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TMES12, Energy Systems, 6 ECTS

For: ENV
Prel. scheduled hours:38 Rec. Self-study hours:122
Area of Education: Technology
Subject: Mechanical Engineering
Advancement level: D
Aim:
The aim of this course is to present an international system perspective on combined energy
systems of energy suppliers and energy users. The course describes sustainable energy
systems, the energy systems effects on the environment and climate changes.
The most important intellectual development a student will undertake is:
Present energy systems interrelations and system theory
Describe energy resources, sustainability and climate changes
Describe the design of a heat and power generation plant and distribution of district
heating
Describe the development and design of national and regional as well as municipal
energy systems
Demonstrate the energy balance of energy use and energy supply
Prerequisites:
Basic courses in thermodynamics.
Supplementary courses:
Building energy systems, Energy systems analysis, Industrial ecology, Industrial energy
systems, Integrated management systems, Impact assessment and project appraisal,
International energy markets, Resource efficient products.
Organisation:
The course is given in the form of lectures and seminars. The course also contains two project
works and a visit at a combined heat and power plant.
Course contents:
The course consists of an opening section, three subject fields, and a closing section. The
three subject fields are Energy Supply (I), Sustainability (II), and Energy Use (III).

The course starts by an opening section where the aim, contents, literature and project work of
the course are presented. In the opening section an introduction to energy system is presented
and a demonstration of system theory by explaining system definition, system boundaries,
case study research and energy systems and the environment
Subject field I present production and distribution of steam, hot water, chilled water, and
power. The system of combined heat and power plants, steam power plants, gas turbine plant,
and vapor compression/absorption cycles are described. The design criteria for district heating
and district cooling are illustrated.
Subject field II demonstrates the worlds potential, and techniques, of supplying sufficient
amounts of renewable energy for sustainable energy systems. Renewable energy sources,
climate changes and resource and sustainability are illustrated.
Subject field III represents energy use. Swedens energy balance and the energy balance of the
worlds, industrial energy use, and energy use in building are demonstrated.
The combined sustainable energy systems of energy supply and energy use are demonstrated
in subject field IV. The totality of the different subject fields is presented in municipal,
regional and national energy systems.
On basis of all course items the course ends by explaining the future energy system by
demonstrating how to design sustainable energy systems of energy suppliers and energy users.
The figure below illustrates the main contents in the course and how the different subject
fields are connected.

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Introduction
Course opening, System theory
Introduction to energy systems
Energy systems and the environment

Subject field I Energy Supply

Heat and power production

Subject field II - Sustainability

Renewable energy

Subject field III Energy Use

Energy balance

District heating

Resource and sustainability

Industrial energy use

Climate changes

Building energy systems

Exergy

Subject field IV - The combined energy system

Municipal, regional and national
energy systems
Conclusion
Future energy system

Course literature:
Some of the course literature will be available on Its learning (www.itslearning.com).
Additional course literature is the following:

K Blok, 2007, Introduction to Energy Analysis, Techne Press,

ISBN-13:978-8594-016-6
K. C. Weston, 2000, Energy Conversion, Ebook version,
http://www.personal.utulsa.edu/~kenneth-weston/.
M. M. El-Wakil, 2002, Powerplant Technology, McGraw-Hill, ISBN 0072871024
Handouts from lectures.

Examination:
The student will be examined by:
A written examination, 4 ECTS, with the grades failed, 3, 4, and 5
Two project works, a total of 2 ECTS, with the grades failed and passed
Course language: English
Director of studies: studierektor@iei.liu.se
Examiner: Bahram Moshfegh

TMES12, Energy Systems, 6 ECTS

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Course opening / System theory

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10-12

Introduction to energy systems

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13-15

Environmental aspects on energy systems

2/9

8-10

Steam power plants

5/9

15-17

Combined heat and power plant (CHP)

8/9

13-15

District heating

9/9

8-10

District heating /Renewable energy

10/9

10-12

Renewable energy

11/9

10-12

Gas turbine plant and CHP

16/9

8-10

Vapor compression and absorption cycles

18/9

10-12

Resource and sustainability

19/9

15-17

Climate changes

23/9

13-17

Study visit to a CHP plant

24/9

10-12

Exergy

25/9

10-12

Energy use and energy supply

26/9

15-17

Industrial energy use

2/10

10-12

Building energy systems

7/10

8-10

8/10

8-12

Municipal, regional and national energy

systems
Future energy systems

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