ELEMENTARY HEAT TRANSFER

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: M E 361 and ( M E 363 or concurrent enrollment), or member of Engineering Guest Students Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Predict the rate of heat transfer for steady state situations involving conduction, convection, and radiation Audience: Undergraduate 2. Develop numerical models of 0-D, 1-D, and 2-D transient temperature distributions Audience: Undergraduate 3. Develop computer models of radiation situations involving multiple grey surfaces Audience: Undergraduate 4. Simulate and optimize heat exchangers for a variety of applications Audience: Undergraduate 5. Qualitatively predict the velocity and temperature distribution associated with boundary layers in convection problems Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Predict the rate of heat transfer for steady state situations involving conduction, convection, and radiation Audience: Undergraduate 2. Develop numerical models of 0-D, 1-D, and 2-D transient temperature distributions Audience: Undergraduate 3. Develop computer models of radiation situations involving multiple grey surfaces Audience: Undergraduate 4. Simulate and optimize heat exchangers for a variety of applications Audience: Undergraduate 5. Qualitatively predict the velocity and temperature distribution associated with boundary layers in convection problems Audience: Undergraduate