Heat Exchangers

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

heat transfer, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics

Course Contents

Fundamental concepts, condensation, evaporation, the concept of average temperature difference, heat exchanger design methods, calculation of internal and external heat transfer coefficients due to flow types for the total heat total heat transfer coefficient. NTU-efficiency method. Cross-, reverse-, and parallel-flow heat exchangers. Design of evaporators and condensators, and examples..

Weekly Schedule

1) Classification of heat exchanger
2) Tubular heat exchanger design methodology
3) Plate-type and extended surface heat exchanger design methodology
4) Regenerators
5) Classification according flow arrangements, single pass arrangements and multipass arrangements
6) Basic thermal design of heat exchanger, formal analogy between thermal and electrical entities.
7) Midterm Exam
8) Log-mean temperature difference, and correction factor F, the epsilon-NTU method
9) Log-mean temperature difference, and correction factor F, the epsilon-NTU method
10) Tubular heat exchanger thermal design methodology
11) Tubular heat exchanger thermal design methodology
12) Compact heat exchanger thermal design methodology
13) Compact heat exchanger thermal design methodology
14) Hydraulic design methodology
15) Hydraulic design methodology

Recommended or Required Reading

1- Isı Değiştiricileri Osman F. Genceli
2- Compact Heat Exchangers A Festschrift for A.L. London

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Lecture
2) Drill and Practice
3) Lab / Workshop
4) Problem Solving
5) Project Based Learning

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Number	Percentage
Contribution of Project to Course Grade	3	70%
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade	1	30%
Total		100%

Language of Instruction

English

Work Placement(s)

Not Required