COURSE CODE: MCE 407
COURSE TITLE: Refrigeration & Air-Conditioning I
NUMBER OF UNITS: 3 Units
COURSE DURATION: Three hours Lecture per week
COURSE DETAILS:
Course Coordinator: Dr. BOLAJI, Bukola Olalekan B.Eng, M.Sc, Ph.D
E-mail: bolajibo@funaab.edu.ng, bobbolaji2007@yahoo.com
Office Location: MCE Dept. COLENG
Other Lecturers: None
COURSE SYNOPSIS:
Fundamental of vapour compression refrigeration. Analysis of refrigeration cycles. Heat pumps. Refrigerants and their properties. Absorption refrigeration. Principles of air-conditioning with emphasis on thermodynamic processes involving air-water-vapour mixture. Production of atmospheric and thermal-environments for human activity. Principles of cooling, freezing and storing of perishable products.