OM527 Advanced Refrigeration Technologies

6 ECTS - 3-0 Duration (T+A)- . Semester- 3 National Credit

Information

Unit INSTITUTE OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES
AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING (MASTER) (WITH THESIS)
Code OM527
Name Advanced Refrigeration Technologies
Term 2026-2027 Academic Year
Term Fall
Duration (T+A) 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 6 ECTS
National Credit 3 National Credit
Teaching Language Türkçe
Level Yüksek Lisans Dersi
Type Normal
Mode of study Yüz Yüze Öğretim
Catalog Information Coordinator Prof. Dr. ALPER YILMAZ
Course Instructor
The current term course schedule has not been prepared yet.


Course Goal / Objective

To provide students with fundamental engineering knowledge of the main components used in advanced cooling systems, and to enable them to recognize, design, and formulate advanced cooling systems while acquiring the essential theoretical background required for their design.

Course Content

Introduction to refrigeration technologies. Vapor-compression refrigeration cycles. Refrigerants. Single-stage cycles. Two-stage cycles. Analysis of vapor-compression refrigeration cycles. Carnot efficiency. Isentropic efficiency. Indicated efficiency. Calculation of the coefficient of performance (COP). Use of heat exchangers in refrigeration cycles. Ejector refrigeration cycles. Defrost methods.

Course Precondition

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Resources

“Soğutma Teknolojisi” Ders notları. Prof. Dr. Alper YILMAZ, Doç. Dr. Mehmet Tahir ERDİNÇ “Refrigeration systems and applications” İbrahim DİNÇER

Notes

Lecture Notes


Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 Compares different cooling technologies.
LO02 Explains a vapor compression refrigeration system.
LO03 Explains the fluids used in vapor compression refrigeration systems and their properties.
LO04 Identifies and designs cooling system components.
LO05 Designs and calculates vapor compression refrigeration systems.
LO06 Comparatively analyzes the performance of vapor compression refrigeration systems operating under different conditions.
LO07 Explains defrosting methods in vapor compression refrigeration systems.
LO08 Designs and analyzes ejector-based cooling systems.


Relation with Program Learning Outcome

Order Type Program Learning Outcomes Level
PLO01 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Understands the interdisciplinary interaction that is related to Automotive Engineering. 4
PLO02 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Understands the necessary ethical values while producing an academic product. 4
PLO03 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Makes a literature search and defines the scientific problem. 5
PLO04 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Interprets and creates new information by integrating the knowledge gained in the field of Automotive Engineering with the information from different disciplines.
PLO05 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Provides solutions to the problems of the age by understanding the effects on health, environment and safety in the universal and social dimensions of engineering applications.
PLO06 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Carries out a work that requires expertise in the field of Automotive Engineering independently.
PLO07 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Understands and applies academic research methods in the field of engineering.
PLO08 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Access information in the field of Automotive Engineering at the level of expertise, based on undergraduate level qualifications.
PLO09 Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik Leads in environments that require the resolution of problems related to the Automotive Engineering field.
PLO10 Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik Conveys systematically the current developments in the field of Automotive Engineering and its own studies to groups in and outside the field, in written, verbal and visual forms, by supporting them with quantitative and qualitative data.
PLO11 Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik Develops new strategic approaches for the solution of complex and unpredictable problems encountered in applications related to the Automotive Engineering field and produces solutions by taking responsibility.
PLO12 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Uses the theoretical and applied knowledge at the level of expertise gained in the field of Automotive Engineering.


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 Introduction to Refrigeration Technologies Lecture Notes Part 1-3 Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap
2 Coolants Lecture Notes Part 11 Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap
3 Compressors Lecture Notes Part 6 Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap
4 Condensers Lecture Notes Part 7 Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Problem Çözme
5 Evaporators Lecture Notes Part 8 Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Problem Çözme
6 Expension Vaves Lecture Notes Part 9 Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
7 Supporting Devices Lecture Notes Part 10 Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Problem Çözme
8 Mid-Term Exam Reference books and Lecture Notes Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
9 Vapor compression refrigeration systems Lecture Notes Part 4 Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
10 Basic calculation of vapor compression refrigeration systems Lecture Notes Part 5 Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
11 Efficiency in vapor compression refrigeration systems Lecture Notes Part 16 Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Problem Çözme
12 Evaluation of vapor compression refrigeration machines Lecture Notes Part 17 Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Problem Çözme
13 Ejector cooling systems Lecture Notes Part12 Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Problem Çözme
14 Defrost methods Lecture Notes Part 15 Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
15 Syllabus Reference books and Lecture Notes Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Problem Çözme
16 Term Exams Reference books and Lecture Notes Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
17 Term Exams Reference books and Lecture Notes Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav


Student Workload - ECTS

Works Number Time (Hour) Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 3 42
Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 3 42
Assesment Related Works
Homeworks, Projects, Others 1 10 10
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 20 20
Final Exam 1 40 40
Total Workload (Hour) 154
Total Workload / 25 (h) 6,16
ECTS 6 ECTS

Update Time: 24.04.2026 12:58