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Sustainable Energy Utilisation, MJ2407, 9 Credits, Fall 2009

This course will discuss the utilisation of energy in the present day society, taking into
account sustainability and environmental aspects. The course will focus on the technologies
used to meet a wide spectrum of energy demands needed for cooling, heating, and ventilation
in the built environment.

Aim
After the course the student should be able to
describe different sources of primary energy and assess their environmental impact.
describe the utilisation of energy in the present day society.
understand and explain the physics that govern an indoor climate, and assess the changes
needed to improve the indoor climate in existing buildings.
perform heating/cooling load calculations for a single family residence.
design heaters (radiators) and connecting tubing, and select a proper circulation pump.
design a ventilation system to provide an adequate air flow of a proper temperature and
humidity.
understand and explain the basic fundamentals of conventional refrigeration systems,
including components like heat exchangers, compressors, and expansion valves.
develop and describe a computer model of a conventional cooling system.
understand and describe different types of heating systems, and assess their applicability.
understand and describe the function of passive systems.
briefly discuss alternative cooling processes.

Course Co-ordinator
Associated Professor Joachim Claesson
Phone: 08-790 74 60, Email: see below.
Office: Brinellvgen 68, Room L341.

Course Requirements

One written exam, 5 credits.

Seven project reports, 3 credits.
Active participation at laboratory lessons, 1 credit.

One credit is equivalent to 27 hours of full-time studies.

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Exam
The exam will be held Tuesday December 15, 2009, 14.00-19.00, Rooms M31-36.
Helping aids: Calculator (not preprogrammed), Course literature, Lecture notes (NO solved
problems!).
The exam will be available in both English and Swedish and you may answer in any of these
two languages.

There will be a teacher present during the exam. DO NOT HESITATE to ask if anything is
unclear!

Project Reports
Each student is required to submit a written report for each of the three assignments:
Seminar 1: Heating demand for a single family residence (1 individual report), 1 credit,
Seminar 2: Design of heating systems (1 individual report), 0.25 credits,
Seminar 3: Design of ventilation systems (1 individual report), 0.25 credits.
There will also be four computer laboration assignments (CL) for simulating a refrigeration
system. For these labs we will reserve computer rooms where you can work in groups sloving
these laborations.
CL 1-5: Simulation of a refrigeration system (4 reports per group), 1.5 credits
In order to promote continuous learning, you will get bonus points on the exam if you submit
the reports before the deadline stated on the assignments and receive a passing grade.
Number of reports with a Bonus for the exam
passing grade (submitted
before deadline)
7
+ 15 % of score on the exam
6
+ 12 % of score on the exam
5
+ 10 % of score on the exam
4
+ 8 % of score on the exam
3
+ 6 % of score on the exam
2
+ 4 % of score on the exam
1
+ 2 % of score on the exam
Example: You have submitted seven reports, all receiving a passing grade (+ 15 % bonus) and
have achieved a score of 10 credits on the exam. Your total score on the exam will be:
1.15 x 10 = 11.5 credits.
NOTE: If you receive a failing grade on one of the reports you will need to correct it and
submit it again in order to pass the course. You will NOT receive any bonus for the corrected
report. A report submitted after December 16, 2009 WILL NOT BE CORRECTED until the
course is given again (fall semester 2010).

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Laboratory Lessons
Lab. 1: Solar Collectors
Lab. 2: Flow Measurements
Lab. 3: Basic Refrigeration System
Lab. 4: Heat Transfer from a Tube and Fin Coil
The laborations will start at the end of October. A list to sign up for the labs will be available
in due time. Instructions can be downloaded from the course homepage. Those students
following the course at distance will be given an assignment on the topic of each of the labs.

