Course title
B04206004
Heating/Refrigerating & Air Conditioning Engineering

 SAITO Hiroyasu
Course description
This course introduces the foundations of refrigeration engineering and air conditioning engineering to students taking this course. This course also deals with the basic principles of non-mechanical type refrigeration methods, such as, absorption refrigerator, absorption refrigerator, chemical reaction type heat pump, and Seebeck effect cooler devices.
Purpose of class
The aim of this class is to help students acquire the knowledge needed to understand the basic thermodynamic principles of refrigeration and air conditioning systems.
Goals and objectives
  1. Obtain basic knowledge to understand the thermodynamic principles of the refrigeration equipments and air conditioning systems.
  2. Understand calculation techniques of theoretical refrigeration cycles of vapor compression refrigerator and absorption refrigerator.
  3. Understand psychrometric properties and psychrometric chart to calculate the effect of vapor-liquid equilibrium and mixing rules of moist air for air conditioning.
  4. Understand chemicak reaction, chemical equilibrium, and Gibbs free energy.
Language
Japanese
Class schedule

 Class schedule HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.) Amount of Time Required
1. Introduction to refrigeration and air conditioning
　・Low-temperature use technologies
　・Types of refrigeration system
　・Human comfort and air conditioning 		Preparation: syllabus 190minutes
2. Vapor compression refrigeration (1)　　
・Thermodynamic process in vapor compression refrigeration
・Simple vapor compression system and its components
・COP(coefficient of performance), p-h diagram, T-s diagram 		Preparation: Textbook, Chapter 10, p163-p165. 190minutes
3. Vapor compression refrigeration (2)　　　
・Various actual conditions of vapor refrigeration and various arrangements for improvement in COP
・Performance of two stage compression type 		Preparation: Textbook, Chapter 10, p165-p168. 190minutes
4. Absorption refrigeration (1)
・Operational principle of absorption refrigeration cycle
・Major components used in single effect absorption refrigeration 		Preparation: Textbook, Chapter 10, p168-p170 190minutes
5. Absorption refrigeration (2)
・Calculation on COP of teoretical cycle
・h−ξdiagram 		Preparation: Textbook, Chapter 10, p168-p170 190minutes
6. Absorption refrigeration (3)
・Small ammonia absorption refrigerator
・Other methods 		Preparation: Textbook, Chapter 10, p168-p170 190minutes
7. Fundamentals in air-conditioning theory
・Thermodynamics and properties of moist air
・Psychrometry properties, humidity, dry-bulb temperature, wet-buib temperature, dew point temperature 		Preparation: Textbook, Chapter 10, p170-p172 190minutes
8. Psychrometric chart and air conditioning
・Various psychrometric processes on psychrometric chart and their calculations 		Preparation: Textbook, Chapter 10, p172-p175 190minutes
9. Non conventional type refrigeration cycles
・Air refrigerant cycle, Linde cycle, Claude cycle
・Peltier element 		Preparation: Textbook, Chapter 10, p170-p171 190minutes
10. Chemical reaction and thermodynamics (1)
・Heat of reaction and standard entalpy of formation 		Preparation: Textbook, Chapter 7, p103-p109 190minutes
11. Chemical reaction and thermodynamics (2)
・Standard Gibbs free energy
・Energy conversion of fuel cell 		Preparation: Textbook, Chapter 7, p110-p114． 190minutes
12. Reaction rate and chemical equilibrium
・Chemical equilibrium and reaction rate coefficient
・Calculation on equilibrium constant 		Preparation: Textbook, Chapter 7, p114-p119． 190minutes
13. Visit to real operating air conditioning facilitiy Preparation: 190minutes
14. Term-end examination and explanation of the answer Textbook: p103-p119, p163-p170 190minutes
Total. - - 2660minutes
Relationship between 'Goals and Objectives' and 'Course Outcomes'

 Term-end examination Total.
1. 25% 25%
2. 25% 25%
3. 25% 25%
4. 25% 25%
Total. 100% -
Evaluation method and criteria
Final grade is going to be calculated according to the following process: term-end examination (100%). To pass, students have to earn at least 60 points out of 100.
Feedback on exams, assignments, etc.
ways of feedback specific contents about "Other"
Textbooks and reference materials
Textbook：JSME Textbook Series, "Thermodynamics", Maruzen,(Japanese)
Reference book:JSRA "Refrigeration and air conditioning technology" (Japanese)
Prerequisites
Students who take this course need to have taken the courses of Thermodynamic 1, Thermodynamic 2, and Heat Transfer 1.
Office hours and How to contact professors for questions
  • Lunch break time on Tuesday: It is desirable to notify the visit in advance: k-tanaka@shibaura-it.ac.jp
Regionally-oriented
Non-regionally-oriented course
Development of social and professional independence
  • Course that cultivates an ability for utilizing knowledge
Active-learning course
More than one class is interactive
Course by professor with work experience
Work experience Work experience and relevance to the course content if applicable
N/A
Education related SDGs:the Sustainable Development Goals
  • 4.QUALITY EDUCATION
  • 9.INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
  • 11.SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES
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