Heat and Mass Transfer

Catalog description

Introduces the fundamentals of heat and mass transfer. Conduction, convection, radiation, and diffusion mass transfer will be emphasized. EGEE 304 Heat and Mass Transfer (3) This course will emphasize the modes of heat and mass transport in energy engineering systems. Students will know, understand, and solve heat transfer problems that involve conduction, convection, and radiation. The course will provide an integrated treatment of heat, mass and momentum transfer by convection and mass transfer by diffusion. Students will also learn and use software that will enable them to solve problems that involve exploratory, what-if, and parameter sensitivity considerations. The course will also assist students to understand the design and operation of different types of heat exchangers. This course also enables students to identify and describe the energy transformations in energy systems. The examples of the processes we would be applying energy conservation principles to include power plant, geothermal energy systems, and industrial reactors and combustors. This is an essential and required thermal science course in the BS in Energy Engineering degree program. Students will be evaluated based on homework, projects, class participation, and mid term and final exams.