Course Syllabus

Course Information - Fall 2010

MECH 3320.001
Heat Transfer
Room: ECSS 2.415
Time: TR 1:00 – 2:15
Final:

Professor Contact Information

Prof. Fatemeh Esfandiarinia
Office: TBA
Phone: TBA
Email: fatemeh.nia@utdallas.edu
Office Hours: Thursday 2:30- 3:30 PM; Friday 11:00- 12:15 PM
By appointment (please use email to set this up!)
Or when my office door is open (This will depend on which Office I am in.)

Course Pre-requisites, Co-requisites, and/or Other Restrictions

Prerequisite: MECH 3315. Pre- or co-requisite: MECH 3120

Course Description
MECH 3320 Heat Transfer (3 semester hours) Lecture course. This course focuses on the
treatment of conductive, convective, and radiative energy transfer using control volume and
differential analysis and prediction of transport properties. Prerequisite: MECH 3315. Pre- or co-
requisite: MECH 3120. (3-0) Y

Student Learning Objectives/Outcomes

It is expected that the students will gain a fundamental physical and mathematical
understanding of this topic rather than memorizing the equations and situations. By this,
it is implied that the student will be able to correctly apply the course content (given in an
outline below) to new situations so as to evaluate potential industrial applications of
electromagnetism through both physical induction and mathematical
analysis/computation. Such inductive and analytical reasoning will be taught through
classroom examples and homework, while it will be tested on examinations.

Basic concepts of engineering heat transfer

Steady and transient heat conduction in 1-D solids
Finned surfaces (Multi-dimensional conduction)
Internal and external forced convection
Natural (free) convection
Design and analysis of heat exchangers
Radiation heat transfer
Combined convection and radiation, condensation, and boiling

Required Textbooks and Materials

Suggested Course Materials

Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer 6th Edition , by Frank P. Incropera and David P.
DeWitt , ISBN-13: 978-0-471-45728-2, Wiley; 6th edition (October 30, 2006)

Assignments & Academic Calendar

(Topics, Reading Assignments, Due Dates, Exam Dates)

Grading Policy

Mid-term exam: 20% approx : Tuesday October12

Final exam: 40%
Homework, Quizzes: 40% (no late homework)
Class Participation: 10 %( bonus point)

( Homework must be handed-in in class)

Course & Instructor Policies

The homework will be graded on effort, not on getting the correct answer. Therefore, you are
encouraged to work together on the homework assignments. Class participation is encouraged.

Off-campus Instruction and Course Activities

Policies and Procedures for Students

The University of Texas at Dallas provides a number of policies and procedures designed to provide students with a
safe and supportive learning environment. Brief summaries of the policies and procedures are provided for you at
http://provost.utdallas.edu/home/index.php/syllabus-policies-and-procedures-text and include information
about technical support, field trip policies, off-campus activities, student conduct and discipline, academic integrity,
copyright infringement, email use, withdrawal from class, student grievance procedures, incomplete grades, access
to Disability Services, and religious holy days. You may also seek further information at these websites:
http://www.utdallas.edu/BusinessAffairs/Travel_Risk_Activities.htm
http://www.utdallas.edu/judicialaffairs/UTDJudicialAffairs-HOPV.html
http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/copypol2.htm
http://www.utdallas.edu/disability/documentation/index.html

These descriptions and timelines are subject to change at the discretion of the Professor.