ME 450
APPLIED HEAT TRANSFER

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course extends topics beyond those found in the first course in heat transfer, as well as introducing the student to multi-mode heat transfer analyses.  Students are expected to study more complex heat transfer problems, both transient and steady state, with an awareness of the interactions associated with integrating various modes of energy transfer.   Incorporated into the course material will be examples of current heat transfer applications.  Students will solve design related open ended problems that require assessment of assumptions and conditions used in the solutions.

Topics

• High heat flux cooling: jet impingement and sprays
• Compact heat exchangers
• Thermal storage/phase change
• Free convection and mixed convection
• Boiling/condensation
• Conjugate heat transfer design

Learning Outcomes

The student, upon completion of this course, will be able to:

• Use the basic conservation equations to formulate heat transfer problems including multi-mode situations with conduction, convection and/or radiation,
• Solve multi-mode heat transfer problems based on identified and assessed assumptions and conditions.
• Combine heat transfer, fluid mechanics, and thermodynamics, as needed, to design more complex energy systems and their components.