Course - Exergy Analysis - EP8110
EP8110
Exergy Analysis
Credits
7.5
Level
Doctoral degree level
Course start
Autumn 2010
Duration
1 semester
Language of instruction
English
Examination arrangement
Oral examination
About
About the course
Course content
Energy, exergy, irreversibility.
Exergy transfer and exergy loss in thermal and chemical processes, e.g. power processes, combustion, boiling, cooling proscesses, mixing and separation.
Exergy balance for system and subsystems. Optimization of energy processes. Exergy and irreversibility of flowing media, flow fields, turbulence.
Learning methods and activities
Guided self study/colloquia. Exersises. Project work.
Compulsory assignments
- Exercises
Required previous knowledge
TEP4125 Termodynamics 2 or similar. Good knowledge of fluid mechanics and/or heat and mass transfer.
Course materials
Compendium/Article collection. Relevant textbooks: Kotas: "The exery method of thermal plant analysis"; Bejan: "Entropy generation through heat and fluid flow".
Subject areas
- Technological subjects
Contact information
Course coordinator
Department with academic responsibility
Examination
Examination
Examination arrangement: Oral examination
Grade: Letters
Ordinary examination - Autumn 2010
Oral examination
Weighting
100/100
Date
2010-12-17
Ordinary examination - Spring 2011
Oral examination
Weighting
100/100
Date
2011-05-23