Convection Heat Transfer

Course #ME4162

Est.imated Completion Time: 3 months

Overview

Fundamental principles of forced and free convection. Laminar and turbulent duct flows and external flows. Dimensionless correlations. Heat transfer during phase changes. Heat exchanger analysis with Mechanical Engineering applications.

Included in degrees & certificates

571
572

Prerequisites

ME3150
ME3201

Learning Outcomes

At the completion of the course students will be able to:

Develop a deep physical understanding of the subject of Convective Heat Transfer
Seek mathematical solutions (complete and integral) to convective heat transfer problems that involve a variety of boundary conditions in laminar flows.
Attack turbulent heat transfer problems using turbulent Prandtl number and other relevant concepts.
Establish the cooling requirements of and potential methods to achieve them for modern electronic systems.
Solve some industrial heat transfer problems.
Apply the knowledge to heat exchanger design.

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Application Deadlines

08 Jul 2024

Fall Quarter applications due