diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst index ec7a4740f..2f1c4a556 100644 --- a/README.rst +++ b/README.rst @@ -1,10 +1,13 @@ Thermal Engineering Systems in Python ===================================== TESPy stands for "Thermal Engineering Systems in Python" and provides a -powerful simulation toolkit for thermal engineering plants such as power -plants, district heating systems or heat pumps. It is an external extension -module within the Open Energy Modelling Framework `oemof `_ -and can be used as a standalone package. +powerful simulation toolkit for thermal engineering plants such as various +types of power plants (including organic rankine cycles), heat pumps or +refrigeration machines. Due to its flexibility it is actually possible to +model any kind of thermal energy conversion process, this also includes energy +balancing of industrial processes, district heating or HVAC systems. It is +part of the Open Energy Modelling Framework `oemof `_ and +can be used as a standalone package. .. figure:: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/oemof/tespy/9915f013c40fe418947a6e4c1fd0cd0eba45893c/docs/api/_images/logo_tespy_big.svg :align: center @@ -28,10 +31,9 @@ Key Features ============ * **Open** Source * **Generic** thermal engineering applications -* **Automatic** model documentation in LaTeX for high transparency and - reproducibility -* **Extendable** framework for the implementation of custom components and - component groups +* **Extendable** framework for the implementation of custom components, fluid + property formulations and equations +* **Integration** of optimization capabilities through an API to pygmo * **Postprocessing** features like exergy analysis and fluid property plotting .. start-badges diff --git a/docs/introduction.rst b/docs/introduction.rst index e5d67f274..a54cb1712 100644 --- a/docs/introduction.rst +++ b/docs/introduction.rst @@ -3,10 +3,13 @@ Thermal Engineering Systems in Python ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TESPy stands for "Thermal Engineering Systems in Python" and provides a -powerful simulation toolkit for thermal engineering plants such as power -plants, district heating systems or heat pumps. It is an external extension -module within the Open Energy Modeling Framework `oemof `_ -and can be used as a standalone package. +powerful simulation toolkit for thermal engineering plants such as various +types of power plants (including organic rankine cycles), heat pumps or +refrigeration machines. Due to its flexibility it is actually possible to +model any kind of thermal energy conversion process, this also includes energy +balancing of industrial processes, district heating or HVAC systems. It is +part of the Open Energy Modelling Framework `oemof `_ and +can be used as a standalone package. .. image:: /_static/images/logo_tespy_big.svg :align: center @@ -36,10 +39,9 @@ Key Features ============ * **Open** Source * **Generic** thermal engineering applications -* **Automatic** model documentation in LaTeX for high transparency and - reproducibility -* **Extendable** framework for the implementation of custom components and - component groups +* **Extendable** framework for the implementation of custom components, fluid + property formulations and equations +* **Integration** of optimization capabilities through an API to pygmo * **Postprocessing** features like exergy analysis and fluid property plotting Quick installation