Design of Energy Systems

Code

ME-DES1

Version

2.0

Offered by

Mechanical Engineering

ECTS

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of Thermodynamics

Main purpose

The student will obtain knowledge and calculation practice of refrigeration and heat pump systems in order to be able to design an efficient, environmentally friendly energy plant.

Knowledge

The student will acquire knowledge in,

* Refrigeration plants

* Heat pumps

* Refrigerants

* Energy efficiency and impact on the environment

* Cooling load

* Air conditioning processes

Skills

The student will be able to analyse the thermal load for an energy plant and on this basis combine process theory and common dimensioning practice to design an energy efficient cooling plant or heat pump with low environmental impact.

Competences

The student will obtain competences to communicate about designs of different types of energy plants. Fur-thermore, the student will be able to design simple energy plants in a methodical way and more complex systems in co-operation with energy engineers.

Topics

Teaching methods and study activities

The workload for student is expected to be 138 hours. There will be 3 lessons per week in 12 weeks.

The teacher will go over the course topics in the classroom, combining theory with exercises and blackboard teaching as well as PowerPoint presentations.

The student is expected to read the detailed literature and to solve compulsory assignments between lessons.

Study activity model
Category 1, Initiated by the lecturer with the participation of lecturer and students: 32 hours – 23%

Category 2: Initiated by lecturer with participation of students: 79 hours – 57 %

Category 3: Initiated by students with participation of students: 27 hours – 20 %

Category 4: Initiated by students with the participation of lecturer and students: 5 hours – 4%

Resources

Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning, Hundy/Trott/Welch, Elsevier, 2008.
CoolPacksoftware, www.ipu.dk
Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach 9th EDITION Yunus A. Cengel, Michael A. Boles

Evaluation

Examination

Prerequisites for exam:

Mandatory assignments. If the assignments are not handed in and approved by the deadline set by the lecturer, the prerequisites are not met and new assignment and deadline will be set before the re-exam.

Exam type:

The final exam (20 minutes) will count 100%. The final exam divided into:

a. Individual oral evaluation on a mini groupproject handed in before deadline (50%)

b. Additional question from draw on the spot (50%)

Internal censor

Tools allowed:

All

Re-exam:

As ordinary

Grading criteria

Additional information

Responsible

Salwan Dihrab

Valid from

2/1/2021 12:00:00 AM

Course type

Electives
6. semester
Compulsory for the specialization District Heating

Keywords

Specialisation/Area; Sustainable Energy