Grundläggande kunskap i Termodynamik och Värmeöverföring.
Kurslitteratur är i första hand litteraturen i kurskompendiet, dvs:
Checkland, P. (1999a). Appendix 1. Building conceptual models. Systems Thinking, Systems Practice. New York, John Wiley & Sons Inc: 286-293.
Checkland, P. (1999b). Appendix 2. A workbook for starting systems studies. Systems Thinking, Systems Practice. New York, John Wiley & Sons Inc: 294-298.
Churchman, W. (1968). Systems. The Systems Approach. New York, Dell Publishing Co. Inc.: 29-47.
Grant, W., et al. (1997). The systems approach to problem solving. Ecology and natural resource management – Systems analysis and simulation. New York, John Wiley & Sons Inc.: 3-15.
Gustafsson, L., et al. (1982). System och modell: En introduktion till systemanalysen. Lund, Studentlitteratur: 7-32.
HPS (1997). Five learning processes: The role of systems thinking and the STELLA software for building world citizens for tomorrow. STELLA – introduction to systems thinking, High Performance Systems Inc.
Johansson, A. (2003). Conclusion – simulation model. Phase-out of refrigerant R22. Stockholm, Department of Energy Technology, Division of Applied Thermodynamics and Refrigeration at the Royal Institute of Technology: 113-116.
Kotas, T. J. (1995). The exergy method of thermal plant analysis. London, Butterworths: xvii-xix, 1-4.
Lane, D. (1997). Diary of an oil market model: How a system dynamic modelling process was used with managers to resolve conflict and to generate insight. Systems Modelling for Energy Policy. Larsen, E. R. och Bunn, D. W. London, John Wiley & Sons Ltd: 205-240.
Nilsson, Ö. och Österlund, M. (2003a). Mekanik – simulering med STELLA. Dynamisk simulering i fysik och teknik. Lund, Studentliteratur: 81-104.
Nilsson, Ö. och Österlund, M. (2003b). Appendix 1. Introduktion till STELLA. Dynamisk simulering i fysik och teknik. Lund, Studentliteratur: 291-306.
Toulmin, S. (1961). Foresight and understanding – an inquiry into the aims of science. London, Hutchinson & CO. Ltd.
…men man kan naturligtvis vara tvungen att se till annan litteratur för att lösa specifika uppgifter i kursen.