COURSE UNIT TITLE

: COMPUTER AIDED MODELLING OF THERMAL SYSTEMS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MEE 4096 COMPUTER AIDED MODELLING OF THERMAL SYSTEMS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Mechanical Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR MUSTAFA SERHAN KÜÇÜKA

Offered to

Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to evaluate the behavior of thermal systems under various design and working conditions with the aid of computer based modelling. Engineering Equation Solver (EES) software will be used within the course. Primarily, thermodynamic and heat transfer analysis of thermal system components, such as, boiler, heat exchanger, pump and solar powered heaters will be examined. Later on, numerical analysis and modelling of combined systems, such as, power/refrigeration cycles and hot water supply systems will be carried out. Consequently, characteristics of various thermal components and power/refrigeration cycles, which are overviewed within the heat transfer and thermodynamic courses, will be investigated in detailed.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Perform computer modeling of thermal equipment such as pump, turbine and expansion valve.
2   To gain ability of doing fundamental thermodynamically analysis of these equipments by using computer models.
3   To gain ability of doing fundamental heat transfer analysis of these equipments by using computer models.
4   Modelling of thermal systems which are formed from these equipments.
5   Evaluation of the performance of the thermal systems under various environmental and working conditions, both quantitatively and qualitatively.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General Properties of EES
2 General Aspects of Heat Transfer (1): Energy balance, heat conduction, convection.
3 General Aspects of Heat Transfer (2) : Principles of Radiative heat transfer.
4 Case study analysis by using EES
5 General Aspects of Transient Heat Transfer (1): Analysis of initial value problems via Runga Kutta method.
6 General Aspects of Transient Heat Transfer (2): Heisler charts
7 Midterm 1 (Solution of a heat transfer problem with the aid of EES)
8 Thermal Analysis of Thermodynamic Components (1): Nozzle and diffusers, Expansion valves and Joule Thompson coefficient
9 Thermal Analysis of Thermodynamic Components (2): Compressors and turbines
10 Modelling of Thermodynamic Cycles (1): Rankine Cycle
11 Modelling of Thermodynamic Cycles (2): Refrigeration Cycle
12 Midterm 2 (Analysis of a thermodynamic cycle with the aid of EES)
13 Modelling of Thermodynamic Cycles (3): Brayton Cycle
14 Modelling and analysis of a cogeneration system

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Klein, S., EES Manual, F-Chart, 2010.
2. Klein, S., Gellis, N., Mastering EES, Fchart, 2013.
3. Çengel, Y.A., Boles, M. A.,Thermodynamics, An Engineering Approach, 7th ed., 2011.
4. Çengel, Y.A., Heat and Mass Transfer, 4th ed., 2011.
5. Incropera, F. P., and others, Principles of Heat and Mass Transfer 7th ed., 2013.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course is taught in a lecture, class presentation and discussion format. All students are expected to attend the lectures. Instructor will assign several problems related to thermal analysis and modeling of thermal systems during the semester. The students will be asked to solve the given model numerically. Students are required to work individually.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 MTE2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 ASG ASSIGNMENT
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE1 * 0.15 + MTE2 * 0.15 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.50
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE1 * 0.15 + MTE2 * 0.15 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

serhan.kucuka@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Thusday: 14.00-16.00
Thursday: 16.00-18.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparing assignments 4 4 16
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Preparation for midterm exam 2 5 10
Midterm 2 2 4
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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