MAE 4310 - Heat Transfer

4 Credits (Minimum) 4 Credits (Maximum)

The principles of heat transfer: conduction, convection, and radiation. Steady-state and transient conduction, thermal contact resistance, insulation, heat capacity. Forced and natural convection, velocity and thermal boundary layers, fluid flow. Radiation from blackbodies, surfaces and the sun. Experiments in thermodynamics and heat transfer. Design of experiments, report preparation and presentation. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Writing Intensive. Prer., MAE 3005, MAE 3130, MATH 3130, MATH 3400, and ENGL 2090 or TCID 2090.