by Department of Applied Physics and Mechanical Engineering 20 Feb 2010

by Mats Näsström 14 Feb 2014

After completing the course
1.    Knowledge and understanding
•    you can describe different thermal and hydraulic machines, such as pumps, fans, compressors, heat exchangers, solar panels, solar cells and heat pumps
•    you can explain how thermal and hydraulic machines work, and the advantages and disadvantages of different designs
•    you can interpret pump and fan diagrams
2.    Skills and abilities
•    you can calculate the power, energy flows, thermal efficiencies and coefficients of performance of thermal and hydraulic machines
•    you can design thermal and hydraulic machines
3.    Assessment and attitude
•    you can evaluate different technical designs of thermal and hydraulic machines
•    you are aware of your own responsibility to develop sustainable technical solutions

•    different designs of pumps, fans, compressors, heat exchangers, solar panels, solar cells, and heat pumps
•    turbo machines with radial and axial design
•    velocity triangles, uniformity and specific speed
•    regulation (throttling, frequency regulation, vanes and adjustable blades)
•    pumps, including cavitation and pump diagrams
•    fans, including fan diagrams
•    compressors, including staged compression
•    countercurrent and concurrent heat exchangers
•    action and reaction turbines
•    coefficient of performance for heat pumps

Lectures and compulsory laboratory work.

Written exam. Mandatory laboratory exercises with written reports. Alternative forms of examination may occur.

Erik Elfgren

• Alvarez, Henrik (1996). Energiteknik del 1 & 2. Studentlitteratur AB. ISBN-10: 9144014120.
• Alvarez, Henrik och Elovsson, Sven Olov (2006). Energiteknik: Formler och tabeller. Studentlitteratur AB. ISBN-10: 9144002335.
• Complementery material, laboration instructions etc posted in the course room in Fronter.

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