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Spring 2024
Apr 28, 2024
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ME 50500 - Intermediate Heat Transfer
Credit Hours: 3.00. Heat and mass transfer by diffusion in one-dimensional, two-dimensional, transient, periodic, and phase change systems. Convective heat transfer for external and internal flows. Similarity and integral solution methods. Heat, mass, and momentum analogies. Turbulence. Buoyancy-driven flows. Convection with phase change. Radiation exchange between surfaces and radiation transfer in absorbing-emitting media. Multimode heat transfer problems.
3.000 Credit hours

Syllabus Available
Levels: Indiana College Network, Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional
Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Lecture
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Offered By: School of Mechanical Engr
Department: Mechanical Engineering

Course Attributes:
Upper Division

May be offered at any of the following campuses:     
      West Lafayette Continuing Ed
      PU Fort Wayne
      IUPUI
      Northwest- Westville
      Northwest- Hammond
      West Lafayette

Learning Outcomes: 1. Analyze and solve variable cross-section fin problems. 2. Apply separation of variables to steady-state and transient heat conduction problems in Cartesian and cylindrical coordinate systems. 3. Apply separation of variables to steady-state conduction with heat generation. 4. Analyze and solve boundary layer problems. 5. Solve internal and external flow, forced convection problems. 6. Solve external flow natural convection problems. 7. Identify different regimes of boiling and condensation. 8. Recognize, model, and solve radiation heat transfer problems.


Restrictions:
May not be enrolled as the following Classifications:     
      Freshman: 15 - 29 hours
      Sophomore: 45 - 59 hours
      Freshman: 0 - 14 hours
      Sophomore: 30 - 44 hours

Prerequisites:
GR-ME 31500 Course

General Requirements:

Student Attribute: GR
May not be taken concurrently.  )
or
Course or Test: ME 31500
Minimum Grade of B
May not be taken concurrently. )


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