ME 339 Syllabus and Schedule

Lecture # Date
January

February

March

April

May

Day Topic

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11

1/19/15
1/21/15
1/26/15
1/28/15
2/2/15
2/4/15
2/9/15
2/11/15
2/16/15
2/18/15
2/23/15
2/25/15

Tue
Thu
Tue
Thu
Tue
Thu
Tue
Thu
Tue
Thu
Tue
Thu

Introduction, basic concepts, modes of heat transfer, Fourier's law

Heat diffusion equation, 1D conduction
Electrical analogy, 1D radial and spherical systems
Heat sources, extended surfaces
Extended surfaces, general heat conduction equation
General heat conduction equation, two-dimensional steady heat conduction
Unsteady heat conduction, lumped capacitance
Spatial effects - plane wall, spherical systems; semi-infinite solids
Numerical methods (steady)
Numerical methods (unsteady)
In-class problem session
Exam #1

12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21

03/01/15
03/03/15
03/08/15
03/10/15
03/22/15
03/24/15
03/29/15
03/31/15
04/05/15
04/07/15
04/12/15

Tue
Thu
Tue
Thu
Tue
Thu
Tue
Thu
Tue
Thu
Tue

Introduction to convection, boundary layer eqns, dimensionless groups

External flow: Blasius boundary layer solution, turbulent and mixed flows
External flow: turbulent flow over cylinders and spheres
Internal flow: laminar tube flow
Empirical correlations for pipe and tube flow
Natural/free convection and empirical formulae
Empirical formulas for free convection
Heat exchangers, LMTD, NTU-effectiveness method
Heat exchangers, LMTD, NTU-effectiveness method (contd.)
In-class problem session
Exam #2

22
23
24
25
26
27
28

04/14/15
4/19/15
4/21/15
4/26/15
4/28/15
5/3/15
5/5/15

Thu
Tue
Thu
Tue
Thu
Tue
Thu

Introduction to radiation
Radiation processes and properties
View factors and view factor algebra, blackbody radiation
Radiation between gray diffuse surfaces
Radiation between gray diffuse surfaces
Multimode heat transfer and closure
In-class problem session

Final Examination

Reading

Assignment Problems Due

Chapter 1, 2.1
Sections 2.2-2.4 scan tables A.1-A.3
Section 3.1, 3.3; scan Section 3.4 Assn#1:
Sections 3.5, 3.6; appendix C
Sections 3.6,3.2
Assn#2:
Sections 3.2, 4.2
Sections 5.1-5.3
Assn#3:
Sections 5.4-5.7
Sections 4.4 , 4.5
Assn#4:
Section 5.10

1.15, 1.21, 1.26, 2.4, 2.15, 2.22, 2.26

2.29, 2.37, 2.60, 3.13, 3.29, 3.55, 3.73
3.40, 3.116, 3.132, 3.136, 3.142, 4.2
5.8, 5.18(a), 5.24, 5.51, 5.67, 5.78, 5.85

Lectures 1-10
Sections
Sections
Sections
Sections
Sections
Sections
Sections
Sections
Sections

6.1 -6.7; appendix E

7.1, 7.2
7.3-7.5
8.1-8.4
8.5-8.8
9.1-9.5
9.6-9.9
11.1-11.3
11.4-11.5

Assn#5: 4.55 ,4.61,5.112(a,b), 5.113, 5.116(a)

Assn#6: 6.28, 6.38, 7.17, 7.43

Assn#7: 7.47, 7.86(a,b), 8.8, 8.15, 8.17,8.24(a)
Assn#8:, 8.28, 8.52, 8.72, 9.7,9.10, 9.37, 9.52

Lectures 12-20
Sections 12.1-12.5
Sections 12.6-12.9
Section 13.1-13.3
Sections 13.2,13.3
Section 13.3
Section 13.4

Assn#9: 11.2(a,b), 11.14, 11.49(a), 11.58

Assn#10: 12.16(a,b), 12.22,12.37(a), 12.50, 12.71(a,b),13.1, 13.18

Assn#11: 13.42, 13.45, 13.65, 13.75, 13.88
(Do not submit - practice only)

Comprehensive

Location and time TBD