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
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 Bhatnagar, Vibhu Baibhav, Pedro Marques, Pietro Davi, Nour Boulos
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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.
- 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.
| Sections | Weights | Grade (example) |
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| Project report | 40% | 5.00 |
| Intermediate report review | 20% | 5.00 |
| Quiz | 15% | 5.75 |
| Oral exam | 25% | 1.00 |
| Total | 100% | 4.11 |
Planning
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| 1. 09.Sep - 13.Sep |
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| 8. 28.Oct - 01.Nov |
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Milestone 1 for your report
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| 9. 04.Nov - 08.Nov |
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| 10. 11.Nov - 15.Nov |
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| 11. 18.Nov - 22.Nov |
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| 12. 25.Nov - 29.Nov |
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Milestone 2 for your report
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| 13. 02.Dec - 06.Dec |
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Intermediate report review submission |
| 15. 16.Dec - 20.Dec |
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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):
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.
- Project groups (Group choice)
- Peer-reviews (Folder)
- Useful material (Folder)
- Rosmose tutorial (Folder)
Lectures
Lecture notes are available here
- Project Introductions (Folder)
- Lectures : energy needs and energy bill (Folder)
- Lectures: Heat recovery, DTmin, investments (Folder)
- Lecture: Composite curves, MER, pinch analysis (Folder)
- Defining streams and Heat exhanger area estimation (Folder)
- Lectures: Heat exchanger design network (Folder)
- Plus-Minus principle (Folder)
- Lectures: Utility integration (Folder)
- Steam production working principle (URL)
- Air conditioner/Refrigeration cycle (URL)
- Semester and master projects Hitachi Zosen Inova (File)
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 15. December 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
- General: Lecture notes (File)
- General: Cost annualisation (File)
- Energy conversion - course material (File)
- General information (Folder)
- Exercises and solutions (Folder)