Thermal Systems Design (ME408) Course Detail

Course Name	Course Code	Season	Lecture Hours	Application Hours	Lab Hours	Credit	ECTS
Thermal Systems Design	ME408		3	0	0	3	6

Pre-requisite Course(s)
ME 303, ME 301

Course Language	English
Course Type	N/A
Course Level	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery	Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies	Lecture, Project Design/Management.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives	Students are expected to review and use basic knowledge from thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and heat transfer, understand and be comfortable with thermal system component analysis and their synthesis in integral enginnering systems and processes. Any design course invites extensive use of engineering application software in order to minimize tedious manual work and maximize efficiency of interpolation, iteration, what-if analysis, graphing etc.
Course Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; Students are expected to be comfortable with thermal system component analysis and their synthesis. Design of complete thermal systems is stressed. Students are also expected to do thermoeconomic optimization, thermoeconomic analysis and evaluation.
Course Content	Sistem tasarım kavramları, matematiksel modelleme, optimizasyon metotları, büyük sistemlerin kararlı hal simülasyonu, fan, pompa, ısı değiştirgeçleri, lüleler ve difüzörler, kanallardaki akış, ısıl sistemlerin dinamik davranışı.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week	Subjects	Preparation
1	Introduction	Chapter 1
2	Basic Considerations In Design	Chapter 2
3	Modeling of Thermal Systems	Chapter 3
4	Modeling of Thermal Systems	Chapter 3
5	Numerical Modeling And Simulation	Chapter 4
6	Numerical Modeling And Simulation	Chapter 4
7	Acceptable Design Of A Thermal System	Chapter 5
8	Acceptable Design Of A Thermal System	Chapter 5
9	Acceptable Design Of A Thermal System	Chapter 5
10	Economic Considerations	Chapter 6
11	Economic Considerations	Chapter 6
12	Problem Formulation For Optimization	Chapter 7
13	Problem Formulation For Optimization	Chapter 7
14	Lagrange Multipliers	Chapter 8
15	Final Examination Period	Review of Topics
16	Final Examination Period	Review of Topics

Sources

Course Book	1. Design and Optimization of Thermal Systems, 2nd Edition, Y. Jaluria, CRC Press, 2007
Other Sources	2. Any mechanical engineering thermodynamics textbook
	3. Any heat transfer textbook

Evaluation System

Requirements	Number	Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation	-	-
Laboratory	-	-
Application	-	-
Field Work	-	-
Special Course Internship	-	-
Quizzes/Studio Critics	-	-
Homework Assignments	4	10
Presentation	-	-
Project	-	-
Report	-	-
Seminar	-	-
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury	2	50
Final Exam/Final Jury	1	40
Toplam	7	100

Percentage of Semester Work	60
Percentage of Final Work	40
Total	100

Course Category

Core Courses	X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	Level of Contribution
#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	1	2	3	4	5
1	Adequate knowledge in mathematics, science and subjects specific to the energy systems engineering discipline; the ability to apply theoretical and practical knowledge of these areas to complex engineering problems.
2	The ability to identify, define, formulate and solve complex engineering problems; selecting and applying proper analysis and modeling techniques for this purpose.
3	The ability to design a complex system, process, device or product under realistic constraints and conditions to meet specific requirements; the ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose.
4	The ability to develop, select and utilize modern techniques and tools essential for the analysis and determination of complex problems in energy systems engineering applications; the ability to utilize information technologies effectively.
5	The ability to design experiments, conduct experiments, gather data, analyze and interpret results for the investigation of complex engineering problems or research topics specific to the energy systems engineering discipline.
6	The ability to work effectively in inter/inner disciplinary teams, the ability to work individually.
7	a)Effective oral and writen communication skills in Turkish; the ability to write effective reports and comprehend written reports, to prepare design and production reports, to make effective presentations, to give and to receive clear and understandable instructions. b)The knowledge of at least one foreign language; the ability to write effective reports and comprehend written reports, to prepare design and production reports, to make effective presentations, to give and to receive clear and understandable instructions.
8	Recognition of the need for lifelong learning; the ability to access information, to follow recent developments in science and technology.
9	a)The ability to behave according to ethical principles, awareness of professional and ethical responsibility; b)knowledge of the standards utilized in energy systems engineering applications.
10	Knowledge on business practices such as project management, risk management and change management; awareness about entrepreneurship, innovation; knowledge on sustainable development.
11	a) Knowledge on the effects of energy systems engineering applications on the universal and social dimensions of health, environment and safety; b) and awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours)	14	3	42
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class	14	2	28
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project	1	25	25
Report
Homework Assignments	8	2	16
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury	2	15	30
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury
Total Workload			141