Advanced Energy Engineering

Overview

Compentency: Understanding the radiative properties of the thermal system


Module type: elective module


Semester: winter


Site: Monastir


Language: English


Workload: 90 hours course attendance; 60 hours self-study


Credits points: 6


Recommended qualifications: none

Courses

Learning Outcome

After the successful participation in the course Applied Heat Transfer the students are able to:

  • evaluate the radiative exchange in a thermal system; understand the effect of radiative properties, geometry and arrangement of surfaces on the involved radiative fluxes; size and choose different types of heat exchange and determinethe thermal loads of the premises

Content

  • Heat radiation: introduction to thermal radiation; blackbody radiation; radiative properties of real surfaces; radiative exchange between surfaces; radiationthrough a semi-transparent medium. 
  • Heat exchangers: classification of heat exchangers; thermal design methods of heat exchangers; tubular heat exchangers: double-pipe, shell and tube exchangers; plate heat exchangers; heat exchangers with finned surfaces; heat exchangers with phase change (condenser boiler and evaporator); design andsimulation of heat exchangers using the calculation codes (HTFS,.. etc.). 
  • Thermal building: concept of thermal comfort; steady-state calculation of the building load; load in winter mode (losses surface and thermal bridges, internal intakes losses by infiltration and air change, solar contributions); load in summer mode (losses surface and thermal bridges, internal intakes losses by infiltrationand air change, solar contributions); transient modelling

Details

  • Lecturer: Abdelmajid Jemni, Naceur Borgini, Naoual Daouas
  • Teaching method: lecture, exercise
  • SWS: 3
  • Credit points: 3
  • Examination: midterm assignments (1/3); final exam (2/3)

Learning Outcome

After the successful participation in the course Advanced Fluid Mechanics the students are able to:

  • calculate and size different elements of a hydraulic system
  • study the forces and the resulting motions of the objects through the air

Content

  • Hydraulics: hydraulic basics and systems; pumps; hydraulic actuators; valves; circuit diagrams and troubleshooting; electrical devices (troubleshooting andsafety). 
  • Aerodynamics.
  • Lift: balloons (Buoyancy and Archimedes); airplanes (airfoils and Bernoulli).
  • Drag: profile drag; induced drag; effects of airfoil geometry on lift and drag

Details

  • Lecturer: Maher Ben Chiekh, Ameni Mokni
  • Teaching method: lecture, exercise
  • SWS: 3
  • Credit points: 3
  • Examination: midterm assignments (1/3); final exam (2/3)