Design & Simulation of District Heating System (from A25)

Code

SE-DSD1

Version

2.1

Offered by

Supply Engineering

ECTS

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of thermodynamics is prerequisite.

Main purpose

The student will obtain knowledge of energy storage systems and heat recovery for district heating and be able to use software for analysis/simulations of thermal energy systems.

Knowledge

The students will be able to:
- Know the design and structure for energy storage and heat recovery for district heating and carry out energy balance for the systems.
- Calculate main dimensions, capacities and efficiency for storage and recovery of thermal energy.
- Carry out computer simulations for changes in different energy systems like storage charging and discharging, mixing of flows, changing of thermodynamic cycle and optimize energy streams.

Skills

The students will be able to analyse the correlation between energy consumption, storage and production and to evaluate storage and heat recovery solutions, calculate storage capacities and carry out software simulations for energy systems.

Competences

The course will give the students competences in technical and economical planning and designing district heating systems with short term and seasonal storage and heat recovery system including heat pumps. Furthermore,the students will be able to communicate and collaborate with energy engineers about storage and recovery in energy systems.

Topics

Teaching methods and study activities

There will be 12 weeks with lectures, which consists of 3-4 lessons a week. The lessons will be part theory and cases as well as tutorials. Some lectures will be reserved for students work on assignments and miniproject. Assignments will be solved individuallyand presented in front of the rest of the class. Miniproject will be solved in groups or individually.

Resources

Articles and cases in Itslearning
Guest lecturers
EnergyPRO software and tutorials

Evaluation

Examination

Exam prerequisites:
Two course assignments approved.

Type of examination:
Individual oral exam, 20 min., based on one course assignment handed in before deadline.
Internal examiner.

Allowed tools:
None.

Re-exam:
Equal to the ordinary exam.

Grading criteria

Grading based on the Danish 7-point scale.

Additional information

Responsible

Carsten Nielsen

Valid from

8/1/2025 12:00:00 AM

Course type

Electives
7. semester
Compulsory for the specialization District Heating

Keywords

Thermal energy storage, industrial heating systems, planning and analyses of energy systems, EnergyPRO software