Guia docente 2023_24
Escola de Enxeñaría Industrial
Grado en Ingeniería en Tecnologías Industriales
 Subjects
  Thermal technology
   Contents
Topic Sub-topic
INTRODUCTION 1. Energy issues. Society and energy use
2. Energy production and consumption
HEAT EXCHANGERS 1. Classification of the heat exchangers
2. Calculation of the main parameters
3. Dimensioning
4. Method of the mean logarithmic temperature
5. Method E-NTU
COMBUSTION 1. Introduction
2. Types of combustion
3. Minimum or theoretical air
4. Excess combustion air
5. Combustion fumes
6. Incomplete combustion
7. Combustion diagrams
8. Combustion efficiency
HUMID AIR 1. Introduction
2. Moisture indices
3. Enthalpy of moist air
4. Dew point
5. Adiabatic saturation temperature
6. Wet bulb temperature
7. Psychrometric: Moist air diagrams
8. Mixing of two or more humid airs
9. Mixing of an air mass with water, steam and/or heat
10. Air conditioning processes
THERMAL MACHINES 1. Thermal machines. General
2. Rankine cycle
3. Rankine cycle with regeneration
4. Gas turbines
5. Burners
6. Boilers: definition and typology
7. Energy efficiency
8. Design of heat and water systems in buildings
POWER PLANTS TECHNOLOGY 1. Steam thermal power plant technology
2. Combined cycle power plant technology
3. Nuclear power plant technology
4. Cogeneration
AIR-CONDITIONING INSTALLATIONS 1. Introduction
2. Refrigeration cycle
3. Heat pump
4. Heat pump components
5. Operating characteristics
6. Design of air-conditioning systems
7. Energy efficiency
INTRODUCTION TO THERMAL ENGINES 1. Classification of internal combustion engines
2. Operation of reciprocating internal combustion engines
3. Parts of reciprocating internal combustion engines
4. Nomenclature and basic parameters
5. Theoretical cycles
6. Real cycles
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