Energy Management I

3 credits · Graduate

The purpose of this course is to introduce the concepts and techniques of energy management and conservation. The subjects that will be discussed are energy supply and demand, energy pricing, scope of the energy problem and approaches to provide solutions; energy auditing; improving energy utilization in space conditioning and steam, hot water and compressed air systems; energy saving opportunities in refrigeration and cooling systems; insulation; and electrical energy conservation. An inter-disciplinary approach will be employed in this course to provide a wider understanding of the subject. CROSSLISTED: MECH 4340.03 RESTRICTIONS: Graduate students in Mechanical Engineering. Other disciplines subject to instructor approval.