thermodynamics energetics laboratory -ulg- lab'insight biomass to energy
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Description of the laboratory skills (Lab'InSight Biomass to Energy 11/12/2012)TRANSCRIPT
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Thermodynamics and Energetics Laboratory Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering Department
Université de Liège
Prof. Vincent Lemort Assistant professor
Lab’InSight « Biomass to Energy » - CTA, December 11th 2012»
Fields of Expertise • Large experience with thermal/thermodynamics systems • Development of modeling and simulation tools • Long tradition of experimental studies • Monitoring of energy systems
Industrial application fields • Innovative CHP systems (external combustion engines) • Organic Rankine cycle systems • Positive displacement machines • Biomass CHP plants • (Waste heat recovery)
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FIELDS OF EXPERTISE AND INDUSTRIAL TARGETS
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→ Simulation and optimization of biomass CHP plants → Integration of biomass CHP plants in District Heating Networks
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CENTRALIZED POWER PRODUCTION
Simulation and optimization of the biomass chp plant of the Ulg Campus
(Sart-Tilman).
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Performance Monitoring of Power plants → Real time estimation of performance parameters → Processing of transient data → Identification of faulty sensors
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CENTRALIZED POWER PRODUCTION
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DISTRIBUTED POWER PRODUCTION
Organic Rankine Cycle heat engines
Waste heat recovery or renewable
energies: solar, biomass, geothermal
Electricity
/mechanical
power
Heat (heating demand)
ORC 1.1 MWe in Austria (Turboden)
ORC efficiency: 15-19%
Hot water production at 90°C
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DISTRIBUTED POWER PRODUCTION
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→ Investigation of positive displacement expanders Scroll, screw, piston,… Design optimization, experimentation
→ Optimization of the cycle architecture → Selection of the working fluid → Control of ORC systems
Performance of a prototype of scroll expander
developped in the laboratory
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DISTRIBUTED POWER PRODUCTION
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→ External heat engine used for CHP → Prototype under construction
Ericsson heat engines
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SERVICES PROVIDED TO COMPANIES
Experimental work → Design and construction of experimental setups → Analysis of experimental data → Monitoring of energy systems Modeling & Simulation → Improve energy performance of systems: design,
integration and control of components → Development/adaptation of our model library to our partners’ needs
Infrastructures → Compressor test rigs; 2 climatic + calorimetric chambers (HVAC
equipments); 1 Mobile air-conditioning test rig; 2 Organic Rankine cycles; 1 Chassis dynamometer; Gas, fueloil and pellet boilers
Figures
Staff: 30; Annual turnover of ~ 1 million € Strée – December 11th 2012
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LABORATORY CONTACT INFORMATION UNIVERSITE DE LIEGE / Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering Department Thermodynamics and Energtic Laboratory Campus du Sart Tilman, B49 B-4000 Liège www.labothap.ulg.ac.be
Prof. Vincent Lemort Chargé de cours
[email protected] - Phone : +32 485 20 82 81
Prof. Pierre Dewallef Chargé de cours
[email protected] - Phone : +32 4 366 99 95
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