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Industrial energy systems

Course unit title Industrial energy systems
Course unit code 072722330201
Language of instruction German, English
Type of course unit (compulsory, optional) Compulsory
Teaching hours per week 45
Year of study 2026
Number of ECTS credits allocated 4
Name of lecturer(s) Gerhard HUBER
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Degree programme Sustainable Energy Systems
Subject area Engineering Technology
Type of degree Master part-time
Type of course unit (compulsory, optional) Compulsory
Course unit code 072722330201
Teaching units 45
Year of study 2026
Name of lecturer(s) Gerhard HUBER
Requirements and Prerequisites

None

Course content

The course deals with the classic industrial energy conversion processes to useful energy (compressed air, heat, cooling) including the necessary upstream and downstream systems, the efficient operation of these systems, optimisation potentials and heat recovery potentials and systems. Legal and normative framework conditions are conveyed.

  • Introduction to industrial energy
  • Basic function and design of energy technology systems 
  • Heat exchangers 
  • Heat supply: Steam boilers (water treatment, boiler types, combustion chambers, combustion, flue gas cleaning), district heating 
  • Refrigeration systems: large-scale compression refrigeration systems, absorption refrigeration  Compressed air technology
  • Ventilation technology 
  • Energy efficiency in industrial energy technology
  • Efficient plant operation
  • Heat recovery
  • Waste heat utilisation - extraction 
  • Legal and standardisation principles for the operation of energy technology systems 
Learning outcomes

On completion of this course, students will be familiar with the basic energy technology systems and their application (steam generation, compressed air generation, refrigeration) in industry. They are able to identify and evaluate waste heat potentials. The students 

  • are able to estimate industrial energy requirements.
  • are familiar with basic industrial energy conversion processes.
  • know the basic waste heat potentials and can quantify them. 
  • are able to describe and select technologies for energy-efficient industrial processes and design simple applications.  
Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Lecture

Assessment methods and criteria

Final written exam

Comment

None

Recommended or required reading
  • Blesl, Markus; Kessler, Alois (2017): Energieeffizienz in der Industrie. 2. Auflage. Berlin: Springer Vieweg.  
  • Brauner, Günther (2016): Energiesysteme: regenerativ und dezentral: Strategien für die Energiewende. 1. Auflage. Wiesbaden: Springer Vieweg.  
  • Pehnt, Martin (Hrsg.) (2010): Energieeffizienz: ein Lehr- und Handbuch. 1., korrigierter Nachdr. Berlin: Springer.  
  • Scholz, Günter (2013). Heisswasser- und Hochdruckdampfanlagen. Springer Berlin Heidelberg.  
  • Pohlmann, Walther (2013): Taschenbuch der Kältetechnik: Grundlagen, Anwendungen, Arbeitstabellen und Vorschriften.   
  • Wosnitza, Franz; Hilgers, Hans Gerd (2012): Energieeffizienz und Energiemanagement: ein Überblick heutiger Möglichkeiten und Notwendigkeiten. Wiesbaden: Springer Spektrum.  
  • Zahoransky, Richard u.a. (Hrsg.) (2019): Energietechnik: Systeme zur konventionellen und erneuerbaren Energieumwandlung. Kompaktwissen für Studium und Beruf. 8., überarbeitete und ergänzte Auflage. Wiesbaden: Springer Vieweg.  
Mode of delivery (face-to-face, distance learning)

Face-to-face event.

Students are informed of the lecturer's attendance requirements before the start of the course.