AEE734 ADVANCED HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER

Course Code:5720734
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):3 (3.00 - 0.00)
ECTS Credit:8.0
Department:Aerospace Engineering
Language of Instruction:English
Level of Study:Graduate
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Offered Semester:Fall and Spring Semesters.

Course Objectives

The course aims at providing the student with the knowledge and experience in: 

1. Fundamentals and application areas of heat transfer processes 

2. Derivation and physical meaning of transport equations 

3. Analytical, numerical and computational methods to solve complex heat transfer problems

4. Solving realistic engineering problems  


Course Content

Overview of three basic modes of heat transfer: conduction, convection and radiation. Detailed discussions and derivations of governing equations. Single and multi-dimensional, steady and unsteady heat conduction. Forced and free convection in laminar and turbulent flows. Radiative heat exchange between black/gray surfaces. Analogy between heat and mass transfer. Analytical and computational problem solving techniques to solve realistic heat and mass transfer problems.


Course Learning Outcomes