ME 302 – Heat Transfer                                       A. R. Mech  (from D.E. Richards)         Spring 2003-2004

                                                                                          Current Syllabus

Revised:  6:40 AM on March 8, 2004                                                                       Items in italics are subject to change.

Class Period

Day

Date

Reading

Topic

HW Set
(Set # is class period.)

HW Set

Due

1

M

3/8

 

Introduction.  Review.

1.14, 1.31, 1.43

 

2

T

3/9

1.1–1.10

Basics of Heat Transfer: primary mechanisms; conservation of energy and the thermal energy balance

1.70, 1.78, 1.91

 

3

R

3/11

pp. 107-111

2.1–2.3

Heat Conduction Equation
    Review of Differential Equations
    Basics Concepts; Shell balance for 1-D Problems

2.26, 2.32, 2.40

 

4

F

3/12

2.4–2.5, 5.2

    Boundary and Initial Conditions
    Solution to 1-D, SS Conduction Problems

5.15C, 5.16

1,2

5

M

3/15

2.6

Solution to 1-D, SS Conduction Problems with Heat Generation

 

3

6

T

3/16

3.1–3.3

SS 1-D Conduction: Plane walls; Resistance analogy; Contact resistance

 

4

7

R

3/18

3.4–3.5

SS 1-D Conduction: Cylindrical and spherical coordinates

 

 

8

F

3/19

3.6

Extended surfaces (fins): Solution of the fin equation

 

 

9

M

3/22

 

Extended surfaces: efficiency, effectiveness, finned surfaces

 

 

10

T

3/23

3.7

Shape Factors

 

 

11

R

3/25

4.1

Transient conduction: Lumped system analysis
    Biot number, Systems with heat generation

 

 

12

F

3/26

4.2

Transient conduction: Distributed system analysis
    Fourier & Biot number; Heisler charts

 

 

13

M

3/29

4.3

Transient conduction:
   Semi-infinite solids; Relation between lumped and distributed analysis.

 

 

14

T

3/30

4.4

Transient conduction: Multi-dimensional systems

 

 

15

R

4/1

5.1-5.3

Numerical methods: Finite-differences

 

 

16

F

4/2

 

Exam I

 

 

 

 

 

No Class

BREAK  ( 4/5 – 4/9 )

 

 

17

M

4/12

5.4

Numerical methods: 2-D, SS Conduction

 

 

18

T

4/13

5.5

Numerical methods: 1-D, Transient

 

 

19

R

4/15

6.1–6.6

Convection heat transfer: Basics & Dimensional analysis

 

 

20

F

4/16

7.1–7.2

External flow: parallel flow over a flat plate

 

 

21

M

4/19

7.3

External flow: cross-flow over bluff bodies

 

 

22

T

4/20

8.1–8.4

Internal flow: General characteristics

 

 

23

R

4/22

 

Internal flow: Calculations

 

 

24

F

4/23

8.5-8.6

Internal laminar/turbulent flow

 

 

25

M

4/26

9.1–9.3

Natural convection: external flow

 

 

26

T

4/27

 

Exam II

 

 

27

R

4/29

9.5–9.6

Natural convection: inside enclosures & combined forced and natural convection

 

 

28

F

4/30

10.1–10.3

Fundamentals of Boiling

 

 

29

M

5/3

11.1–11.3

Radiation: Black body radiation and its spectral distribution

 

 

30

T

5/4

11.4–11.5

Radiation: Directional and spectral characteristics of surfaces

 

 

31

R

5/6

11.6

Radiation: Atmospheric and solar radiation

 

 

32

F

5/7

12.1–12.3

Radiation: View factors and black surfaces

 

 

33

M

5/10

12.4

Radiation: Diffuse, gray surfaces

 

 

34

T

5/11

12.5

Radiation: Enclosures, radiation shields

 

 

35

R

5/13

 

Exam III

 

 

36

F

5/14

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Radiation: Applications, Radiation and Convection

 

 

37

M

5/17

13.1–13.3

HX: Analysis of heat exchangers

 

 

38

T

5/18

13.4

HX: LMTD Approach

 

 

39

R

5/20

13.5

HX: Effectiveness-NTU Approach

 

 

40

F

5/21

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HX:  Applications

 

 

 

 

 

 

Final Exam