Information Package / Course Catalogue
Thermal System Design
Course Code: ME412
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: English
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

To give fundamentals of thermal systems design and analyses

Course Content

Heat transfer equations, design and calculation of heat exchanger, heat pumps, cooling cycles, air condition systems, physchrometric analys and determine cooling parameter for air condition systems. Design evaporators, analysis distillation column and non-dimensional analysis.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.He/she will be able to comprehend conduction and convection and will be able to use heat transfer equations
2.He/she will be able to make design heat exchanger
3.He/she will be able to make psychometric analyses
4.He/she will be able to determine cooling parameter for air condition systems
5.. He/she will be able to make design evaporators
6.He/she will be able to make analysis distillation column
7.He/she will be able to make non-dimensional analysis
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Kern, D. Q., ´Process Heat Transfer´, Mc Graw-Hill International Book Company, 1950.
2.Holman, J. P. , ´Heat Transfer´, Mc Graw-Hill International Book Company, 1989.
3.Incropera, F. P.; DeWitt, D. P., ´Introduction to Heat Transfer´, John Wiley & sons, inc, Canada, 1996
4.Boehmr, R. F. , ´Design Analysis of Termal Systems´, John Wiley and Sons, Inc. , 1987.
5.Çengel, Y. A.; Boles, M. A., ´Mühendislik Yaklaşımıyla Termodinamik´, Mc Graw-Hill International Book Company, 1996.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Heat transfer equations, conduction, convection, multi-layer heat transfer
Week 2 - Theoretical
Radial systems, critical thickness of insulation
Week 3 - Theoretical
Design and calculation of heat exchangers, average logarithmic difference of temperature method, NTU method
Week 4 - Theoretical
Cooling cycles, cooling cycles whit one compressor and two evaporators
Week 5 - Theoretical
Types of air condition systems
Week 6 - Theoretical
Cooling cycle whit two compressors and two evaporators, psychometric analysis
Week 7 - Theoretical
Heat pumps, cooling machines, cooling cycles
Week 8 - Theoretical
Determination of cooling parameter for air conditioning systems
Week 9 - Theoretical
Design and determination of the flow rate of the blowing air to the air conditioning systems
Week 10 - Theoretical
Cooling tower
Week 11 - Theoretical
Types of evaporators
Week 12 - Theoretical
Design of evaporators
Week 13 - Theoretical
Distillation column
Week 14 - Theoretical
Non-dimensional analysis
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final exam
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment1%30
Quiz2%20
Midterm Examination1%50
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory160116
Lecture - Practice160116
Assignment104545
Midterm Examination101515
Final Examination103333
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
5
4
5
3
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
4
OÇ-2
4
5
3
5
4
5
3
5
4
5
3
5
OÇ-3
3
5
4
5
3
5
4
5
3
5
4
5
OÇ-4
5
4
5
3
5
4
5
3
5
4
5
5
OÇ-5
4
5
3
5
4
5
3
5
4
5
5
5
OÇ-6
3
5
4
5
3
5
4
5
3
5
4
5
OÇ-7
3
5
4
5
3
5
4
5
3
5
4
5
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