Merja Mäkelä
Energy Technology, South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences, Finland
Hannu Sarvelainen
Energy Technology, South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences, Finland
Timo Lyytikäinen
Energy Technology, South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences, Finland
Download article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3384/ecp17142403Published in: Proceedings of The 9th EUROSIM Congress on Modelling and Simulation, EUROSIM 2016, The 57th SIMS Conference on Simulation and Modelling SIMS 2016
Linköping Electronic Conference Proceedings 142:59, p. 403-408
Published: 2018-12-19
ISBN: 978-91-7685-399-3
ISSN: 1650-3686 (print), 1650-3740 (online)
In the education of energy and power plant engineers, the learning of heat transfer, its dynamics and process control plays an important role. Deeper touch in dynamic process phenomena in our vibrant times may sometimes be a challenge for students and teachers. Modelling and simulation make a continuously increasing tool as a learning method, in various kinds of application fields. In engineering, using pilot or production plants, by modelling the systems, getting results from simulations and comparing the results to real life data, the intended learning outcomes can be achieved in a varying and motivating way. This paper presents a pilot heat exchanger which was mostly constructed by a few students of energy technology and supervised by their teachers. Some basic physical and identified process models of the heat exchanger are introduced, as well as their simulation results. This heat exchanger is widely used in the basic heat transfer and control system studies of higher education. Positive learning and teaching experiences were already achieved in the design and commissioning phase. As a result, the heat exchanger system offers a multifunctional learning environment with modelling and simulation activities in practice-oriented engineer studies.
heat transfer, modelling, simulation, process control active learning, collaborative learning