ME403 HEATING, VENT., AIR COND. & REFRIGERAT
| Course Code: | 5690403 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 5.0 |
| Department: | Mechanical Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. ÖZGÜR BAYER |
| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
At the end of the course, students will;
- know the analysis of psychrometric processes which involve in HVAC systems,
- learn the thermal design of direct contact transfer devices,
- know thermal design and performance analysis of extended surface coils for heating, cooling, dehumidification of moist air,
- learn the principles of thermal comfort and indoor design conditions for summer/winter AC applications,
- know the design of warm water heating systems with various types of heating appliances.
Course Content
Psychrometrics and elementary psychrometric processes. Simultaneous heat and mass transfer in external flows. Direct contact transfer devices. Heating and cooling coils-compact heat exchangers. Thermal comfort. Warm water heating systems. Cooling load calculations. Vapor compression refrigeration cycles.
Course Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students will;
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identify the moist air properties using thermodynamic relations and psychrometric chart and illustrate and discuss elementary psychrometric processes
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describe the arrangement and operational features of direct contact transfer devices in connection with HVAC&R systems and outline the thermodynamic processes in them on psychrometric chart
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adapt the results and outcomes of thermodynamic and psychrometric analysis of sensible heating/cooling, cooling-dehumidification processes to coil design problem
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judge physiological interactions between occupant vs. enclosure and body’s energy balance including metabolic vs. dissipative mechanisms
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examine the heat and mass interactions of a building with the surroundings and perform the corresponding analysis
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list the types and operation mechanisms of various heating appliances used in warm water heating systems and correlate the heating load requirement and its impact on initial and operational costs of warm water heating system
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | No | Yes | ||
| 1 | Ability to establish the relationship between mathematics, basic sciences and engineering sciences with engineering applications. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Ability to find and interpret information | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Ability to follow the literature and technology related to his/her topic of interest | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Recognition of the need to keep oneself up to date in his/her profession | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Possession of written and oral communication skills | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Ability to conduct team work (within the discipline, inter-disciplinary, multi-disciplinary) | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Ability to produce original solutions | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Use of scientific methodology in approaching and producing solutions to engineering problems and needs | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Openness to all that is new | ✔ | |||
| 10 | Ability to conduct experiments | ✔ | |||
| 11 | Ability to do engineering design | ✔ | |||
| 12 | Awareness of engineering ethics, knowledge and adoption of its fundamental elements | ✔ | |||
| 13 | Ability to take societal, environmental and economical considerations into account in professional activities | ✔ | |||
| 14 | Possession of pioneering and leadership characteristics in areas related to the profession | ✔ | |||