Mechanical and Electrical Systems for Buildings
CCE 4813 (3 credit hrs, Fall term)
Department: Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering
Instructor: Dr. Muthusamy Swami
Introduction of building mechanical and electrical systems and design methods. Areas included in this course are heating, ventilating, air conditioning (HVAC), plumbing and piping systems, fire protection, electrical equipment and systems, electrical design and lighting. A tour of campus buildings and central energy plant are also included. The course goals are to enable students to design building mechanical systems, electrical systems, plumbing systems, and lighting systems.
HVAC Systems Engineering
EML 4600 (3 credit hrs, Fall term)
Department: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Instructor: Dr. Muthusamy Swami
PR: EGN 3343; CR: EML 3701, EML 3101.
Heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, and refrigeration principles and systems design. Psychrometrics, heating and cooling loads, equipment and components, and distribution systems.
Applied HVAC Engineering
EML 4602 (3 credit hrs, Spring term)
Department: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Instructor: Dr. Muthusamy Swami
PR: EML 4600, CR: EML 4142
Applications of HVAC systems design with the objective of optimizing energy efficiency, humidity control, ventilation, and indoor air quality. Dehumidification performance of the various HVAC system types and their interactions with the building.
Electrical Networks
EEL 3004 (3 credit hrs)
Orlando Campus
Instructor: Dr. Issa Batarseh
Analysis and design of linear DC and AC circuits. This course will familiarize students with the basic theorems, concepts and laws of electric circuits, and by the end of this course, students should be able to apply fundamentals of electric circuit theory to analyze and design electrical networks.
Introduction to Power Electronics
EEL 5245 (3 credit hrs)
Orlando Campus
Instructor: Dr. Issa Batarseh
Advanced Course on Power Electronics
EEL 6246 (3 credit hrs)
Orlando Campus
Instructor: Dr. Issa Batarseh