School/Faculty/Institute Faculty of Engineering
Course Code ME 484
Course Title in English Thermal Environmental Engineering
Course Title in Turkish Isıl Çevre Mühendisliği
Language of Instruction EN
Type of Course Flipped Classroom
Level of Course Introductory
Semester Fall
Contact Hours per Week
Lecture: 3 Recitation: Lab: Other:
Estimated Student Workload 129 hours per semester
Number of Credits 5 ECTS
Grading Mode Standard Letter Grade
Pre-requisites None
Expected Prior Knowledge Prerequisite: THER 204
Co-requisites None
Registration Restrictions Only Undergraduate Students
Overall Educational Objective To introduce the fundamentals of heating, refrigeration, ventilating and air conditioning, and the design of such systems in buildings.
Course Description This course provides a comprehensive introduction to some fundamental aspects of heating, refrigeration, ventilating and air conditioning in buildings. The following topics are covered: Introduction to heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and refrigeration, mechanical vapor-compression refrigeration cycles, mechanical vapor-compression refrigeration components and systems, thermodynamic properties of moist air, psychrometric processes and applications, the psychrometer and humidity measurement, heating and cooling of moist air by extended surface coils, human thermal comfort and indoor air quality, solar radiation, winter heat loss in buildings, air-distribution system and duct design, hydronic system design.
Course Description in Turkish Bu derste, binalarda ısıtma, soğutma ve havalandırma sistemlerinin esasları incelenmektedir. Dersin konuları şu başlıkları kapsamaktadır: Binalarda ısıtma, soğutma ve havalandırmaya giriş, buhar-sıkıştırmalı soğutma çevrimleri, buhar-sıkıştırmalı soğutma sistemleri ve bileşenleri, nemli havanın termodinamik özellikleri, psikrometrik süreçler ve uygulamaları, psikrometre ve nem ölçümü, nemli havanın ısıtılması ve soğutulması, termal konfor ve hava kalitesi, güneş ışınımı, binalarda kışın ısı kaybı, hava-dağıtım sistemi ve tasarımı, hidronik sistem tasarımı.

Course Learning Outcomes and Competences

Upon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:
1) design a mechanical vapor-compression refrigeration system;
2) analyse psycometric processes and their applications;
3) analyse solar radiation and its applications;
4) carry out a design of an air-distribution system;
5) design hydronic systems;
6) communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
7) recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations;
8) function effectively on a team.
Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1) Thorough knowledge of the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in psychology.
2) Understanding of and ability to apply essential research methods in psychology, including research design, data analysis, and data interpretation.
3) Competence to use critical and creative thinking, skeptical inquiry and a scientific approach to solving problems related to behavior and mental processes.
4) Understanding and ability to apply psychological principles, skills and values in personal, social, and organizational contexts.
5) Ability to weigh evidence, to tolerate ambiguity, and to reflect other values that underpin psychology as a discipline.
6) Internalization and dissemination of professional ethical standards.
7) Demonstration of competence in information technologies, and the ability to use computer and other technologies for purposes related to the pursuit of knowledge in psychology and the broader social sciences.
8) Skills to communicate the knowledge of psychological science effectively, in a variety of formats, in both Turkish and in English (in English, at least CEFR B2 level).
9) Recognition, understanding, and respect for the complexity of sociocultural and international diversity.
10) Recognition for the need for, and the skills to pursue, lifelong learning, inquiry, and self-improvement.
11) Ability to formulate critical hypotheses based on psychological theory and literature, and design studies to test those hypotheses.
12) Ability to acquire knowledge independently, and to plan one’s own learning.
13) Demonstration of advanced competence in the clarity and composition of written work and presentations.

Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences

N None S Supportive H Highly Related
     
Program Outcomes and Competences Level Assessed by
1) Thorough knowledge of the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in psychology. N
2) Understanding of and ability to apply essential research methods in psychology, including research design, data analysis, and data interpretation. N
3) Competence to use critical and creative thinking, skeptical inquiry and a scientific approach to solving problems related to behavior and mental processes. H Exam,HW,Participation
4) Understanding and ability to apply psychological principles, skills and values in personal, social, and organizational contexts. N
5) Ability to weigh evidence, to tolerate ambiguity, and to reflect other values that underpin psychology as a discipline. N
6) Internalization and dissemination of professional ethical standards. N
7) Demonstration of competence in information technologies, and the ability to use computer and other technologies for purposes related to the pursuit of knowledge in psychology and the broader social sciences. N
8) Skills to communicate the knowledge of psychological science effectively, in a variety of formats, in both Turkish and in English (in English, at least CEFR B2 level). N
9) Recognition, understanding, and respect for the complexity of sociocultural and international diversity. S Participation
10) Recognition for the need for, and the skills to pursue, lifelong learning, inquiry, and self-improvement. S HW,Participation
11) Ability to formulate critical hypotheses based on psychological theory and literature, and design studies to test those hypotheses. N
12) Ability to acquire knowledge independently, and to plan one’s own learning. S Exam,HW
13) Demonstration of advanced competence in the clarity and composition of written work and presentations. H Exam,HW
Prepared by and Date CANFUAD DELALE , February 2024
Course Coordinator CANFUAD DELALE
Semester Fall
Name of Instructor

Course Contents

Week Subject
1) Introduction to heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and refrigeration
2) Mechanical vapor-compression refrigeration cycles
3) Mechanical vapor-compression refrigeration components and systems
4) Thermodynamic properties of moist air
5) Psychrometric processes and applications
6) The psychrometer and humidity measurement
7) Heating and cooling of moist air by extended surface coils
8) Human thermal comfort and indoor air quality
9) Solar radiation
10) Winter heat loss in buildings
11) Air-distribution system and duct design
12) Air-distribution system and duct design
13) Hydronic system operation and design
14) Hydronic system operation and design
15) Final Examination Period.
16) Final Examination Period.
Required/Recommended ReadingsThermal Environmental Engineering (3rd Edition), Kuehn, T.H. Ramsey, J.W. Threlkeld, J.L., Prentice Hall, 1998. ISBN: 0139172203
Teaching MethodsFlipped Learning
Homework and Projects
Laboratory Work
Computer Use
Other Activities
Assessment Methods
Assessment Tools Count Weight
Attendance 14 % 20
Project 1 % 40
Midterm(s) 2 % 40
TOTAL % 100
Course Administration delalec@mef.edu.tr
02123953651
Instructor’s office and phone number: A Block Fifth Floor, 0 212 395 3651 office hours: Thursday 14.00-15.00 email address: delalec@mef.edu.tr Rules for attendance: Minimum of 70% attendance required. Missing a midterm: Provided that proper documents of excuse are presented, each missed midterm by the student will be given the grade of the final exam. No make-up will be given. Missing final (project presentation): Faculty regulations. A reminder of proper classroom behavior, code of student conduct: YÖK Regulations Statement on plagiarism: YÖK Regulations http://3fcampus.mef.edu.tr/uploads/cms/webadmin.mef.edu.tr/4833_2.pdf

ECTS Student Workload Estimation

Activity No/Weeks Calculation
No/Weeks per Semester
Course Hours 28 112
Project 2 98
Midterm(s) 4 48
Total Workload 258
Total Workload/25 10.3
ECTS 5