Summer 2016
> Engineering/Engineering Technology
> MECH.3820
> 021
Course No: MECH.3820-021; SIS Class Nbr: 2710; SIS Term: 2540
Course Status: Registration Closed
Course Description
A calculus-based engineering course providing treatment of the fundamental modes of heat transfer. Topics include: steady-state and transient heat conduction in solids; forced and natural convection; the concept of thermal boundary layer; scale analysis and dimensionless number such as Reynolds, Prandtl, and Grashof numbers; Reynolds analogy; empirical engineering convection relations; thermal radiation involving heat exchange between black and non-black body surfaces.
Prerequisites, Notes & Instructor
- Prerequisites: MECH 3810 Fluid Mechanics, and MECH 2420 Thermodynamics. Non-ME majors require Instructor permission.
- Section Notes: P: MECH.3810, MECH.2420;
- Core Codes: STEM
- Credits: 3; Contact Hours: 3
- Instructor: Daniel Sullivan
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UMass Lowell Bookstore
When Offered & Tuition
- M,W-Th | 3:30 PM-5:50 PM ET
- 2016 Summer: Jul 06 to Aug 16
- Course Level: Undergraduate
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Tuition: $1020
- Note: There is a $30 per semester registration fee for credit courses.
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