D EPARTMENT OF C HEMICAL E NGINEERING , BUET

ChE 6403: Energy Management and Modeling

Course Teacher: Kazi Bayzid Kabir, PhD

October, 2018

1 C OURSE L EARNING O UTCOMES

Upon successful completion of this course the students will be able to:

• discuss the principles of energy management, energy policy, and audit planning.

• recognize the basics of energy auditing

• discuss lighting systems, their characteristics, process and new technologies to improve
lighting efficiency, and retrofit options

• describe how an HVAC system works, discuss the major components of HVAC systems,
analyze heating and cooling loads and ventilation requirements, and give methods for
improving the energy efficiency of existing HVAC systems.

• analyze boilers and fired systems, key elements for maximum efficiency, and fuel con-
siderations.

• Explain waste-heat recovery, commercial options in waste-heat-recovery equipment,

and economics of waste-heat recovery.

• recognize the importance of energy system maintenance.

• recognize the importance of alternative energy use.

• distinguish the application of different energy modeling software programs.

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 2 C OURSE I NSTRUCTOR AND C LASSES
Kazi Bayzid Kabir, PhD
email: kazibayzid@che.buet.ac.bd; kazibayzid@gmail.com
Classes: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM, Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Location: Computer Lab, Chemical Engineering Department
Mode of Instruction: Lectures, Group Discussions

3 C OURSE D ESCRIPTION
Energy auditing, energy conservation schemes, energy conversion, representation of energy
consumption in the industry. Costing techniques, financial appraisal and profitability, invest-
ment decisions. Energy utilization and conversion systems. Thermal energy and electrical
energy systems. Waste heat recovery. Energy modeling.

4 T EXTBOOK AND R EFERENCES

Barney L. Capehart, Wayne C. Turner and William J. Kennedy. Guide to Energy Management,
7th Edition. CRC Press (2011).
Clive Beggs. Energy: Management, Supply and Conservation, 2nd Edition. Butterworth-
Heinemann (2009).
Giovanni Petrecca. Energy Conversion and Management: Principles and Applications. Springer
(2014).
Wayne C. Turner and Steve Doty. Energy Management Handbook, 6th Edition. CRC Press
(2007).
Albert Thumann, Terry Niehus and William J. YOunger. Handbook of Energy Audits, 9th
Edition. CRC Press (2013).

5 A SSESSMENT
Assignment 1 15%
Midterm exam 30%
Assignment 2 15%
Final exam 40%
Final grades shall be in the letter grade system as detailed below:
90% and above A (Plus)
80% to below 90% A
70% to below 80% B (Plus)
60% to below 70% B
50% to below 60% C
Below 50% F