Energy Technology

Course	SE-802-ET1
Semester	20243
ETCS	6
Core	Yes

Year	1. year
Semester	Fall 2024
Level of course	4. Second cycle, introductory
Type of course	Core
Prerequisites	No prerequisites.
Schedule	No schedule found.
Lecturer	Vala Hjörleifsdóttir
Content
12-week, main semester introduction to the basics of energy technology and engineering. This course is developed for non-engineers to gain the skills necessary to be competent in describing energy systems.
Learning outcome - Objectives
To give an introduction to and an overview of the field of energy by presenting basic concepts and laws of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and heat transfer. Topics covered include thermodynamic systems, properties of pure substances and phase changes, ideal gas, real gas, state equations and thermodynamic variables, work, heat and the first law of thermodynamics, the second law, reversible and irreversible processes, the Carnot cycle and the Kelvin temperature scale, entropy, heat engines, Otto, Diesel, Brayton and Stirling cycles, steam cycles, refrigeration and heat pumps, heat transfer, heat conduction in one and two dimensions, steady state and transient, convection, free and forced, radiation, the laws of Stefan-Boltzmann and Planck, surface properties, shape factors, and radiation heat exchange between surfaces, heat exchangers, duty and properties.
Course assessment
Defined in Canvas.
Reading material
No reading material found.
Teaching and learning activities
Language of instruction	English