ME 320

ME 320 - Heat Transfer

Spring 2025

TitleRubricSectionCRNTypeHoursTimesDaysLocationInstructor
Heat TransferME320ABA37324LAB00800 - 0950 M  0053 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg 
Heat TransferME320ABB37325LAB01200 - 1350 M  0053 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg 
Heat TransferME320ABC37326LAB01600 - 1750 M  0053 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg 
Heat TransferME320ABD37327LAB00800 - 0950 T  0053 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg 
Heat TransferME320ABE37328LAB01000 - 1150 T  0053 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg 
Heat TransferME320ABF37329LAB01200 - 1350 T  0053 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg 
Heat TransferME320ABG37330LAB01400 - 1550 T  0053 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg 
Heat TransferME320ABH37331LAB01600 - 1750 T  0053 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg 
Heat TransferME320ABI37332LAB00800 - 0950 W  0053 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg 
Heat TransferME320ABJ37333LAB01200 - 1350 W  0053 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg 
Heat TransferME320ABK37335LAB01400 - 1550 W  0053 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg 
Heat TransferME320ABL37337LAB01600 - 1750 W  0053 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg 
Heat TransferME320ABM38958LAB00800 - 0950 R  0053 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg 
Heat TransferME320ABN45298LAB01000 - 1150 R  0053 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg 
Heat TransferME320ABO48024LAB01200 - 1350 R  0053 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg 
Heat TransferME320ABP48027LAB01400 - 1550 R  0053 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg 
Heat TransferME320ABQ64299LAB01600 - 1750 R  0053 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg 
Heat TransferME320ABR64337LAB00800 - 0950 F  0053 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg 
Heat TransferME320ABS77058LAB01000 - 1150 F  0053 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg 
Heat TransferME320AE136939LCD41100 - 1150 M W F  4100 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg Nenad Miljkovic
Heat TransferME320AE237323LCD41500 - 1550 M W F  4100 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg 

Official Description

Principles and application of heat transfer by conduction, convection, and thermal radiation. Course Information: Prerequisite: ME 200; ME 310 or TAM 335; MATH 285 or MATH 286 or MATH 441. Class Schedule Information: Students must register for one lab and one lecture section.

Detailed Course Description

Principles and application of heat transfer by conduction, convection, and thermal radiation. Prerequisite: ME 310 or TAM 335. 4 undergraduate hours.

TOPICS:

1. Modes of heat transfer

2. Temperature and measurement devices

3. Steady-state, one-dimensional heat conduction, heat transfer

4. Extended surface heat transfer

5. Transient one-dimensional heat conduction

6. Numerical methods in conduction

7. Overview of radiation heat transfer

8. Wavelength-dependent surface properties

9. Directional characteristics of thermal radiation

10. View factors

11. Graybody exchange

12 Overview of convection heat transfer

13. External and internal flows

14. Heat exchangers

LABORATORY PROJECTS:

1. Temperature Measurement

2. Conduction

3. Convection

4. Heat Exchangers

5. Design Project

6. Radiation

ME: Required.

EM: Possible secondary field, with approval.

Last updated

1/21/2021