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MECH421 STEAM GENERATOR AND HEAT EXCHANGER DESIGN

Course Code: 3650421
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 5.0
Department: Mechanical Engineering
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
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Offered Semester: Fall or Spring Semesters.
Prerequisite: Set 1: 3650311
The course set above should be completed before taking MECH421 STEAM GENERATOR AND HEAT EXCHANGER DESIGN .

Course Content

Classification of steam generators. Water tube and fire tube boilers. Fuels and combustion. Thermal analysis of furnaces, superheater, economizer, air-preheater. Cooling towers. Description and calculation of different types of heat exchangers, condenser types, shell-and-tube, mixing-type, compact heat exchangers. Thermal stress. Problems of heat exchangers. Water purification.