Heat Transfer

10 units · Undergraduate

Fall: 10 units Introduction to basic concepts of engineering heat transfer. Steady and transient heat conduction in solids, including the effect of heat generation. Finned surfaces. Correlation formulas for forced and free convection, condensation, and boiling. Design and analysis of heat exchangers. Radiation heat transfer. Problems in combined convection and radiation. Measurement techniques. 3 hrs. lec., 1 hr. recitation. Prerequisites: 21-260 Min. grade C and 24-231 and 24-221 Course Website: http://www.cmu.edu/me/undergraduate/index.html