MECH403 HEATING, VENTILATING,AIR CONDITIONING&REFRIGERATION
| Course Code: | 3650403 |
| 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. ERAY UZGÖREN |
| Offered Semester: | Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
Upon the completion of this course, ttudents are expected to
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Understand basics of refrigeration and air condition systems and their operations
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Have ability to compute the cooling load
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Have ability to design and to select refrigeration and air conditioning equipments
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 refrigiration cycles.
Course Learning Outcomes
Students will acquire knowledge and skills as listed below.
- Identify Common HVAC Units and their Dimensions
- Explain Fundamental Physical Concepts
- Identify A/C System Selection and Arrangement and HVAC Components and Distribution Systems
- Define The Theoretical Single-Stage Compression Cycle, Refrigerants
- Define The Theoretical Absorption Refrigeration System
- Identify Psychrometry, Wet Bulb Temperature and the Psychrometric Chart
- Identify Comfort—Physiological Considerations, Methods to Control Humidity
- Identify Outdoor Design Conditions and Indoor Design Conditions
- Calculate Transmission Heat Losses, Heat Losses from Air Ducts and Heating Loads
- Identify Thermal Radiation, Solar Irradiation
- Perform Energy Calculations
- Calculate Heat Gain, Cooling Load, and Heat Extraction Rate
- Identify Supply Air Quantities
- Identify Fluid Flow Basics, Centrifugal Pumps and Combined System and Pump Characteristics
- Identify Fans, Fan Performance, Air Flow in Ducts
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 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 economic considerations into account in professional activities | ✔ | |||
| 14 | Possession of pioneering and leadership characteristics in areas related to the profession | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution