COURSE UNIT TITLE

: REFRIGERATION MACHINES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MAK 4042 REFRIGERATION MACHINES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Mechanical Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR AYTUNÇ EREK

Offered to

Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering (Evening)

Course Objective

To introduce refrigeration systems with the design principles of its components, and exercise on cooling load calculations .

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   An ability to know refrigeration systems and refrigerants.
2   An ability to know elements of the refrigeration system.
3   An ability to calculate refrigerant load.
4   An ability to calculate cold storage.
5   An abiity to know control elements and their functions.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Refrigerants and properties of refrigerants
2 Refrigerants and properties of refrigerants
3 Cooling systems. Halocarbons refrigerants.
4 Cooling systems with ammonia and brine.
5 Stepped cooling systems
6 Calculation of cooling load. Specifications of insulation materials used in cooling plant.
7 Midterm exam #1
8 Wall construction of cold storage room. Heat transfer calculations. Design data of food
9 Elements of cooling system. Condensers.
10 Elements of cooling system. Evaporator design, cooling towers.
11 Pipe design in cooling systems.
12 Midterm exam #2
13 Characteristics of control elements.
14 Functions of control elements. Moisture control in cooling systems.

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Uygulamalı Soğutma Tekniği,Nuri Özkol, MMO
Supplementary Book(s): Refrigeration Systems and Applications, Ibrahim Dinçer,
John Wiley & Sons , 2002

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation + Assignments

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 MTE2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE1 * 0.25 + MTE2 * 0.25 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE1 * 0.25 + MTE2 * 0.25 + RST * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 1 12
Preparation for midterm exam 2 6 12
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 2 4 8
Preparing presentations 1 6 6
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 2 2 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 95

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.14
LO.24
LO.3443
LO.4343
LO.54