Course detail
Thermal Processes
FSI-DTPAcad. year: 2025/2026
The content of the course is a brief summary of basic prerequisites, overview of types of heat exchangers and their use, basic thermohydraulic design of bundle heat exchanger (tube geometry, baffles, analysis of jacket currents, calculation of pressure losses), influence of heat exchangers operation heat exchangers. The main attention will be focused on processes without phase change, but phase change exchangers (capacitors) will also be paid attention. Last but not least, the students will be acquainted with the evaporation, drying and cooling processes and with the basic design of downstream equipment.
Language of instruction
Number of ECTS credits
Mode of study
Guarantor
Department
Entry knowledge
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
Controlled participation in lessons: Exercises are compulsory. The student will be compensated for absence by agreement with the tutor. Lectures are optional.
Aims
Students will gain advanced knowledge of solving engineering tasks in the area of heat sharing, heating and cooling. Students will acquire the knowledge needed to identify the problem and propose an optimal solution. They will acquire practical knowledge of heat exchanger designs, evaporators, dryers and similar apparatuses. Students will acquire skills in heat design of heat exchangers, calculation of pressure losses of heat exchangers and design of evaporators and dryers. This knowledge will be applicable in the areas of energy, heating, heating, air conditioning, heat recovery, chemical and process engineering, and can be applied in manufacturing plants, investors and operators.
Study aids
Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
KUPPAN, Thulukkanam. Heat exchanger design handbook. New York: Marcel Dekker, 2000. Mechanical engineering (Marcel Dekker, Inc.). ISBN 0-8247-9787-6. (CS)
STEHLÍK, Petr, Josef KOHOUTEK a Jan NĚMČANSKÝ. Tepelné pochody: Výpočet výměníku tepla. Brno: VUT, 1991. Učební texty vysokých škol. ISBN 80-214-0363-2. (CS)
ŠESTÁK, Jiří a Rudolf ŽITNÝ. Tepelné pochody II: výměníky tepla, odpařování, sušení, průmyslové pece a elektrický ohřev. Vyd. 2. V Praze: Nakladatelství ČVUT, 2006c1997, 165 s. ISBN 80-01-03475-5. (CS)
Recommended reading
Incropera, F. P., DeWitt, D. P.: Fundamentals od Heat and Mass Transfer. 3rd ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1990. (CS)
PAVELEK, Milan. Termomechanika. Brno: Akademické nakladatelství CERM, 2011. ISBN 978-80-214-4300-6. (CS)
Classification of course in study plans
Type of course unit
Lecture
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
2. Types of heat exchangers
3. Beam heat exchangers
4. Plate heat exchangers
5. Regenerative and mixing heat exchangers
6. Methods of heat exchangers design - LMTD, NTU
7. Heat exchangers with phase change - condensation, var
8. Basics of hydraulic / aerodynamic and strength calculation
9. Exchanger operation - fouling, corrosion
10. Evaporated and evaporators
11. Drying and drying
12. Cooling, cryogenics
13. Furnaces, electric heating
Exercise
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
2. Heat calculation of bundle heat exchangers
3. Hydraulic / aerodymanic calculation
4. Drying
5. Laboratory tasks
6. Laboratory tasks
7. Credit test
Computer-assisted exercise
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
2. Calculations of energy and mass balance
3. Heat exchanger calculation
4. Condenser
5. Evaporation
6. Drying