Thermal engineering

The heating technology is the subsection within the engineering sciences , specifically the energy technology that deals with heat ( thermal energy employed) in technical applications. The main content is the generation, storage and transfer of heat on a technical scale:

• Heat transfer ( heat radiation , convection , heat conduction )
• Heat storage , heat sinks and sources ( heat capacity , latent heat from phase transitions , combustion, etc.)

On the fundamental side, thermal engineering touches on physics , thermodynamics , fluid mechanics , combustion technology ( combustion ), electrical engineering ( electrical heating ) and chemistry ( thermochemistry ), and on the technical application side, process engineering (in particular thermal process engineering and the Energy process engineering ) and apparatus engineering (particularly heat exchangers , ovens , steam boilers, etc.). Special applications in heating technology are refrigeration technology and thermal insulation . The intersection with energy technology is the heat and power coupling .

Subject areas and applications are for example:

• Heating technology in building services and construction, solar thermal
• Technology of thermal power stations , district heating technology , geothermal energy
• Thermal energy generation
• Heating and air conditioning in vehicle construction : vehicle heating and auxiliary heating , but also seat heating , grip heating
• Steam technology (technology of steam engines )
• Thermal engineering in chemical process engineering
• Heating elements of all kinds, as a component or for household heating products such as electric blankets , tea warmers
• Thermal engineering in electrical engineering and electronics , such as the central element of electron tubes and cathode ray tubes .