pre365 - Fundamentals (Complete module description)
Module label | Fundamentals |
Modulkürzel | pre365 |
Credit points | 7.0 KP |
Workload | 210 h |
Institute directory | Institute of Physics |
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Skills to be acquired in this module | After the completion of the module the student will - understand the theoretical basis of radiation models to be used in solar engineering processes. - understand the principles and the modelling approaches of combined heat and mass transfer in solar processes. - understand the effect of radiation in a solar process. - understand the radiative heat transfer methods of resolution to be used in solar applications. - understand the various assumptions and computing efficiency of radiation models. - understand the models’ limitations to practical uses. - acquire the knowledge of the main radiative properties of materials used in solar processes. - be aware of the important development in radiation measurement. - acquire knowledge of the optical measurement issues. - have a critical understanding of the effect of radiation on fluid flows. - have a critical understanding of radiation modelling in solar processes. - have a critical understanding of the methodology that should be used in a practical situation where radiative heat transfer is to be solved, and coupled with other transfer modes. - be able to compare and evaluate radiation simulation results from different models. - have a critical understanding of optical properties and their influences on radiation heat transfer. - will have a critical understanding of optical measurements. |
Module contents | 1. Radiative heat transfer - Fundamentals of Thermal Radiation - Radiative Exchange between Surfaces - Radiative properties of opaque surfaces - View factors - Radiative exchange between grey and diffuse surfaces - Equation of Radiative Transfer in Participating Media - Equation of radiative transfer - Formal solutions - Boundary conditions - Radiative Properties of Participating Media - Radiative properties of molecular gases - Radiative properties of particulate media - Radiative Transfer through Participating Media - Collimated irradiation - The Two-Flux method - The method of Discrete Ordinates - The Monte Carlo method - The Rosseland approximation - The Diffusion approximation - High temperature measurements - Pyrometry - Infrared thermography 2. Combined heat and mass - Conduction - Fundamental Equations - Balance equations - Examples - Convection - Fundamental Equations - Forced Convection (resolution of the Couette flow with temperature) - Natural Convection (approximation of Boussinesq) - Adimensionnal equations - CFD softwares |
Literaturempfehlungen | Modest M. F.: Radiative Heat Transfer. 2003. Siegel R., Howell J.R.: Thermal Radiation Heat Transfer. 2002. Lesieur: Turbulence in Fluids, Kluwer Academic Publisher, 1997. James, Smith and Wolford: Applied numerical methods for digital computation, Harper & Row, New-York. |
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Language of instruction | English |
Duration (semesters) | 1 Semester |
Module frequency | jährlich |
Module capacity | unlimited |
Examination | Prüfungszeiten | Type of examination |
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Final exam of module | Written exam : End of the Semester / end of May Written report : during the semester / February to May |
Written exam (50%): 2 hours Written report (50%): extended laboratory report, 10-20 pages |
Lehrveranstaltungsform | Seminar |
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