin optimisation theory - October 23rd 2023, 2:15:06 pm

27.10.2023, 18:04

Composite_curves

27.10.2023, 18:06

DTmin optimisation theory - October 23rd 2023, 2:15:06 pm

27.10.2023, 18:06

MER- Minimum energy requirement

23.11.2023, 13:53

IPESE course - maximum heat recovery 2023, 2:17:39 pm

23.11.2023, 13:53

Penalizing heat exchangers

23.11.2023, 13:55

IPESE course - maximum heat recovery 2023, 2:17:39 pm

23.11.2023, 13:55

Mid-term and final exam information-AE- 2023

23.11.2023, 13:51

IPESE course - maximum heat recovery 2023, 2:17:39 pm

23.11.2023, 13:51

DTmin process and total area estimation

23.11.2023, 13:57

IPESE course - maximum heat recovery 2023, 2:17:39 pm

23.11.2023, 13:57

Defining_hot_and_cold_Streams

22.10.2024, 12:40

IPESE course -defijnig hot and cold streams November 13th 2023, 3:17:49 pm

22.10.2024, 12:40

Heat_exchanger_network_design

22.10.2024, 12:43

IPESE course - heat exchanger network design November 20th 2023, 2:15:48 pm

22.10.2024, 12:43

Path_and_loop_following

22.10.2024, 12:26

IPESE course - heat exchanger network design November 20th 2023, 2:15:48 pm

22.10.2024, 12:26

Plus_minus_principle

22.10.2024, 15:23

IPESE course -utility and plus minus November 27th 2023, 2:15:45 pm

22.10.2024, 15:23

Utility_integration_closing_energy_balance

22.10.2024, 15:25

IPESE course -utility and plus minus November 27th 2023, 2:15:45 pm

22.10.2024, 15:25

MILP_optimization_utility_integration

22.10.2024, 15:37

IPESE course - utilitry integration and exergy December 4th 2023, 3:21:51 pm

22.10.2024, 15:37

Utility_integration_exergy_analysis

22.10.2024, 15:50

IPESE course - utilitry integration and exergy December 4th 2023, 3:21:51 pm

22.10.2024, 15:50


Media

AE

06.10.2023, 14:47

Advanced energetics introduction to Course and Project

06.10.2023, 17:14

Advanced energetics introduction

06.10.2023, 17:14

Energy Bill

06.10.2023, 17:18

energy bill and exergy

06.10.2023, 17:18

Process performance

06.10.2023, 17:20

energy bill and exergy

06.10.2023, 17:20

Exergy

06.10.2023, 14:04

energy bill and exergy

06.10.2023, 14:04

DTmin concept

27.10.2023, 17:58

DTmin optimisation theory - October 23rd 2023, 2:15:06 pm

27.10.2023, 17:58

Investment estimation

27.10.2023, 18:01

DTmin optimisation theory - October 23rd 2023, 2:15:06 pm

27.10.2023, 18:01

Annualising investment costs

27.10.2023, 18:02

DTmin optimisation theory - October 23rd 2023, 2:15:06 pm

27.10.2023, 18:02

DTmin calculation for heat exchangers

27.10.2023, 18:04

DTmin optimisation theory - October 23rd 2023, 2:15:06 pm

27.10.2023, 18:04

Composite_curves

27.10.2023, 18:06

DTmin optimisation theory - October 23rd 2023, 2:15:06 pm

27.10.2023, 18:06

MER- Minimum energy requirement

23.11.2023, 13:53

IPESE course - maximum heat recovery 2023, 2:17:39 pm

23.11.2023, 13:53

Penalizing heat exchangers

23.11.2023, 13:55

IPESE course - maximum heat recovery 2023, 2:17:39 pm

23.11.2023, 13:55

Mid-term and final exam information-AE- 2023

23.11.2023, 13:51

IPESE course - maximum heat recovery 2023, 2:17:39 pm

23.11.2023, 13:51

DTmin process and total area estimation

23.11.2023, 13:57

IPESE course - maximum heat recovery 2023, 2:17:39 pm

23.11.2023, 13:57

Defining_hot_and_cold_Streams

22.10.2024, 12:40

IPESE course -defijnig hot and cold streams November 13th 2023, 3:17:49 pm

22.10.2024, 12:40

Heat_exchanger_network_design

22.10.2024, 12:43

IPESE course - heat exchanger network design November 20th 2023, 2:15:48 pm

22.10.2024, 12:43

Path_and_loop_following

22.10.2024, 12:26

IPESE course - heat exchanger network design November 20th 2023, 2:15:48 pm

22.10.2024, 12:26

Plus_minus_principle

22.10.2024, 15:23

IPESE course -utility and plus minus November 27th 2023, 2:15:45 pm

22.10.2024, 15:23

Utility_integration_closing_energy_balance

22.10.2024, 15:25

IPESE course -utility and plus minus November 27th 2023, 2:15:45 pm

22.10.2024, 15:25

MILP_optimization_utility_integration

