HEAT TRANSFER

CHE 307
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

COURSE SYLLABUS: FALL 2016

CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
Mechanisms of heat transfer. Heat transfer by conduction, convection and radiation. Analysis of
heat transfer equipment used in chemical engineering.

PREREQUISITES: CHE 206 (Principles of CHE II), MTH 205 (Diff. Equations)
CHE 300 (Fluid Mechanics)

TIME & LOCATION: Section 1: 12:30-1:45 pm, MW ; Art Building 208

Section 2: 1:00-1:50 pm, UTR ; EB2 115

INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Sameer Al-Asheh (Office EB1 2222, Ext. 2994)

Email: sslasheh@aus.edu
Ofice Hrs
UTR 11:00 12:00 ; 3:00-4:00 pm
MW 9:00 11:00 am

TEXT BOOK: Introduction to Heat Transfer, 6th Ed., by Frank P. Incropera, David P. Dewitt,
Theodore L. Bergman, and Adrienne S. Lavine, John Wiley & Sons, 2013,
ISBN: 978-0-470-64616-8.

Course Objectives:

This course is designed to help the student:

1. Understand the basic principles and modes of heat transfer;

2. Develop ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems involving thermal
conduction with applications;
3. Develop ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems involving free and
forced convection with applications;
4. Apply energy balances and empirical correlations to model and analyze thermal systems;
and
5. Apply basic heat exchanger design and analysis techniques.

Course Outcomes: This course requires the student to demonstrate the following:

1. Describe the principles of thermal conduction, convection, and radiation;

2. Determine temperature distributions and heat transfer rates in steady-state systems
involving thermal conduction;
3. Determine temperature distributions and heat transfer rates in steady-state systems
involving both thermal conduction and thermal convection;
4. Determine temperature distributions and heat transfer rates in transient systems involving
both thermal conduction and thermal convection;
5. Apply appropriate correlations in heat transfer systems involving convection, boiling, and
condensation; and
6. Apply simple design methods for heat exchangers.

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TOPIC COVERED/ TENTATIVE SCHEDULE: (WEEKS)
Modes of heat transfer (chapter 1) 1
Steady, one dimensional heat conduction (chapters 2&3) 3
Steady, two dimensional heat conduction (chapter 4) 0.5
Transient conduction (chapter 5) 0.5
Convection (chapter 6) 1
Forced convection (chapters 7&8) 2
Natural convection (chapters 9) 1
Heat exchangers (chapters 11) 2
Boiling and condensation, it time permits (chapters 10) 1
Review and Exam 1

ASSESSMENT OF STUDENTS TOWARD COURSE OBJECTIVES:

Assessment Weight Due Date (tentative)
Midterm examinations (2) 50% 23/10 ; 27/11 at 5:00 PM
Final examination 35% Scheduled time
Homework 5%
Quizzes 10% Throughout the semester
LETTER GRADES
The letter grades of this course are according to the following scale:
A 93-100 C+ 70-75
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A 89-93 C 65-70
+
B 85-89 C- 60-65
B 80-85 D 50-60
B- 75-80 F < 50

IMPORTANT REMINDER:
TESTS Will be announced in advance
FINAL TBA

Mobile Phone: Mobile phones must be switched off during lectures.

Delivery: Lectures will be delivered via PPT presentations. Slides will be posted in advance in iLearn.
Attendance: AUS policy on attendance will be implemented.
Exam/Tests: All tests and Exams are closed book; Equation sheet will be provided if necessary.
Final Exam is comprehensive.
Missing Exam/ Quiz: If a student misses a test for a legitimate reason (i.e. medical excuse), then the average
of the other tests will be used to get the grade of the missed one.
Homework: Homework assignments will be assigned throughout the semester at the end of each
chapter from the textbook, but will not be collected and graded. However, students are
urged to work seriously on the homework assignments as part of their study and practice.
Math Skills: This course requires good math skills as it involves derivations of heat equations
involving ODEs and PDEs.

Aug. 25, 2016