Program Overview

Course Overview

Course Description

The course "Heat Pumping Systems in Industrial Processes" (EP8206) is a doctoral degree level course that focuses on the application of heat pumping systems in industrial processes. The course content includes thermodynamics for heat pumping processes and systems, design and dimensioning of equipment for cooling, freezing, and storage of products, and commercial refrigeration.

Course Details

• Credits: 7.5
• Level: Doctoral degree level
• Course start: Spring 2026
• Duration: 1 semester
• Language of instruction: English
• Location: Trondheim
• Examination arrangement: Oral examination

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

The course provides students with knowledge about:

• Refrigeration processes in the industry
• Design and construction of chilling and freezing processes and equipment
• Operation of heat pumps and refrigeration processes
• Main components like compressors, pumps, fans, heat exchangers, and valves
• Refrigeration installations in the industry
• Chilling and freezing equipment, chilling and freezing storage

Skills

The course enables students to:

• Estimate thermodynamic properties for systems by using tables and graphical diagrams
• Design and calculate chilling and freezing processes and equipment

General Competence

The course gives students:

• Competence within industrial refrigeration systems
• Understanding of systems and the capability to evaluate the efficiency of processes with respect to energy and exergy (energy quality)
• Overview of processes for heating (heat pumps) and cooling (refrigeration cycles)

Learning Methods and Activities

• Colloquium
• Presentations on topics followed by discussions
• Oral exam

Compulsory Assignments

• Exercises

Recommended Previous Knowledge

• Fundamental knowledge in thermodynamics and heat transfer
• Insight into heat pumping processes

Required Previous Knowledge

• Knowledge equivalent to TEP4255 Heat Pumping Processes and System given at NTNU

Course Materials

• Selected chapters from the 2022 ASHRAE Handbook Refrigeration
• Selected chapters from the 2021 ASHRAE Handbook Fundamentals
• Selected articles and publications

Subject Areas

• Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
• Industrial Process Technology
• Refrigeration Engineering
• Technological subjects

Examination

• Examination arrangement: Oral examination
• Grade: Passed/Not Passed

Department with Academic Responsibility

• Department of Energy and Process Engineering