Program Overview

Course Details

Course Description

The course "Heating and Cooling Systems in Buildings" (FENT2032) is an intermediate-level course that focuses on the principles and design of heating and cooling systems in buildings. The course covers various topics, including heat transfer, hydronic heating systems, district heating, and heat pumps.

Course Content

• Heat transfer; heat transfer mechanisms, thermal transmittance, heat exchangers
  • Heat transfer through conduction, convection, and radiation
• Hydronic heating systems; energy sources, configuration, working principles, pipe sizing, pump capacity, expansion and safety systems, balancing, capacity control, shunt systems, heat storage, low-temperature systems
• District heating; heating plant, network, customer systems
• Heat pumps; thermodynamics, components, working fluids, control, system solutions

Learning Outcome

Knowledge

The candidate will have knowledge of:

• Heat transfer through conduction, convection, and radiation
• Working principles of heat exchangers
• Different hydronic heating system solutions, including low-temperature systems
• Relevant energy sources for hydronic heating systems
• Expansion and safety systems for hydronic heating systems
• Procedures for hydronic heating system balancing
• District heating systems, including heat plants, networks, and customer systems
• Different system solutions, components, and working fluids for heat pump systems
• Heat pump process control

Skills

The candidate will be able to:

• Calculate thermal resistance and thermal transmittance for different constructions
• Calculate power and energy needs for heating/cooling
• Size and construct hydronic heating systems
• Size and construct heat pumps and cooling systems
• Calculate the performance of different heat pump processes
• Balance hydronic heating systems
• Use digital tools for building performance simulation

General Competence

The candidate will be able to:

• Communicate with architects, building consultants, and other stakeholders in the building industry regarding integration of heating/cooling systems in buildings
• Assess the consequences of choice of energy sources and system solutions for heating/cooling systems
• Communicate insight into opportunities and limitations regarding heating/cooling system alternatives to different stakeholders
• Discuss opportunities for innovation and development within heating and cooling systems for buildings

Compulsory Assignments

• Exercises
• Laboratory exercises
• Practical activities

Specific Conditions

Admission to a programme of study is required: Renewable Energy - Engineering (BIFOREN)

Credit Reductions

Course code | Reduction | From ---|---|--- MAST2018 | 7.5 sp | Autumn 2025 This course has academic overlap with the course in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject Areas

• Heat Ventilation and Sanitary Engineering

Course Details

• Course code: FENT2032
• Credits: 7.5
• Level: Intermediate course, level II
• Course start: Spring
• Duration: 1 semester
• Language of instruction: Norwegian
• Location: Trondheim