Advanced Energy Innovations Ontario

AEIO provides a professional development course on thermodynamic systems used by the power generation, HVAC and aviation industries. The applied approach focuses on how the devices work and how they can be made more cost- and energy-efficient. The logical stepwise approaches to analyzing thermodynamic cycles are illustrated with detailed examples.

The course developer and presenter, Thomas Simko, PhD, PEng, has received seven awards for teaching thermodynamics to university students.

This practical course is designed for engineers and technologists with no background in thermodynamics, or for those looking to refresh or update their understanding of the topic. All of the necessary basic concepts, tailored for the experience of the audience, are introduced at the start of the course.

Savings on operating costs	Designers and operators will be better able to identify the energy and cost savings of various improvements to thermodynamic cycles.
Savings on capital costs	Personnel choosing new systems will be better informed about the many options to optimize power output and use.
Expanded market	Consultants will be able to offer new cost-saving expertise to clients.

The available topics are listed below. We will customize the course according to the needs and interests of your company.

Introduction	Energy, enthalpy, entropy, and temperature-entropy diagrams
Gas Power Cycles	Ideal Brayton cycle with reheat, intercooling and regeneration
Vapor Power Cycles	Rankine cycle with superheat, reheat & feedwater heaters; cogeneration
Advanced Power Cycles	Supercritical, binary and combined cycles
Psychrometrics	Basic concepts and cooling towers
HVAC - Psychrometrics	Humidification and dehumidification
HVAC - Refrigeration	Gas, vapor compression and multi-stage refrigeration; heat pumps
Jet Engines	Turbojets, turboprops and afterburners

Dr. Simko delivers the course at your company in a one- or two-day format, depending on your preference. The longer version is more comprehensive with more topics and worked examples. There is no theoretical limit to class size, but ten to twenty students is ideal. The course materials can also be delivered by your company in-house on a licensed basis.

Personal delivery	One or two days of instruction, slides created with Powerpoint(R)
Slides in hardcopy	Bound printouts of the slides, covering concepts and examples
Summaries	Summary sheets for the equations and symbols
Follow-up	The instructor will remain available to answer questions by email.

Please contact us to discuss how we can customize and schedule this course to meet the needs of your company.

Advanced Energy Innovations Ontario

THERMODYNAMICS COURSE FOR CORPORATE CLIENTS