ME35 offers a unique opportunity for professionals to apply thermodynamic principles to real-world engineering scenarios. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of fundamental thermodynamics, including gas laws, adiabatic and polytropic processes, gas mixtures, psychrometry, and steam systems. This course also covers accumulator and air chamber sizing, gas turbine efficiency, and energy-saving techniques for steam systems, providing tools to optimize system performance and address operational challenges.

Key Learning Objectives

• Apply the perfect gas law and understand adiabatic and polytropic processes
• Perform gas mixture and moisture-related calculations, including psychrometry and evaporative cooling
• Size accumulators and air chambers for hydraulic systems and pipelines
• Conduct steam system calculations, focusing on Rankine and Brayton cycles
• Address water hammer issues and calculate energy-saving opportunities in steam systems

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Engineers, technologists, and professionals in mechanical engineering, energy engineering, HVAC systems, and industries where thermodynamics is critical.

Day 1

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Register

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

• Units
• Pressure and ISO Standard Condition
• Basic Thermodynamics Energy Principles Review
• Working Medium and Processes

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Lunch Break

1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

• Perfect Gas Law and Applications
• Adiabatic and Polytropic Processes Applied to Compressors
  • Adiabatic Compression Temperature
  • Mechanical Explosion Energy Calculations
• Gas Mixture Calculations

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Day 2

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Register

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

• Moisture, Psychrometry, and Evaporative Cooling
  • Dehumidification Calculations
  • Vacuum Conditions in Storage Tanks
  • Power Augmentation in Gas Turbines via Evaporative Cooling
• Accumulator and Air Chamber Sizing
• Steam System Calculations
  • Rankine Cycle, Rankine Efficiency, Throttling Calorimeter

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Lunch Break

1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

• Gas Turbine Brayton Cycle
  • Brayton Cycle and Efficiency
• Energy Saving in Steam Systems
  • Steam Cost Calculations
  • Flash Steam Quantity Calculations
• Water Hammer Calculations in Steam Systems

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