ME8104/AE8104 - Advanced Heat Transmission I

Yeates School of Graduate Studies

Ryerson University
Suggested Course Projects - Fall 2012
Students are expected to research an advanced topic in convection or conduction, and make a short oral
presentation to the class (approx. 15-20 minutes). To accompany the oral presentation, each student will prepare
a formal report which will include an appropriate list of references. The objective is to significantly broaden the
coverage of the course. Also, the project allows a student to focus in a specific area of interest. Projects are to be
done individually.
Conduction Topics
1. Bio-heat transfer (e.g. FEHT has a bio-heat transfer module)
2. Conduction with a change of phase (solidification/melting)
3. Low density conduction in gases
4. Numerical solution of transient 2D conduction
5. Student suggested topic in conduction
Convection Topics
1. Condensation heat transfer (2 projects, coordinated)
2. Convection in porous media (not available to students who have taken a course on porous media)
3. Integral methods in convection (e.g. solved using Maple)
4. Introduction to turbulent flow and heat transfer
5. Similarity solutions to forced convection over wedge (Falkner-Skan flow)
6. Boiling heat transfer (2 projects, coordinated)
7. Review of measurement techniques (or a single technique) in convective heat transfer, e.g. naphthalene
sublimation, inverse methods, heat flux gauges.
8. Convective heat transfer in high-speed flows
9. Introduction to convective mass transfer (and the analogy to convective heat transfer)
10. Solution of a classical heat transfer problem using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). The goal is to obtain
a CFD solution and make a comparison with an analytical solution, simplified solution method, or experimental
data from the literature. Ryerson has a site license for SolidWorks Flow Simulation, which is available in the
departments computer labs. Basic familiarity with SolidWorks would be very helpful.
(a) Forced convection from a flat plate (various B.C.s: isothermal, constant heat flux, unheated starting
length, comparison of turbulent CFD predictions with empirical correlations)
(b) Free convection in an enclosure (comparison with benchmark numerical solutions and experimental
data.)
(c) Convective heat transfer from a rectangular fin (comparison with 1D analytical solutions).
(d) Convective heat transfer from a pin fin (comparison with 1D analytical solutions).
(e) Concentric tube heat exchanger (comparison with LMTD theory)
(f) Laminar developing flow/forced convection in a round pipe
(g) Convective heat transfer from a cylinder in cross flow
(h) Laminar free convection in an open-ended channel
(i) Laminar free convection from a vertical/inclined flat plate (isothermal & constant heat flux boundary
conditions)
(j) Laminar free convection from a horizontal cylinder
(k) Laminar mixed convection from a horizontal cylinder (assisting or opposing)
(l) Laminar convection from a continuously moving plate in a still fluid
(m) Internal and external flow problem e.g. cross flow over a pipe with internal flow.
(n) Student suggested CFD application in convective heat transfer.

For the above CFD-based projects, the report should include: (i) an introduction to the problem, (ii) a
discussion of the governing equations being solved, (iii) a description of the boundary conditions, (iv) a
comparison of the CFD predictions with analytical solutions, simplified solution methods or
experimental data, and (iv) an interpretation of the results.

12. Student Suggested Topic/Application in Convection.
The project topic must be discussed with, and approved by, the course instructor. Students are strongly
encouraged to discuss the details of their project and the planned content of the report with the instructor.
All projects must be new and original. It is academic misconduct to recycle a project from a previous course.
Formal Report
The course projects must go beyond basic undergraduate coverage of a topic. The project should also involve
advanced analysis methods.
Each student will prepare a formal report (approx. 10-15 pages), which will include an appropriate list of
references. In general, you should be using mainly graduate level textbooks and the refereed literature (e.g.
journal papers) as the reference material for your project. Projects that fail to use advanced (i.e. graduate level)
source material will be judged harshly. Detailed referencing instructions are posted on the course web site.
Evaluation
The course project is worth 35% of the final course grade. The breakdown will be:
Oral Presentation 10 %
Formal Report 25 %
Students will be required to attend the oral presentations and be actively engaged. There will be a mark penalty
for non-attendance (-1 out of 35 per missed session). Attendance will be taken.
The oral presentation mark will be an average of the grades assigned by the students in the class. These student
marks sheets also serve as a record of your attendance and must be handed in at the end of each session. A
suggested grading scheme will be provided.
Students are expected to demonstrate a reasonable level of intellectual maturity in judging the oral presentations.
Failure to give meaningful grades (e.g. 10/10 across-the-board) will be interpreted as non-participation and will
be penalized the same as non-attendance.



ME8104 /AE8104
ORAL PRESENTATION MARK & ATTENDANCE SHEET

Student Name (Evaluator):

Date: Nov. 23, 2012
SUGGESTED ORAL PRESENTATION EVALUATION CRITERIA
Technical level, demonstrated depth of knowledge 5/10
Clarity of presentation, logical structure, good speaking voice,
clear explanations 3/10
Professionalism, effective use of visual aids, (e.g. clear diagrams),
answers to questions (if time permits), within time limits. 2/10

Note: If you are one of todays speakers, please leave your mark blank.

STUDENT SPEAKER Mark (out of 10)
Bejan, Adrian
Nusselt, Wilhelm
Reynolds, Osbourne
Prandtl, Ludwig
Grashof, Franz
Fourier, J ean