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Heat Transfer

Summer 2025 > Engineering/Engineering Technology > MECH.3820 > 021

Course No: MECH.3820-021; SIS Class Nbr: 1452; 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.
  • Credits: 3; Contact Hours: 3
  • Instructor: Mark Sinofsky
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When Offered & Tuition

  • M,W-Th | 10:30 AM-12:50 PM ET
  • 2025 Summer: Jul 07 to Aug 15
  • Course Level: Undergraduate
  • Tuition: $1155
  • Note: There is a $30 per semester registration fee for credit courses.

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