ME 4130 - Conduction, Convection, and Radiation

Advanced analytical treatment of conduction, convection, and radiation. Boundary value problems, boundary layer theory, radiation network matrix analysis.

Requisites: ME 3122 and (MATH 4600 or ME 4970)
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:

Determine radiation from black bodies, and analyze solar radiation.
Develop governing equations for modeling thermal energy transport.
Solve multi-dimensional, steady state, and transient conduction problems.
Use boundary layer approximation to find convection heat transfer.
Use matrix method for solving radiation exchange among black and gray surfaces.
Use non-dimensional numbers in conduction and convection problems.
Use shape factor for calculating diffuse radiation exchange between surfaces.

Ohio University

Ohio University

ME 4130 - Conduction, Convection, and Radiation