James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2018

ME3512 - Heat and Mass Transfer

Credit points: 03
Year: 2018
Student Contribution Band: Band 2
Administered by: College of Science and Engineering

Fourier's Law. Conduction heat transfer, steady state and transient applied to one, two and three dimensional systems. Fick's Law. Mass diffusion. Numerical solution techniques. Heat and mass convection. Similarity with momentum transfer. Scale analysis. Natural convection. Heat exchangers and heat and mass exchange devices. Radiation transfer including surface properties, multi-mode heat transfer.

Learning Outcomes

Prerequisites:MA2000

Availabilities

Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 23-Aug-2018
Coord/Lect: Dr Rory Gover.
Contact hours:
  • 65 hours - Lectures, tutorials, demonstrations, practicals, site visits and/or seminars. Refer to Subject Outline for details.
    Assessment:end of semester exam (50% - 70%); on-course assessment, some of which may be invigilated (30% - 50%).

    Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.