2024 Herrick Conferences Short Courses

System Modeling Short Course – Steady-state, Dynamic and Reduced-Order Models of Heat Pump Systems and their Components
Coordinated by: Davide Ziviani (Purdue University), Haotian Liu (Purdue University), Jinwoo Oh (Purdue University)

The HVAC&R industry is facing numerous challenges including transition to low-GWP refrigerants, upcoming energy standards, decarbonization targets and electrification of heating. Model-based engineering design is an essential tool to evaluate design trade-offs, investigate new technologies and optimize year-round operation of equipment. In this Short Course, steady-state and dynamic modeling techniques will be covered to predict the performance of HVAC&R systems. Digital-twin and reduced order models (ROMs) will also be discussed to enable control development and fast computational models. Case studies will include residential, commercial, transport, and industrial applications as well as integration of thermal storage. The Short Course will be based on common modeling platforms such as Python and Dymola/Modelica.

System Modelling Short Course Outline and Speakers List

Refrigeration Short Course – Heat Pumps - Technology and Policies Update:

Heat pumps are being promoted worldwide as an environmentally conscious alternative to combustion heating in buildings and in industrial applications while also satisfying the rapidly growing demand for comfort cooling.  This short course will have recognized speakers who will address current and future advances in heat pump technologies as well as policy decisions that will encourage heat pump use around the world. 

Refrigeration Short Course Outline and Speakers List

 

Intelligent Building Operation (IBO) Workshop 

Coordinated by: Kevin Kircher (Purdue University), Jim Braun (Purdue University), Gregor Henze (University of Colorado)

The IBO workshop began in 2011 and typically alternates between the University of Colorado Boulder and Purdue University. In 2024, Purdue will host the IBO workshop in combination with the International Conferences on Compressor Engineering, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, and High Performance Buildings (HPB). IBO-Purdue will focus on enabling scalable and cost-effective intelligent building operations (such as controls, fault detection and diagnostics, analytics, and data-driven business services) through theoretical developments, algorithmic advances, technology innovations, case studies, and field demonstrations. IBO-Purdue will combine a one-day workshop, featuring invited presentations, with several technical sessions held during the subsequent HPB conference. The technical session presentations will accompany peer-reviewed papers published in the HPB conference proceedings. IBO-Purdue and HPB conference participants can also attend any of the technical sessions associated with the compressor and refrigeration conferences.

 

CONVERGE Workshop: Accelerating Compressor Design With CFD 

Coordinated by: Tristan Burton (CONVERGE CFD), Mattia Sulis (CONVERGE CFD)

In this workshop, learn how CONVERGE CFD software’s unique set of modeling tools enable accurate and efficient simulations of different types of compressors. We will demonstrate how CONVERGE can easily handle the complex moving geometries of positive-displacement compressors, including piston, scroll, screw, vane, and rolling piston, as well as several novel designs. In addition, we’ll cover CONVERGE’s powerful modeling solutions for complex flow phenomena such as fluid-structure interaction in plate and reed valves, gap flow modeling, conjugate heat transfer, multi-phase modeling of oil injection, and phase change in evaporators, condensers, and ejectors. By attending this workshop, participants will gain insight into current state-of-the-art simulation capabilities and the ease with which these tools can be incorporated into engineering design and analysis workflows.