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MECENG 151A - Conductive and Radiative Transport

Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate COE - College of Engineering

Subject

MECENG

Course Number

151A

Department

Mechanical Engineering

Course Level

Undergraduate

Course Title

Conductive and Radiative Transport

Course Description

Fundamentals of conductive heat transfer. Analytical and numerical methods for heat conduction in rigid media. Fundamentals of radiative transfer. Radiative properties of solids, liquids and gas media. Radiative transport modeling in enclosures and participating media.

Minimum Units

3

Maximum Units

3

Grading Basis

Default Letter Grade; P/NP Option

Method of Assessment

Alternative Final Assessment

Instructors

Grigoropoulos

Prerequisites

Undergraduate courses in engineering thermodynamics, fluid dynamics and heat transfer (Mechanical Engineering 40, Mechanical Engineering 106 and Mechanical Engineering 109 or equivalent). Each student must have access to a PC, Macintosh or workstation machine with scientific programming capabilities for use in homework and projects.

Repeat Rules

Course is not repeatable for credit.

Credit Restriction Courses. Students will receive no credit for this course if following the course(s) have already been completed.

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Course Objectives

The course will provide students with knowledge of the physics of conductive transport in solids, the analysis of steady and transient heat conduction by both analytical and numerical methods and the treatment of phase change problems. Furthermore, the course will provide students with knowledge of radiative properties, the mechanisms of radiative transfer and will present theory and methods of solution of radiative transfer problems in participating and nonparticipating media.

Student Learning Outcomes

Students will gain knowledge of the mechanisms of conductive transfer and will develop the ability to quantify steady and transient temperature in important engineering problems often encountered (e.g. manufacturing, materials processing, bio-thermal treatment and electronics cooling) by applying analytical methods and by constructing numerical algorithms. Students will also gain knowledge of the fundamental radiative properties and the mechanisms of radiative transport in enclosures, absorbing, emitting and scattering media as well as the interaction of thermal radiation with other modes of heat transfer.

Formats

Lecture

Term

Fall and Spring

Weeks

15 weeks

Weeks

15

Lecture Hours

3

Lecture Hours Min

3

Lecture Hours Max

3

Outside Work Hours

6

Outside Work Hours Min

6

Outside Work Hours Max

6