COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CONDUCTIVE HEAT TRANSFER

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MEE 5030 CONDUCTIVE HEAT TRANSFER ELECTIVE 3 0 0 9

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR MUSTAFA SERHAN KÜÇÜKA

Offered to

THERMODYNAMICS
THERMODYNAMICS

Course Objective

There are different solution techniques in various mediums and on different boundary conditions for conduction equation. In this course; it will be discussed analytic solutions of conduction problems in multi-dimensional mediums. The problems will be interested with engineering applications.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Stating basic energy and conduction equations in various conditions.
2   Stating basic solution techniques of steady conduction problems in multi-dimensional mediums.
3   Obtaining solutions of unsteady heat transfer problems using lumped-analysis techniques.
4   Obtaining analytic solutions for unsteady conduction problems in multi-dimensional mediums.
5   Obtaining solutions of conduction problems for time -depended boundary conditions.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Energy and heat conduction equations: i) General energy equation ii) conduction equation and boundary conditions.
2 Heat conduction problems on Cartesian and cylindrical coordinates with one-dimension.
3 Heat conduction problems in Two-dimensional mediums: Cartesian coordinates
4 Heat conduction problems in Two-dimensional mediums: Cylindrical coordinates
5 Homogeneous and non-homogeneous boundary conditions; the principal of superposition.
6 Heat conduction in three-dimensional mediums
7 Midterm#1
8 Analytic solutions of unsteady heat transfer problems using lumped-analysis techniques.
9 Analytic and semi-analytic solutions of unsteady heat transfer problems in one-dimensional mediums.
10 Unsteady heat conduction in multidimensional mediums.
11 Unsteady heat conduction in semi-infinite mediums: i) Similarity method ii) Integral method
12 Multi-dimensional unsteady heat conduction: Product solutions.
13 Time-dependent boundary conditions: Duhamel solution
14 Midterm#2

Recomended or Required Reading

Poulikakos, D., Conduction Heat Transfer, Prentice Hall, 1994

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Describing the course text with the aid of solved problems.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + ASG * 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

serhan.kucuka@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 8 3 24
Tutorials 4 3 12
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 4 40
Preparing assignments 6 15 90
Preparation for midterm exam 2 15 30
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Midterm 2 3 6
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 225

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.1443223
LO.23323
LO.33323
LO.43323
LO.53323

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