Convection
Introduction to convective heat and mass transfer, emphasizing their essential roles in energy systems, environmental processes, and industrial applications.
Summary
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2008: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Spring 2012: 3.79 GPA, 91.7% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
Derive and utilize analytical solutions for external and internal laminar flows with a variety of boundary conditions.
Predict heat and mass transfer rates in external flows using integral analysis.
Analyze different modeling methods and correlations for solving turbulent heat and mass transfer problems and determine expected ability to extrapolate the model to different conditions.
Translate experimental data into predictive models or correlations based on related analytical solutions.
Identify and critically examine current research topics in convection.
Source: UW Guide
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the class
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2008: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Spring 2012: 3.79 GPA, 91.7% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).
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Topics
- Convective heat and mass transfer in energy systems, environmental processes, and industrial applications
- External and internal laminar flows with various boundary conditions
- Modeling methods and correlations for turbulent heat and mass transfer
Skills
- Deriving and utilizing analytical solutions for laminar flows
- Predicting heat and mass transfer rates using integral analysis
- Analyzing modeling methods and correlations for turbulent transfer problems
- Translating experimental data into predictive models or correlations
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