Course Literature
The material used in the course will be for sale at the reception of KTH Energy Technology,
Brinellvgen 68, Ground Floor. The literature include:
Sustainable Energy Utilisation, KTH, Dept. Energy Technology, 2009, edited by
H. Jonsson and P. Bohdanowicz. Price: 200 SEK.
Granryd, E., et al., Refrigerating Engineering, KTH, Div. Applied Thermodynamics
and Refrigeration, 2009. Price: 230 SEK.
Special package price for both books: 350 SEK.
Along with this material, handouts may be distributed during lectures and seminars. These
handouts will be available on the course homepage (see below).

Course Homepage
All handouts not included in the course literature will be available on the course homepage:
http://www.energy.kth.se/index.asp?pnr=12&ID=221&lang=0 and on the BILDA platform of
the course.

The Bilda Platform

All seminar assignments should be submitted through the Bilda educational platform
(http://www.bilda.kth.se). The assignments will be corrected automatically, and your progress
will be recorded. If you have any questions regarding the course, submit them through Bilda!

Teachers
Lecturers
Joachim Claesson (JC)
Bjrn Palm (BP)
Semida Silveira (SSi)

Phone
08-790 74 60
08-790 74 53
08-790 74 69

Email
claesson@
bpalm@
semida.silveira@

Tutors (T), Sem. Assistants (SA), Lab. Assistants (LA), and Comp. Lab. Assistants (CL)
Hatef Madani (HM), (CL)
08-790 74 43
hatef.madani@
Jos Acua (JA), (LA, CL)
08-790 89 41
jose.acuna@
Samer Sawalha (SSa), (LA, CL)
08-790 78 89
samer@
ke Melinder (M), (LA)
08-790 74 54
ake@
Rashid Ali (LA, CL)
08-790 74 91
rashida@
@energy.kth.se

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Preliminary Course Schedule Updated 2009-08-27

