151-0235-00L  Thermodynamics of Novel Energy Conversion Technologies

SemesterAutumn Semester 2019
LecturersA. Milionis, G. Sansavini
Periodicityyearly recurring course
Language of instructionEnglish


AbstractIn the framework of this course we will look at a current electronic thermal and energy management strategies and novel energy conversion processes. The course will focus on component level fundamentals of these process and system level analysis of interactions among various energy conversion components.
Learning objectiveThis course deals with liquid cooling based thermal management of electronics, reuse of waste heat, surface engineering aspects for improving heat transfer, and novel energy conversion and storage systems such as batteries and, fuel cells. The focus of the course is on the physics and basic understanding of those systems as well as their real-world applications. The course will also look at analysis of system level interactions between a range of energy conversion components.
ContentPart 1: Fundamentals:
- Overview of exergy analysis, Single phase cooling and micro-mixing;
- Thermodynamics of phase equilibrium and Electrochemistry;
- Surface wetting;
Part 2: Applications:
- Basic principles of battery and fuel cells;
-Thermal management and reuse of waste heat from microprocessors
- Condensation heat transfer;
Part3: System-level analysis
- Integration of the components into the system: a case study
- Analysis of the coupled operations, identification of critical states
- Support to system-oriented design
Lecture notesLecture slides will be made available.