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Apr 27, 2024
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ME 512 - Heat Transfer3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
Course Description
The course covers the three fundamental mechanisms of heat transfer: conduction, convection, free and forced convention, as well as heat exchanger design. A graduate student presentation or report on a relevant topic is also required. (prereq: ME 311 or MT 3111, ME 317 or MT 3101, or equivalent)
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Model physical systems subject to heat transfer, using calculus and differential equations
- Solve the related differential equations, and concretely relate the results to an observable heat transfer process
- Apply models of conduction, convection and radiation heat transfer, and to solve practical engineering heat transfer problems
Prerequisites by Topic
- Fluid Mechanics
- Thermodynamics
- Differential equations
Course Topics
- Fundamental concepts
- Conduction rate equation, thermal properties, heat diffusion equation
- One-dimensional, steady-state conduction and radial systems
- Two-dimensional steady-state conduction, internal heat generation
- Extended surfaces
- Transient conduction, lumped capacitance and other simplified models
- Boundary layer theory: relationship of velocity, thermal boundary layers
- Convection transfer equations
- Physical significance of dimensionless parameters
- Forced convection - external flow, internal flow
- Natural convection
- Heat exchangers: Overall heat transfer coefficient, LMTD
- Effectiveness-NTU method
- Fundamental concepts of radiation heat transfer
- Surface emission
- Additional topics in heat transfer for electronic devices
Coordinator
Subha Kumpaty
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