Aim
The objective of the course is to acquire knowledge in heat transfer with technical applications, in thermal separation methods and in thermodynamics with application to important cooling and heating processes.

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

• independently define and analyse various processes for energy conversion.

Skills and abilities
For a passing grade the student must

• apply heat transfer theory to heat exchanger problems including phase transition

• apply thermodynamics to important cooling and heating processes

• present solutions to thermal energy problems in a technical report

Contents
Heat exchangers. Calculation of heat transfer coefficients. Radiation. Boiling. Condensation. Unsteady state heat transfer. Fundamentals of thermodynamics. The heat engine cycle. Combustion. Gas turbine cycles. Refrigeration and heat pumps. Compressors. Energy conservation in separation processes.

Literature
McCabe, Smith and Harriot: Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering. McGraw-Hill 2005. ISBN: 0-07-124710-6.
Eastop & McConkey: Applied Thermodynamics for Engineering Technologists. Longman 1993. ISBN: 0-582-09193-4.
Mörtstedt: Data och Diagram. Liber 1999. ISBN: 91-47-00805-9.

Code: 0105. Name: Compulsory Assignments.
Higher education credits: 1,5. Grading scale: UG. Assessment: For a passing grade active participation and approval of all laboratory studies and project exercises is required.

Code: 0305. Name: Heat Engineering.
Higher education credits: 6. Grading scale: TH. Assessment: Written examination.