Thermal Energy Management

Code:

EM0052

Acronym:

GET

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Heat Transfer and Fluid

Instance: 2020/2021 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Fluids and Energy Section
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Mechanical Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIEM	125	Syllabus since 2006/2007	4	-	6	45,5	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

To develop the understanding and knowledge of the main uses of energy, of the related legislation and of the opportunitiesto optimize or improve economic and environmental performances, with focus on the Industry and in the Services.

Learning outcomes and competences

- Recognize and evaluate the main uses of energy, energy sources and the impacts of energy uses in Industry and Services;
- Know the energy chain (E. primary, final, useful) and know where do the main losses occur.- Know the structure and main principles of the electric grids, their technical limitations and cost factors.
- Know how to differentiate between inevitable losses and avoidable losses, from the thermodynamic point of view.
- Know the processes and methods of Energy Audits in Industry, and know how to evaluate their results.
- Identify opportunities to improve energy performance and carry out related economic assessment.
- Be able to define the parameters to be met in a Plan of Rationalization of Energy.

Working method

Presencial

Program

The energy-environmental context of the 21st century. Energy uses. Energy sources and carriers. Principles of energy accounting (EP, EF, EU, GHG). Sankey diagrams. Structure and technical requirements of the electric grids. Main energy conversion technologies. The SCGCIE. Energy Audits and key efficiency measures in industry and services. Energy rationalization plans. Exergy, irreversibility and entropy. Gouy-Stodola relation. Exergy analysis of processes and installations. Cogeneration. Trigeration. Combined cycles. Storage of thermal energy. Emissions licences and Carbon Markets. Multicriteria decision and risk management in Energy.

Mandatory literature

Carlos Pinho; Sebenta de Gestão de Energia Térmica, 2015

Complementary Bibliography

Le Goff, P.; “Energetique Industrielle”,Tomos I, II e III, Technique et Documentation, 1979
Bejan, Adrian; Thermal design and optimization. ISBN: 0-47158467-3
Horlock, J.H; “Combined Power Plants”, Pergamon Press, 1992

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical classes and solution of numerical questions.

keywords

Technological sciences > Engineering > Thermal engineering

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	106,00
Frequência das aulas	56,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

All duly registered students have acess to the exams.

Calculation formula of final grade

Written examination ........................... 100%

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Written examination. The result has a 100 % weight.

Classification improvement

Written examination.  The result has a 100 % weight.

Observations

Main READING:
- Leal, V: slides of the lectures
- Pinho, C., “Gestão de Energia Térmica (Thermal Energy Management - Course Notes)”, FEUP, January 2015.

RECOMMENDED READING:
- The Emissions Gap Report 2020 | A UN Environment Synthesis Report
- Gómez Expósito, A.: Análisis y operación de sistemas de energía eléctrica. ISBN: 84-481-3592-X
- Henrique A. Matos et al: Medidas de Eficiência Energética Aplicáveis à Indústria Portuguesa,ISBN978-972-8646-18-9 (2010).
- Bejan, A., Tsatsaronis, G. and Moran, M., “Thermal Design and Optimization”, John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1996;
- Horlock, J.H., “Combined Power Plants”, Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1992;
- Kotas, T.J., “The Exergy Method of Thermal Plant Analysis”, Butterworths, 1985;
- Lizarraga, J.M.S., “Cogeneracion”, Servicio Editorial, Universidad del Pais Vasco, Bilbao, 1994.