LEARNING OUTCOMES
- understand the concepts and physical principles of heat and mass transfer
- understand the three heat transfer modes: conduction, convection, and radiation
- apply numerical methods to heat transfer
- analyze heat and moisture processes in buildings
- draw conclusions concerning physics performances based on analysis of heat and moisture transfer in buildings
- identify measures for increasing energy efficiency and control of humidity in buildings
Credits: 5
Schedule: 13.09.2021 - 29.10.2021
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Xiaoshu Lu
Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):
CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):
Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):
Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
valid for whole curriculum period:
- Heat transfer and modes (conduction, convection, radiation)
- Mass transfer and modes (moisture transfer (vapour diffusion & advection), liquid capillary transfer, air diffusion)
- Hygrothermal properties of building materials (hygrothermal load, condensation, moisture-induced degradation processes, insulation, air barriers, vapour barriers)
- Thermal performances of whole buildings (transmission, ventilation heat loss, solar gains, heating and cooling load)
- Applications (moisture durability assessment, numerical techniques for heat conduction, modeling techniques in energy efficient building design)
Assessment Methods and Criteria
valid for whole curriculum period:
Assessment (scale 0-5) based on exam (85%), and exercises (15%).
Mandatory for admission to the final exam:
- minimum 40% attendance to the lectures
- minimum 70% of the exercises or minimum 6/10 average of the exercises <
Workload
valid for whole curriculum period:
Lectures: 24 h (2 x 2 h/week, 6 weeks)
In-class exercises: 20 h (2 x 2 h/week, 5 weeks)
Home exercises: 20 h
Computer assignment: 6 h
Seminar: 4 h
Examination: 4 h
Self-Study: 50 h
DETAILS
Study Material
valid for whole curriculum period:
Textbooks
- Yunus A. Cengel, Heat Transfer - A Practical Approach. Mc Graw-Hill, 2003
- F.P. Incropera, D.P. DeWitt. Fundamentals of heat and mass transfer. Wiley, 2011
- Or similar
Lecturing notes & supplementary material
- calculation exercises, examples, illustrations
Substitutes for Courses
valid for whole curriculum period:
Prerequisites
valid for whole curriculum period:
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals
3 Good Health and Well-being
11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
13 Climate Action
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
valid for whole curriculum period:
Teaching Period:
2020-2021 Autumn I
2021-2022 Autumn I
Course Homepage: https://mycourses.aalto.fi/course/search.php?search=CIV-E1050
Registration for Courses: In the academic year 2021-2022, registration for courses will take place on Sisu (sisu.aalto.fi) instead of WebOodi.
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