MJ2434 Advanced Refrigeration and Heat Pump Technology 6.0 credits
This course will be discontinued.
Last planned examination: Spring 2024
Decision to discontinue this course:
The course is discontinued at the expiration of the autumn semester 2024 according to a decision by the Dean of the ITM School : M-2022-0617. Decision date: 22/04/2022.
The course is given for the last time during spring semester 2022. Final opportunity for examination will be given during spring semester 2024.
Content and learning outcomes
Course contents
The aim of the course is to introduce the students to selected subjects from the research front in the field of refrigeration and heat pump technology. An additional aim is to broaden the students' knowledge in this field from previous courses.
The course includes the following subjects communicated via lectures, assignments and study visits.
- Applications.
o Cooling in shops
o Geothermal heat pumps
o Ice rinks and their energy systems
o Heat recovery
- Working fluids
o New synthetic low-GWP (Global Warming Potential) refrigerants
o Propane and ammonia in small heat pumps
o Carbon dioxide
- Alternative cycles
o Heat driven cold
o Acoustic, magnetic and other
- Modelling tools
o CoolPack and PackCalc
o Refprop in Excel
o IMST-ART
o Earth Energy Designer-EED
Intended learning outcomes
To pass the course, the student should be able to:
1. Discuss the most important progress in refrigeration and heat pump technology.
2. Use the most important computational tools for refrigeration and heat pump technology.
3. Carry out calculations of performance for heat and cooling system.
4. Design heat pumping systems and choose appropriate capacity for the main components of the systems.
To receive higher grades the student should also be able to:
5. Analyse performance for heat pumping systems and compare performance between different system solutions.
6. Explain the principles of the most important alternative cooling processes. Identify their potential, limitations and main application fields.
7. Describe some of the latest technologies and the latest introduced refrigerants for selected applications. Justify the introduction of these and compare them with traditional technologies and refrigerants.
Literature and preparations
Specific prerequisites
MJ2407 Sustainable Energy Utilisation, MJ2423 Applied Refrigeration and Heat Pump Technology, or the equivalent
Recommended prerequisites
Equipment
Literature
Examination and completion
If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.
Grading scale
Examination
- INL1 - Home Assignment 1, 1.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
- INL2 - Home Assignment 2, 1.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
- INL3 - Home Assignment 3, 1.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
- TEN1 - Written exam, 3.0 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.
The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.
Opportunity to complete the requirements via supplementary examination
Opportunity to raise an approved grade via renewed examination
Examiner
Ethical approach
- All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
- In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
- In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.