Summer 2023
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Course No: MECH.3820-021; SIS Class Nbr: 1530; SIS Term: 3240
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 with a C- or better, or Spring 2020 grade of "P", and ME Majors only.
- Core Codes: STEM
- Credits: 3; Contact Hours: 3
- Instructor: Caleb Traylor
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UMass Lowell Bookstore
When Offered & Tuition
- M,W-Th | 9:30 AM-11:50 AM EDT
- 2023 Summer: Jul 05 to Aug 14
- Course Level: Undergraduate
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Tuition: $1020
- Note: There is a $30 per semester registration fee for credit courses.
Friday Class Meetings for Live Online and On-Campus Courses
Unless otherwise noted above
- Summer Start I M/W classes begin on Monday May 15 and include 3 FRIDAYS: May 19, June 2 and June 16 at the regularly scheduled hours.
- Summer Start I T/Th classes begin on Tuesday, May 16 and include 2 FRIDAYS: May 26 and June 9 at the regularly scheduled hours.
- Summer Start II M/W classes begin on Wednesday, July 5 and include 2 FRIDAYS: July 7 and July 21 at the regularly scheduled hours.
- Summer Start II T/Th classes begin on Tuesday, July 6 and include 3 FRIDAYS: July 14, July 28 and August 4 at the regularly scheduled hours.
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