Incropera, et al., 5th Ed.
January 4, 2009
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Date
Day
ME 309 Heat Transfer
Course Syllabus
Topic
Woodbury
Spring 2010
Text Material
4-Jan
M
6-Jan
W
Heat Transfer vs. Thermo; Modes of Heat Transfer
1.1- 1.4
8-Jan
F
Conservation of Energy; Conduction Rate Equation
Chapter 2; 3.1
11-Jan
M
Resistance concepts: Plane Wall
3.1
13-Jan
W
Resistance concepts: Composite wall; Radial Systems
3.3-3.4
15-Jan
F
Radial Systems: critical thickness of insulation; Heat generation
3.3-3.5
18-Jan
M
6
20-Jan
W
Heat Generation; Fins;
3.5 - 3.6
7
22-Jan
F
Fins
3.6
8
25-Jan
M
Conduction Shape Factors
4.1, 4.3
9
27-Jan
W
Lumped Capacitance for Unsteady Problems
5.1-5.2
10
29-Jan
F
Lumped Capacitance for Unsteady Problems
5.1-5.2
11
1-Feb
M
Transient 1-D Problems: Plane slab
5.4-5.7
12
3-Feb
W
Transient 1-D Problems: Plane slab
5.4-5.7
13
5-Feb
F
Transient 1-D Problems: Radial systems
5.4-5.7
14
8-Feb
M
Multi-Dimensional Problems—Superposition and Product Solutions
5.8-5.9
15
10-Feb
W
Multi-Dimensional Problems—Superposition and Product Solutions
5.8-5.9
16
12-Feb
F
Numerical Methods
supplement
17
15-Feb
M
Numerical Methods
supplement
18
17-Feb
W
Numerical Methods
supplement
19
19-Feb
F
Test #1
20
22-Feb
M
Convection: Boundary Layer Concepts
Chapter 6
21
24-Feb
W
Convection: Local vs average parameters
Chapter 6
22
26-Feb
F
Convection: Laminar vs turbulent flow
Chapter 6
23
1-Mar
M
Reynolds Analogy
Chapter 6
24
3-Mar
W
External Flow: Flat Plate
7.2
25
5-Mar
F
External Flow: Flat Plate
7.2
26
8-Mar
M
External Flow: Cylinder
7.4
27
10-Mar
W
External Flow: Cylinder
7.4
28
12-Mar
F
External Flow: spheres; banks of tubes
7.5-7.6
15-Mar
M
17-Mar
W
19-Mar
F
29
22-Mar
M
Internal Flow: boundary layer concepts
8.1-8.2
30
24-Mar
W
Internal Flow: energy balance and axial temperature variation
8.3
31
26-Mar
F
Internal Flow: energy balance and axial temperature variation
8.3
32
29-Mar
M
Internal Flow: Laminar flow in tubes
8.4
33
31-Mar
W
Internal Flow: Laminar flow in tubes
8.4
34
2-Apr
F
Internal Flow: turbulent flow in tubes
8.5
35
5-Apr
M
Internal Flow: turbulent flow in tubes
8.5
36
7-Apr
W
Test #2
9-Apr
F
37
12-Apr
M
Radiation Concepts: Emission, Irradiation, Radiosity
12.1-12.2
38
14-Apr
W
Blackbody Radiation; Real Surface Behavior
12.3-12.5
39
16-Apr
F
Kirchoff's Law and Gray Surfaces
12.5-12.6
40
19-Apr
M
Terrestrial Radiation
12.8
41
21-Apr
W
View Factors; Two-surface Radiation Problems
13.1-13.2
42
23-Apr
F
Radiation in Enclosures
13.2-13.3
43
26-Apr
M
Radiation with convection
13.4
44
28-Apr
W
Heat Exchangers
Chapter 11
45
30-Apr
F
Heat Exchangers
Chapter 11
“Assignment Sheets and Course Content are subject to modification when circumstances or sound pedagogy dictate and as the
course progresses. If changes are made, you will be given due notice.”
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Incropera, et al., 5th Ed.
January 4, 2009
ME 309 Heat Transfer
Course Policies
Woodbury
Spring 2010
1. Prerequisites. ME 215 Thermodynamics I and MATH 238 Differential Equations. You are reminded that the
College of Engineering requires a grade of 'C-' or better for all prerequisites.
2. Catalog Description. Steady and unsteady conduction, convection, and radiation heat transfer (ES3).
3. Web site. The site http://www.me.ua.edu/me309 will be used to archive instructor’s class notes and post
homework. You are expected to check this web site for assignments.
4. E-Learning may also be used to administer quizzes or make grades available to students.
5. Attendance. Roll will be taken regularly. Attendance is expected. Students with excessive absences may
have their grade reduced, or may be administratively removed from enrollment in the course.
6. Tests. There will be two major tests which will be administered on the days indicated on the assignment sheet.
7. Pop Quizzes. Unannounced or “pop” quizzes may be given. These grades will be treated as additional
homework problem grades.
8. Homework. Problems will be assigned and collected for grading weekly. Late homework cannot be accepted
for credit.
9. Final Exam. A comprehensive final exam will be administered during the University-assigned time period. For
the 11:00 to 11:50 class meeting time, the final exam will be held on Monday, May 3, 2010, from 8:00 to
10:30 AM. The final exam content will be approximately 50% on new material (covered since the last test)
and 50% on material previously tested.
10. Make-up Tests. Make-up tests will not be administered. Only in the case of a student's extreme illness or
family member's death may exceptions be granted.
11. Academic Misconduct is defined in the UA undergraduate catalog at
http://catalogs.ua.edu/undergraduate/index.html. Students in violation of the UA honor code will be subject
to disciplinary action in accordance with the procedures outlined in the faculty handbook
(http://www.ua.edu/academic/facsen/handbook/append-c.html.) Unless specifically designated as a group
project in writing on the assignment sheet, all work in this course must be individual student work. Cheating,
Plagiarism, Fabrication, and Misrepresentation are all considered academic misconduct.
12. Required Text. Introduction to Heat Transfer, 5th edition, by Incropera, DeWitt, Bergman, and Lavine (Wiley).
13. Final Grade. The final grade will be computed according to the following algorithm:
Catagory
Homework +Quizzes
Test #1
Test #2
Final Exam
Weighting
20%
20%
20%
40%