The DryFiciency training program aims at:
- Preparing for and facilitating a rapid and widespread uptake of the Industrial Heat Pump (IHP) technology with a special focus on high temperature heat pumps (HT-HP) as developed and demonstrated in the DryFiciency project.
- Securing high quality planning, engineering, integration and maintenance work further promoting the use of IHP technologies especially at elevated temperature levels.
- Increasing the competence and know-how of various stakeholders thereby contributing to overcoming the most important non-technical obstacles for the use of IHPs, lack of knowledge and limited availability of demo cases.
This program is mainly tailored towards the needs of energy managers, plant engineers and planners, constructors as well as process engineers. However, staff of energy agencies, personnel of public funding agencies, energy service contractors, and energy consultants dealing with energy and environmental topics, and students will also benefit.
If you are interested to participate, don’t miss the opportunity and register by sending an email to training@ait.ac.at
Three modules of the DryFiciency trainings are available:
Introduction to IHPs
Components and Specification of High Temperature Heat Pumps
Installation, Commissioning & Maintenance of IHPs
Introduction to IHPs
MODULE 1: INTRODUCTION TO IHPS
Target group:
This introductory module primarily focusses on all (future) professionals dealing with industrial energy efficiency and environmental topics, who wish to gain an overview of the potential and benefits of industrial heat pumps (IHPs) with a focus on high temperature heat pumps (HT-HPs). It includes non-technicians such as staff of energy agencies and public funding agencies, energy service contractors, and consultants, but also future technical professionals (students) and all technicians addressed by the other two modules (see Module 2 and 3).
Requirements: None
Course content:
- Industrial energy demand and energy sources used
- Industrial energy and environmental targets
- Regulations for IHPs
- Application potential of IHPs and especially HT-HPs (sectors, processes, barriers/obstacles)
- Best practices examples of IHPs and ongoing research activities on HT-HPs focusing on DryFiciency
- Costs and benefits of IHPs and HT-HPs
Learning objectives: Upon completion of the course, participants will be aware of:
- Relevant energy and environmental regulations
- Potential applications for IHPs, especially HT-HPs and their boundary conditions
- Best practice and demo examples of IHPs and HT-HPs
- Environmental impact of IHPs and HT-HPs, and the costs involved in acquiring and operating them
Language: The trainings are held in English or German, depending on the demand.
Training schedule: If you are interesting in getting informed on new training dates, please send your request to training@ait.ac.at
Components and Specification of High Temperature Heat Pumps
MODULE 2: COMPONENTS AND SPECIFICATIONS OF HIGH TEMPERATURE HEAT PUMPS
Target group:
This training module is designed for professionals dealing with planning, designing or operating industrial energy efficiency and heat recovery technologies, who wish to extend their knowledge and skills to IHPs and especially HT-HPs and their use in industrial processes focusing on drying and dehydration. This includes process engineers, energy managers and industrial plant planners/constructors.
Requirements:
- Knowledge on thermal energy technologies
- Knowledge on relevant industrial processes
- Knowledge on refrigeration technologies and working principles
Course content:
- Industries and processes suitable for IHPs with focus on HT‑HPs (temperature ranges, timely behaviour of processes, limitations to the application of IHP)
- Components for IHPs (compressors, fittings, bearings, seals, refrigerants, lubricants) with a focus on high supply temperatures
- Properties of IHPs including maximum power, maximum outlet temperature, temperature dependency of power
- Best practice examples and demo plants
Learning objectives: Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Define requirements for components, lubricants/working fluids used in IHPs at elevated temperature levels
- Describe the requirements for their application and the processes suitable for their use
Language: The trainings are held in English or German, depending on the demand.
Training schedule:If you are interesting in getting informed on new training dates, please send your request to training@ait.ac.at
Installation, Commissioning & Maintenance of IHPs
MODULE 3: INSTALLATION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF IHPS
Target group:
The main beneficiaries of this module are professionals dealing with integration, commissioning and maintenance of industrial energy efficiency and heat recovery technologies, who wish to extend their knowledge and skills to IHPs and especially HT-HPs. This includes especially process engineers, energy managers, and heat pump integrators.
Requirements:
- Knowledge in thermal energy technologies
- Knowledge in relevant industrial processes
- Knowledge on refrigeration technologies and working principles
Course contents:
- Personnel requirements (legal issues, required skills)
- Safety/security requirements (temperatures, pressures, working fluid specifics)
- Planning of integration and dimensioning IHPs with focus on high temperatures and drying/dehydration processes
- Applicable regulations and standards
- Specifics of installing, commissioning & operating IHPs (critical process temperatures, sensors, control, etc.)
- Common failures of IHPs
- Specifics in maintenance of IHPs
Learning objectives: Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:
- Deal with the legal issues in regard to integration, commissioning and maintenance of IHPs
- Apply relevant regulatory requirements including safety and security regulations and standards
- Design the heat pump in terms of its size and plan its integration by applying relevant planning principles
- Handle respectively coordinate all activities in context with installing, commissioning and efficiently operating IHPs including their cost-effective maintenance
Language: The trainings are held in English or German, depending on the demand.
Training schedule: If you are interesting in getting informed on new training dates, please send your request to training@ait.ac.at
