361-0342/02 – Refrigeration Systems and Heat Pumps I (CHZ1)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of Power EngineeringCredits3
Subject guarantordoc. Ing. Mojmír Vrtek, Ph.D.Subject version guarantordoc. Ing. Mojmír Vrtek, Ph.D.
Study levelundergraduate or graduateRequirementCompulsory
Year1Semestersummer
Study languageCzech
Year of introduction2013/2014Year of cancellation2021/2022
Intended for the facultiesFS, FASTIntended for study typesFollow-up Master
Instruction secured by
LoginNameTuitorTeacher giving lectures
VRT20 doc. Ing. Mojmír Vrtek, Ph.D.
Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of studyWay of compl.Extent
Full-time Credit and Examination 2+1
Part-time Examination 14+0

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

The subject deals with refrigeration technique and heat pumps. Students gain basic knowledges in theory of compressor and sorption refrigeration cycles, environmental aspects of refrigerants. Further the use of heat pumps for low potential heat utilization is taught.

Teaching methods

Lectures
Seminars
Individual consultations
Tutorials

Summary

The subject deals with refrigeration technique and heat pumps. Students gain basic knowledges in theory of compressor and sorption refrigeration cycles, environmental aspects of refrigerants. Further the use of heat pumps for low potential heat utilization is taught.

Compulsory literature:

MORAN, M.J.; SHAPIRO, H.N.: Fundamental of Engineering Thermodynamics. 2nd Edition. New York : John Wiey & Sons, Inc., 1992. ISBN 0471076813. LANGLEY, B., C.: Heat Pump Technology. 3rd Edition. Prentice Hall, 2001. ISBN 0130339652. 536 p.

Recommended literature:

DOSSAT, R., J.; HORAN, T., J.: Principles of Refrigeration. 5th Edition. Prentice Hall, 2002. ISBN 0130272701. 454 p.

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

E-learning

Other requirements

Another demands for student are not.

Prerequisities

Subject codeAbbreviationTitleRequirement
361-0301 Termo Thermomechanics Recommended

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

1. Introduction, purpose of refrigeration systems and heat pums. 2. Methods of generation low temperatures, basic theory of refrigeration cycles. Compressor vapor cycle one-stage. 3. Binary mixtures. Heat transfer fluids. 4. Refrigerants - solving tools. 5. Properties of basic types of refrigerants. 6. Compressor vapor cycle, two stage, cascade. 7. Absorption cycle 8. Heat pumps - types 9. Characteristic of low potential heat sources for heat pumps. Usage of heat pumps.

Conditions for subject completion

Part-time form (validity from: 2013/2014 Winter semester, validity until: 2021/2022 Summer semester)
Task nameType of taskMax. number of points
(act. for subtasks)
Min. number of pointsMax. počet pokusů
Examination Examination 100  51 3
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2019/2020 (N3607) Civil Engineering (3607T040) Building Environment (01) Building Services P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
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2018/2019 (N3607) Civil Engineering (3607T040) Building Environment (01) Building Services K Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
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2017/2018 (N3607) Civil Engineering (3607T040) Building Environment (01) Building Services P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
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2016/2017 (N3607) Civil Engineering (3607T040) Building Environment (01) Building Services P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
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2015/2016 (N3607) Civil Engineering (3607T040) Building Environment (01) Building Services P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
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2014/2015 (N3607) Civil Engineering (3607T040) Building Environment (01) Building Services P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2014/2015 (N3607) Civil Engineering (3607T040) Building Environment (01) Building Services K Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2013/2014 (N3607) Civil Engineering (3607T040) Building Environment (01) Building Services P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2013/2014 (N3607) Civil Engineering (3607T040) Building Environment (01) Building Services K Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan

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