Design of Heat Exchangers (5 ECTS)

Objective

The student will understand the mechanisms of heat transfer and be able to solve practical heat transfer problems, and calculate heat losses and their costs. The student can design heat exchangers and calculate pressure loss of heat exchangers.

Content

-Fundamentals of heat transfer
-Heat transfer of power plants
-Structure of different type of heat exchangers
-Design of heat exchangers and pressure loss

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student is familiar with basics of heat transfer.
The student is familiar with the various heat exchangers and their structure.
The student is able to calculate heat-transfer and dimension simple heat exchangers.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student is able to apply various types of heat transfer phenomena in the calculation, as well as to design and dimension various heat exchangers.
The student is able to design simple power plant structures from the heat exchange point of view.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student understands the basics of heat engines and heat processes, and can solve calculations related to them.
The student knows the heat exchanger types, their structure and design principles.
The student knows the various heat transfer mechanisms, and is able to apply them to calculate the heat exchangers and their dimensioning, and knows the effect of material choises on the design.
The student is able to design simple power plant structures from the heat exchange point of view.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student is familiar with basics of heat transfer.
The student is familiar with the various heat exchangers and their structure.
The student is able to calculate heat-transfer and dimension simple heat exchangers.

Qualifications

The student knows the laws of thermodynamics and understands the limitations of the laws of thermodynamics. The student can do an energy analysis for the system. The student understands the basics of fluid mechanics.