Academic Catalog

ME421 STEAM GENERATOR & HEAT EXCHANGER DESIGN

Course Code: 5690421
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 5.0
Department: Mechanical Engineering
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
Course Coordinator: Prof.Dr. ALMILA GÜVENÇ YAZICIOÐLU
Offered Semester: Fall and Spring Semesters.

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.