Course

MJ2407 Sustainable Energy Utilisation

Week 35, 2009

Date

Activity

Time

Room

Fre

28-aug

Frl

10:00-12:00

M2

Ons

02-sep

Frl

08:00-10:00

Fre

04-sep

Frl

08:00-10:00

Theme

Teacher

Introduction to the Course, History of Energy Usage

JC

M2

Thermal Comfort

JC

M2

Heating Demand Calculations

JC

Week 36, 2009

Week 37, 2009

Mn

07-sep

Frl

10:00-12:00

M2

Sustainability

Tis

08-sep

Frl

15:00-17:00

M2

Heating/Cooling Demand Calculations

JC

Fre

11-sep

Exercise

08:00-10:00

M2

Thermal Comfort + Heating/Cooling Demand Calculations

JC

SEU-SEM1: Heating Demand for a Single Family

Residence

Week 38, 2009

Semida

Mn

14-sep

Seminar 1

10:00-12:00

M2

Ons

16-sep

Frl

10:00-12:00

M2

Ventilation Demand 1

JC

08:00-10:00

M2

Ventilation Demand 2

JC

Fre

18-sep

Frl

Week 39, 2009

Mn

21-sep

Frl

10:00-12:00

M2

Tis

22-sep

Frl

15:00-17:00

M2

Liquid Heating/Cooling Distribution Systems 2

JC

10:00-12:00

M2

Ventilation Demand + Liquid Distribution Systems

JC

Ons

Liquid Heating/Cooling Distribution Systems 1

JC

23-sep

Exercise

Mn

28-sep

Seminar 2

08:00-10:00

M2

SEU-SEM2: Design of Heating Systems

JC

Ons

30-sep

Frl

10:00-12:00

M2

Ventilation Systems 1

JC

Week 40, 2009

02-okt

Frl

08:00-10:00

M2

Psychrometrics 1

JC

Ons

07-okt

Frl

10:00-12:00

M2

Psychrometrics 2

JC

Fre

09-okt

Frl

15:00-17:00

M2

Ventilation Systems 2

JC

Psychrometrics + Ventilation Systems

JC

Fre
Week 41, 2009

Week 42, 2009

Tis

13-okt

Exercise

08:00-10:00

K1

Ons

14-okt

Seminar 3

10:00-12:00

M2

SEU-SEM3: Design of Ventilation Systems

JC

Fre

16-okt

Frl

08:00-10:00

M2

Passive Systems 1

JC

Week 44, 2009

Tis

27-okt

Frl

08:00-10:00

M2

Passive Systems 2

JC

Ons

28-okt

Frl

10:00-12:00

M2

Heat Sources

JC

Ons

28-okt

Lab

13:00-16:00

ETT-LAB

Lab

Ons

28-okt

Lab

16:00-19:00

ETT-LAB

Lab

Fre

30-okt

Lab

13:00-16:00

ETT-LAB

Lab
Lab

Fre

30-okt

Lab

16:00-19:00

ETT-LAB

03-nov

Frl

13:00-15:00

M2

Conventional Refrigeration Systems 1

BP

SEU-CL1: Carnot Cycles and Efficiencies

Rashid

Week 45, 2009

Tis

CL
Ons

04-nov

13:00-16:00

ETT-LAB

Ons

04-nov

Lab

16:00-19:00

ETT-LAB

Lab

Tor

05-nov

Exercise

08:00-10:00

M2

Cooling Systems 1

Fre

06-nov

Lab

13:00-16:00

ETT-LAB

Lab

Lab

Lab
JC

06-nov

Lab

16:00-19:00

ETT-LAB

Lab

Tis

10-nov

Lab

09:00-12:00

ETT-LAB

Lab

Ons

11-nov

Lab

13:00-16:00

ETT-LAB

Lab

Ons

11-nov

Lab

16:00-19:00

ETT-LAB

Lab

Tor

12-nov

Frl

08:00-10:00

M2

Conventional Refrigeration Systems 2

BP

13:00-15:00

M2

Cooling Systems 2

JC

SEU-CL2: Vapor Compression Refrigeration Process

Jos

09:00-12:00

ETT-LAB

Lab

Fre
Week 46, 2009

Fre

13-nov

Exercise

Tis

17-nov

Lab

Ons

18-nov

Lab

13:00-16:00

ETT-LAB

Ons

18-nov

Lab

16:00-19:00

ETT-LAB

Lab

Tor

19-nov

Frl

08:00-10:00

M2

Conventional Refrigeration Systems 3

23-nov

Frl

13:00-15:00

M2

Conventional Refrigeration Systems 4

BP

SEU-CL3: Heat Exchangers

Samer

Lab
Lab

Week 47, 2009

CL

Lab
BP

Week 48, 2009

M
Tis

24-nov

Lab

13:00-16:00

ETT-LAB

Tis

24-nov

Lab

16:00-19:00

ETT-LAB

Ons

25-nov

Lab

13:00-16:00

ETT-LAB

25-nov

Lab

16:00-19:00

ETT-LAB

Lab
Cooling Systems 3

Ons
Fre

Lab

27-nov

Exercise

08:00-10:00

M2

01-dec

Frl

08:00-10:00

M2

Alternative Cooling Systems 1

BP

SEU-CL3: Heat Exchangers, continued

Samer

JC

Week 49, 2009

Tis

CL
Tis

01-dec

Lab

13:00-16:00

Tis

01-dec

Lab

16:00-19:00

Ons

02-dec

Lab

13:00-16:00

ETT-LAB

Ons

02-dec

Lab

16:00-19:00

ETT-LAB

Lab

Fre

04-dec

Frl

08:00-10:00

M2

Alternative Cooling Systems 2

BP

SEU-CL4: System Analysis

Hatef

Lab

Lab
Lab

Week 50, 2009

CL
Tis

08-dec

Lab

13:00-16:00

ETT-LAB

Tis

08-dec

Lab

15:00-16:00

ETT-LAB

Lab

Ons

09-dec

Frl

15:00-17:00

M2

Preservation of Food, Course Summary

Week 51, 2009

Tis

15-dec

TEN

M31,
M32,
M33,
14:00-19:00 M35, M36

Exam

* Rooms Glader and Prosit, Brinellvgen 64, 3rd floor.

** Teacher in charge to be announced.
Good Luck!