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  | ![]() DOE-STD-1161-2003 
Supporting Knowledge and/or Skills 
a. 
Describe the principle of operation for the following types of heat exchangers: 
Shell and tube 
Fin and tube 
Cooling tower 
b. 
Define the following terms as they apply to heat exchangers: 
Tube sheet 
Tell-tale drain 
Parallel flow 
Counter flow 
Cross flow 
c. 
Using a cutaway drawing of the following types of heat exchangers, show the flow paths 
of the cooling medium and the medium to be cooled: 
Parallel flow 
Counter flow 
Cross flow 
d. 
Explain the principle of operation of a forced-draft cooling tower. 
e. 
Explain the principle of operation of a natural-draft (parabolic) cooling tower. 
3. 
Mechanical systems personnel shall demonstrate a working level knowledge of 
thermodynamics. 
Supporting Knowledge and/or Skills 
a. 
Define the following: 
Compression 
Isothermic 
Isentropic 
Adiabatic 
b. 
Discuss entropy and enthalpy as they relate to mechanical systems. 
c. 
Define and discuss the following: 
Carnot cycle 
Rankine cycle 
Vapor-refrigeration cycle 
Otto cycle 
Gas standard cycle 
d. 
Read and interpret a Mollier diagram. 
e. 
Using data from a steady-state system, calculate the following: 
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