Sustainable Heating Technologies

The course introduces technologies for heating and heat storage (different types of solar thermal collectors, heat pumps and thermal storage) and underlying principles such as heat transfer and factors affecting their performance. The course includes calculations of thermal loads and temperatures for space heating, domestic hot water, and industrial process heating. An introduction is also given to system schematics, hydraulic components, and hydronic systems. During the course, system schematics, hydraulic components, and common sub-systems are described. The course presents key system typologies and functional designs for different end-use sectors for heating with different temperature level requirements. It also covers the electrification of heat and a brief overview of applications such as solar cooling, industrial process heat, concentrated solar power, and heat-to-X.