AE331 Heat Transfer

Course Description:
Basic concepts. One dimensional steady-state conduction, extended surfaces, two-dimensional steady-state conduction, shape factors, transient conduction. Forces convection, Reynolds analogy, convection for external and internal flows. Free convection, boi ling and condensation, heat exchangers. Radiation heat transfer between surfaces, basic concepts of mass transfer.

Prerequisite(s):
None

Textbook(s) and/or Other Required Material:
Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer, 4th edition, F.P. Incropera & D.P. DeWitt, John Wiley and Sons, Inc. 1996, ISBN 0-471-30460-3

The following books are the excellent sources of reference.
Heat Transfer, J.P. Hollman, McGraw Hill, ISBN 0-07-112638-4
Heat Transfer, A. Bejan

Course Objectives:
To give students basic concepts, analytical ability, skills and information required to solve aerospace problems involving heat transfer.

Topics Covered:
1. Introduction - 0.75 Week
2. Introduction to Conduction - 1.25 Weeks
3. One-Dimensional, Steady-State Conduction - 1.5 Weeks
4. Two-Dimensional, Steady-State Conduction - 1.5 Weeks
5. Transient Conduction - 1.5 Weeks
6. Introduction to Convection - 1.5 Weeks
7. External Flow - 1 Week
8. Internal Flow - 1 Week
9. Free Convection - 1 Week
10. Heat Exchangers - 1 Week
11. Radiation: Processes and Properties - 1 Week
12. Radiation Heat Exchange Between Surfaces - 1 Week

Class/Laboratory Schedule:
The course has three lecture hours and no laboratory sessions. The duration of each lecture hour is 50 minutes.

Homework, Quizzes, and Projects:
Regular homework assignments are given
No quizzes, no projects are given

Computer Usage: To some extent.
Laboratory Work: None

Contribution of Course to Meeting the Professional Component:
Mathematics and Basic Sciences: None
Engineering Design: None
Engineering Sciences: 3 credits
Humanities and Social Sciences: None

Relationship of Course to Program Objectives:
The course intends to satisfy the first, second, fourth, fifth, and sixth objectives of the Department of Aerospace Engineering.

Prepared By:
Yusuf Özyörük
11-26-1999