Available Diapason sessions

This page lists the Diapason sessions which are available.

As of June 2011, 28 Diapason sessions had been translated in English, at least provisionally.

We intend to improve the quality of this translation in the months to come and we apologize for the errors which still remain, despite our efforts to correct them.

We have begun by translating the methodological sessions which:

• present the thermodynamics fundamentals;
• explain how to model basic cycles with Thermoptim;
• guide the learner in the preparation of exergy balances.

A number of others deal with technology. They will be translated later, as most of their content is already included in the thematic pages.

Available Diapason sessions

This page gives you direct access to the available Diapason sessions, in four different ways:

• a specific Diapason module, with a single trail named Catalog,
• the content of section Education > Online courses > Diapason sessions, where all these sessions are listed
• the 3-stage module for self-training to energy powered systems presented below
• the list of the sessions with the number of steps and the sound-track duration  

Module for self-training to energy powered systems

This pedagogic set dedicated to self-training deals with the energy powered systems based on heat conversion. It stresses with particular emphasis the main types of compressible fluid machines (compressors, internal combustion engines, gas turbines, steam gas turbines, refrigeration machines or facilities, combined cycles, cogeneration).

It will help you:

• understand the design principles of these systems;
• have a global view of the various technologies used for their construction;
• and finally become acquainted with the classical and up-to-date analysis methods (diagrams, charts, software applications, etc.).

This pedagogic set is divided into three main steps:

1. The acquisition of concepts and tools. This part is dedicated to remember the thermodynamic concepts already seen, to study the basic cycles, to discover the used technologies and to train in the use of Thermoptim. (this training lasts about 12 hours, the time for revisions and complements being excluded.)
2. The reinforcement of the concepts seen during the first step, with theoretical complements on exergy and heat-exchangers, with the study of variants of the basic cycles, of the combined cycles and cogeneration (about 8 hours of work, complements not included).
3. The in-depth analyses and the personal applications. These analyses and personal application will give rise to the study of innovative cycles more complex than the ones of step one and two. Some thoughts about the perspective of these technologies must also be expected during mini-projects that you may lead personally or within a group. (The duration of this step is very dependent on the selected personal activities.)

List of the Diapason sessions (those in English are in bold)