ME 320

ME 320 - Heat Transfer

Fall 2025

Title	Rubric	Section	CRN	Type	Hours	Times	Days	Location	Instructor
Heat Transfer	ME320	AB1	33405	LAB	0	1100 - 1250	M	0053 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg
Heat Transfer	ME320	AB2	33406	LAB	0	1300 - 1450	M	0053 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg
Heat Transfer	ME320	AB3	33407	LAB	0	1500 - 1650	M	0053 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg
Heat Transfer	ME320	AB4	33409	LAB	0	1700 - 1850	M	0053 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg
Heat Transfer	ME320	AB5	33411	LAB	0	0800 - 0950	T	0053 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg
Heat Transfer	ME320	AB6	36483	LAB	0	1000 - 1150	T	0053 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg
Heat Transfer	ME320	AB7	36488	LAB	0	1200 - 1350	T	0053 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg
Heat Transfer	ME320	AB8	36492	LAB	0	1400 - 1550	T	0053 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg
Heat Transfer	ME320	AB9	39317	LAB	0	1600 - 1750	T	0053 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg
Heat Transfer	ME320	ABA	41619	LAB	0	0800 - 0950	W	0053 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg
Heat Transfer	ME320	ABB	41620	LAB	0	1000 - 1150	W	0053 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg
Heat Transfer	ME320	ABC	41679	LAB	0	1200 - 1350	W	0053 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg
Heat Transfer	ME320	ABD	41680	LAB	0	1500 - 1650	W	0053 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg
Heat Transfer	ME320	ABE	69170	LAB	0	1700 - 1850	W	0053 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg
Heat Transfer	ME320	ABF	69171	LAB	0	0800 - 0950	R	0053 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg
Heat Transfer	ME320	ABG	75489	LAB	0	1000 - 1150	R	0053 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg
Heat Transfer	ME320	ABH	75490	LAB	0	1200 - 1350	R	0053 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg
Heat Transfer	ME320	ABI	75491	LAB	0	1400 - 1550	R	0053 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg
Heat Transfer	ME320	ABJ	79818	LAB	0	1100 - 1250	F	0053 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg
Heat Transfer	ME320	ABK	76271	LAB	0	1600 - 1750	R	0053 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg
Heat Transfer	ME320	ABL	76332	LAB	0	0800 - 0950	F	0053 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg
Heat Transfer	ME320	AL1	33401	LEC	4	1400 - 1450	M W F	4100 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg	Nenad Miljkovic
Heat Transfer	ME320	AL2	33403	LEC	4	1000 - 1050	M W F	4100 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg	Sanjiv Sinha
Heat Transfer	ME320	ZL1	80612	LCD	4	-			Sanjiv Sinha

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Web Page

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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 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