22.10.2024, 15:37

IPESE course - utilitry integration and exergy December 4th 2023, 3:21:51 pm

22.10.2024, 15:37

Utility_integration_exergy_analysis

22.10.2024, 15:50

IPESE course - utilitry integration and exergy December 4th 2023, 3:21:51 pm

22.10.2024, 15:50


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Course summary

Advanced Energetics 2024-2025

Lectures + Project ( Monday: 14h15 - 19h00); Office hours (Thursdays 12h00 -14h00)


Instructor: 
Prof. François Maréchal

Assistants: 

Dr. Daniel Flórez-Orrego, Yi Zhao, Dareen Dardor, Pullah BhatnagarVibhu Baibhav, Pedro Marques, Pietro Davi, Nour Boulos


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You can now discuss with the Advanced Energetics Bot click here to discover the PinchBot professor (feedback are welcome).

Introduction

The course is project-based: with the help of your assistant, you will complete an energy efficiency analysis project in a group. Each week, we will provide you with the necessary theoretical background to solve your project's tasks. You will then receive tasks to be performed in sub-groups and synthesized within your group to write the final report for the project. The project will serve as the basis for the quiz and the oral exam. More information can be found in this Survival Guide for Advanced Energetics.

This course consists of the following sections:

  • Lecture, where you learn the theoretical concepts needed to handle the problems in the project.
  • Quiz, during the semester five quizzes are planned to help you understand the theories (the exact date of each quiz is in the planning table below). 
  • Project session, where you will work on your project and interact with Prof. Maréchal and TAs if you have any questions.

The course will cover the following milestones:
  • M1: Mass and energy balance, energy bill, and exergy analysis.
  • M2: Minimum energy requirement and heat exchanger network design.
  • M3: Utility integration in the energy system

TA's availability
TAs are available on Mondays from 14h to 19h.
'Office' hours will take place on Thursdays. If a group would like a session, a message requesting it should be sent at least the day before with a list of questions/doubts.

Grading

The evaluation of your work includes three sections:

  • Project report (40%).
  • Intermediate report review (20%). Comments: you are required to review the intermediate report of one other group and write a peer review on how they can improve their work.
  • Quizes (15%)
  • Oral exam  - required (25%), where you will be asked to explain the methods and tools you used to complete the different tasks of the project.

Your final grade will be the weighted sum of these different sections.
Sections Weights  Grade (example)
Project report 40% 5.00
Intermediate report review 20% 5.00
Quiz 15% 5.75
Oral exam 25% 1.00
Total 100% 4.11

Let us know if you still have questions regarding this part.


Planning


Week  Planning for LecturePlanning for Projects Milestone/Quiz
1. 09.Sep - 13.Sep
  • Presentation by Hitachi-Sozen-Innova
  •  Introduction to the course
  • Tools set up (Quarto, Git, Mattermost, Virtual machine....)
  • Group Formation
  • Read about Git, Gitlab, Zotero, Quarto, Coolprop, and Python.
  • Join the Mattermost group here
  • Read the project description here
  • Read the survival guidebook here (URL to read) and here (git version to download)
2. 16.Sep - 20.Sep (Break)  
3. 23.Sep - 27. Sep
  • Mass and energy balance
  • Energy bill calculation 
  • Task 1 in the project description 
 
4. 30.Sep - 04.Oct
  • Exergy analysis 
  • Task 2 and Task 3 
  • Quiz 1 - Coolprop, Quarto, Mass and Energy balance
5. 07.Oct - 11.Oct
  • No lectures 
  • Wrap-up for task 1, 2 and 3.  
  • DWSIM tutorial
  • Quiz 2 - Energy bill  and Exergy analysis 
6. 14.Oct - 18.Oct
  • Investment estimation
  • Delta T minimum 
  • Task 4 (to be updated in the project description) 
 
7. 21.Oct - 25.Oct (Break)  
   
