Dilla University

College of Engineering & Technology

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Course outline of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (MEng5281)

1 School School of Mechanical & Automotive Engineering

2 Program B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering
3 Course Title Refrigeration and air conditioning
4 Course Number MEng 5281
5 ECTS 5
6 Contact hours 2 lecture, 2 tutorial, 1 lab, 5 Home study (HS)
7 Duration 1 Semester
8 Course owner (s)
Refrigeration: Basic Concepts in Refrigeration, Applications of
Refrigeration & Air
Conditioning, Refrigerants, Methods of producing Low
Temperatures, Air Cycle
refrigeration Systems, Vapor Compression Refrigeration
systems, Vapor Absorption system, Refrigeration system
components (Compressor, Condenser and Evaporator)
Module Air Conditioning: Basic concepts in Air conditioning,
9
description Application of Air Conditioning,
Requirements of Comfort Air- Conditioning and
Psychrometric, Air conditioning
Systems and Equipment‟s; Central station Air Conditioning
systems, Unitary Air
Conditioning system, Inside and Outside Design condition,
Cooling and Heating load
calculation, Duct Design and Air Distribution systems
10 Prerequisite Thermodynamics II, Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer
The course enables students to understand:
The basic concepts in refrigeration.
The working principles of vapor-compression, vapor
absorption, air and steam-jet refrigeration cycles.
Learning The major equipment and the operations of vapor-compression,
11
Outcome vapor-absorption, air and steam-jet refrigeration systems. The
basic concepts in air-conditioning.
The principles involved in the determination of cooling-load
calculations and design of air-conditioning systems
Air-Conditioning equipment and Air Distribution system

Allotted time (hrs)

Academic content of the module
Lecturer Tutorial Laboratory Self-Study
12 Basic Concepts in 4 -
Refrigeration,
Applications of
 Refrigeration & Air
Conditioning
Refrigerants, Methods of
producing Low 2 3
Temperatures
Air Cycle refrigeration
3 3
Systems
Vapor Compression
6 9
Refrigeration systems
Vapor Absorption system 2 3
Refrigeration system
components (Compressor,
2 3
Condenser and
Evaporator)
Basic concepts in Air
conditioning,
3 6
Application of Air
Conditioning
Requirements of Comfort
Air Conditioning and 2 3
Psychometry
Air conditioning Systems
and Equipment’s; Central
station Air Conditioning 2 3
systems, Unitary Air
Conditioning system
, Inside and Outside
2 3
Design condition
Cooling and Heating load
2 6
calculation
Duct Design and Air
Distribution 2 6
systems
Learning activity and
13 Lecture, tutorial, laboratory, industry visit, etc.
teaching methods
14 Tools & resources Books, power points, videos.
Role of Instructor and Students
Gives lecture, guides and moderates the students.
15
Instructor He/she will help the students to clearly visualize
problems and show methods to tackle them.
Assessment type Weight
Assignments 10
Quizzes 5
Assessment criteria and
16 Intermediate exams 25
grading system
Projects 20
Final Examination 40
Grading system
Minimum of 75% overall class attendance
17 Modular requirement
100% attendance during laboratory & practical activities
18 Reading Materials
Text Books
 han K. Wang HANDBOOK OF AIR
CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION
 G. F. Hundy > A. R. Trott . Refrigeration and
19 air Conditioning
References
 W P JONES, Air conditioning Engineering
 Handbook, Fundamentals (2001), Systems &
Equipment (2000), Applications (1999),
Refrigeration (1998)