EGR 363

Mass and Heat Transfer

Spring 2009
Professor: Class Times: Website: Text: Donna Riley driley@smith.edu- 585-7003 51 College Lane, 2nd Floor

TR 9:00-10:20 AM http://moodle.smith.edu Welty, Wicks, Wilson, and Rohrer. Fundamentals of Momentum, Heat, and Mass Transfer: Principles, 5th Ed. Wiley and Sons, 2008.

Prerequisites: MTH 204, EGR 371 (271), and EGR 260 or equivalents Description: Transport phenomena is the study of how (and how fast) entities like mass and heat move across some medium. (Fluid mechanics is a transport phenomenon, focused on momentum transfer.) This course assumes knowledge of momentum transfer (Fluids) and covers the fundamentals of mass and heat transfer, including steady and unsteady conductive, convective, and radiative heat transfer, and steady and unsteady diffusion and convective mass transfer. Hands-on projects include the design of solar ovens and solar collectors. There is also a studentdriven mass-transfer project or case study. To develop: An intuitive understanding of mass and heat transfer processes The ability apply mathematics to model mass and heat transfer processes The ability to solve engineering problems in mass and heat transfer The ability to apply the skills above to design projects and case analyses. An increased sense of intentionality in learning

Objectives:

Course Elements:
1. Problem Sets (15%) Problem sets are due approximately bi-weekly. They are due at the beginning of class. Late problems will not be accepted, because we will discuss the problems in class. Group work is encouraged, but individual write-ups are required. 2. Portfolio (25%) In lieu of a midterm and final exam, a self-directed learning proposal and progress reports on your achievement of the course objectives is required. These reports should include evidence, including course work and regular reflections on your learning (see participation below). 3. Projects and Case Studies (45%) Your learning will be guided and motivated by the need to apply knowledge of heat and mass transfer to three design projects/case studies. You might learn by doing prior to formal in-class introduction of material. 4. Participation (15%) Students are expected to reflect regularly on their learning, develop questions related to the material and their areas of interest, and identify linkages between course material and other aspects of their lives. Students are expected to come to class regularly and on time, prepared for the days work. Being prepared does not mean understanding everything in advance, but it means doing the assigned reading and problems, and bringing thoughtful questions for class discussion. Students share responsibility for classroom dynamics, and are expected to respond to each other as a community of scholars.

Date Jan 27 Jan 29 Feb 3 Feb 5 Feb 10 Feb 12 Feb 17 Feb 19 Feb 24 Feb 26 Mar 3 Mar 5 Mar 10 Mar 12 Mar 24 Mar 26 Mar 31 Apr 2 Apr 7 Apr 9 Apr 14 Apr 16 Apr 21 Apr 23 Apr 28 Apr 30 May 8

(subject to revision as the whole class decides) Lecture/Discussion Reading Assignments Due Introduction/Initial Survey Overview of Heat Transfer 15.1-15.6 Proposal for Self-directed learning (first draft) Differential Equations of Heat Transfer 16.1-16.4 PS 1 Steady Conduction 17.1-2 Steady Conduction Fins 17.3 Steady Conduction in 2 and 3-D 17.4-5 Unsteady Conduction Approximations 18.1 Unsteady Conduction 18.2-5 Project 1: Solar Oven Meet in shop this week Convection Boundary Layer 19.1-5 Convection contd, Minute Papers Convection correlations Heat Exchangers Radiative Heat Transfer Solar Collectors SPRING BREAK Solar Collectors Mass Transfer Fundamentals Differential Equations of Mass Transfer Steady-State Diffusion Diffusion with Reaction Unsteady diffusion Convective Mass Transfer Convective Laminar Mass Transfer Convective Mass Transfer Analogies Convective Mass Transfer Correlations Discussion/Presentations of Student Project(s) Wrap up and Review 19.4-7 20.1-20.4 22.1-22.6 23.1-6 PS 2

Timeline

PS 3

Portfolio Progress Due 24.1-4 25.1-5 26.1 26.2 27.1-4 28.1-3 28.4-5 28.6-8 30.1-7 Project 2: Solar Water Heater PS 4

PS 5

PS 6 Project 3: StudentDetermined Portfolio Due

Homework Problems: PS 1: 15.9, 15.15(b), 15.27, 16.3, 16.11 (extra credit: 16.5) PS 2: 17.6, 17.15. 17.46, 18.4, 18.13, 18.20 (extra credit: 17.34) PS 3: 19.1, 19.9, 19.15, 19.19, 20.5, 20.8, 20.16 PS 4: 24.4, 24.14, 25.10, 25.11, 25.13 PS 5: 26.7, 26.10, 26.16, 27.14, 27.18 PS 6: 28.6, 28.14, 29.8, 30.17