8. 28.Oct - 01.Nov
  • Composite curve 
  • ROSMOSE tutorial
  • Task 5 (example to be changed) 
Milestone 1 for your report
  • Mass and energy balance
  • Energy bill
  • Exergy analysis
  • DT minimum
9. 04.Nov - 08.Nov
  • HEN design
  • Task 6 and task 7 
  • Quiz 3 - Maximum heat recovery 
10. 11.Nov - 15.Nov
  • No lectures 
  • Wrap-up of task 5, 6, and 7 
  • Quiz 4 - Heat exchanger network design 
11. 18.Nov - 22.Nov
  • Plus-Minus
  • Heat pump introduction 
  • Report writing and organization 
  • Quiz 4 - Heat exchanger network design 
12. 25.Nov - 29.Nov
  • Utility integration 
  • Task 8 
 Milestone 2 for your report
  • Minimum energy requirement solution
  • Heat exchanger network design
 Intermediate report submission
13. 02.Dec - 06.Dec
  • No lecture 
  • Task 8 
  • Wrap up of the Utilities Integration strategies using ROSMOSE (Daniel)
  •  Quiz 5 - Utility integration
14. 09.Dec - 13.Dec
  • No lecture 
  • Task 9 
 Intermediate report review submission
15. 16.Dec - 20.Dec
  • Dry-run for the oral exam
  • Discussion with Prof. Maréchal by Group
  • Finalize your project report 
 Milestone 3 for your report
  • Utility integration


Forum

During this course, we will be using mattermost for most of the communications. To create an account click here. Mattermost is a communication tool similar to Slack (and eventually Whatsapp). All the groups will have a dedicated channel with TA's assigned that answer questions specific to the project; furthermore, it is also the place to share tasks, ask questions and book time slots with the TAs


Quiz

You can find the quiz here


Flip classes

During the flip classes, questions are assigned to each group and should be answered in 1-2 min. You are free to split the questions within the group members. When it is your turn, connect to the zoom link here, share your screen and answer the question. You can stay at your table while answering the question.

Project materials

Each group will be assigned to one project and two main tools will be used for collaborative work (you DO NOT need to install them in your VMs, as they have been already installed by our IT experts):


    • Quarto - A friendly coding and reporting framework.
    • Git - a collaborative platform to share your report among group members and TAs.

The idea behind the report template is that, by updating it on a weekly basis, the final report is progressively assembled and corrections can be applied before the final version. All the templates are provided in the form of a git repository. Therefore, it is necessary to know the basic set up of git for this course.


USEFUL LINKS
Project descriptions is available here
Project overview on Miro board is available here
The VMs are accessible using VMware Horizon in the domain https://vdi.epfl.ch under the name STI-FM-cours.

Additional info:
    • Inside the 'useful material' folder you will find publicly available literature, in particular, papers, charts, etc.
    • Some of the mentioned useful references are books, which are not available for Moodle sharing. In particular Turton and Perry Handbook; the former is available up to the 4th edition, while the latter up to the 8th edition. Both are at EPFL library for request and consultation. Digital versions can be found though.


Lectures

Lecture notes are available here
Recorded lectures are available here and here
Below are the slides presented during the lectures.

Report & Review section

Submission Section 

Intermediate report submission: Due Date 1. December. You only need 1 submission per group. To submit your report, wrap all your html files from the _book folder into a zip file.

Review submission: Due Date 15December Only put your name and sciper on an extra (first) page. Do not put your name/sciper anywhere else in the document. Write a 2-4 pages review. Start with an introductive overview on the project and general recommendations on the report. Then, continue with more specific comments (try to group them by categories). Justify your comments and discuss the outcomes of the report with a critical thinking. Most important, be respectful and raise relevant feed-backs.


Final report submission:  Due Date to be decided. You only need 1 submission per group.To submit your report, wrap all your html files from the _book folder into a zip file.


Good luck!!



Oral Exam

You will find below the schedule (updated) for your oral exam, if you have any concerns, please contact the TA as soon as possible

- The exam will take place in room ME A2 465 from the 14th to the 16th of January 2024.
- The exam will start with your short 3-minute talk about your project. Then prof. Maréchal will ask you questions on the theory of the course. Only prof. Maréchal will ask questions. The 2-3 other experts will only record and grade your answers.
- During the exam, you will have a screen with your own summary of your project (on Miro). You can also put some theory notes and equations on it to support your answers to the theory questions. A good advice is to avoid covering your summary with the whole course, since it usually disturb the explanation, make it unclear and make the student lost in the summary.


Useful materials