Heat Transfer

Summer 2025 > Engineering/Engineering Technology > MECH.3820 > 011

Course No: MECH.3820-011; SIS Class Nbr: 2033; SIS Term: 3440
Course Status: Open

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 thermal boundary layer; dimensionless number such as Prandtl, Biot, Nusselt, Rayleigh, and Grashof numbers; Chilton-Colburn analogy; empirical engineering convection relations; thermal radiation heat exchange involving black and non-black body surfaces; extended surfaces (fins); heat exchangers.

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
• UMass Lowell Bookstore

When Offered & Tuition

• M,W-Th | 10:30 AM-12:50 PM ET
• 2025 Summer: May 19 to Jul 02
• Course Level: Undergraduate
• Tuition: $1155
• Note: There is a $30 per semester registration fee for credit courses.

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