ME341 - Heat and Mass Transfer

Spring semester 2017-18: 20.02.2018 - 30.05.2018, Bachelor cycle 6.

Lecturers:  

Prof. John THOME     [Email]

Dr. Filippo CATALDO   [Email]

Downloads

[Moody Diagram]

[Leinhard & Leinhard: Physical properties appendix, 4th edition]

Course Objectives

Provide a fundamental understanding of the principles of heat transfer due to convection, conduction and radiation, and the principles of heat exchanger design.

Course Organisation

 

Day Time Room
Tuesday 08:15-09:00 CM2
09:15-10:00 CM2
Wednesday 10:15-11:00 CE2
11:15-12:00 CE2

 

Course Material

Textbook

Leinhard & Leinhard (2008) 'A Heat Transfer Textbook 3rd edition'      [Download]

. Textbook sections studied in this course     [Download]

. English - French technical dictionary          [Download]

 

Alternative Lecture Slides

. Chapter 00:  [Heat transfer basics]   [Electronics cooling technologies]

. Chapter 01:  [Slides]   [EM radiation]

. Chapter 02:  [Slides]

. Chapter 03:  [Slides]

. Chapter 04:  [Slides]

. Chapter 05:  [Slides]   [Numerical methods for heat conduction]

. Chapter 06:  [Slides]   

. Chapter 07:  [Slides]

. Chapter 08:  [Slides]

. Chapter 10:  [Slides]

 

COMPENDIUM FOR CONVECTION 

 

Exercises

. Chapter 01:  [Exercises]                                                                                      [Solutions1]

. Chapter 02:  [Exercises]      [Additional_Exercises]                [Solutions2.1]    [Solutions2.2]

. Chapter 03:  [Exercises]      [Additional_Exercise]                                              [Solutions3]

. Chapter 04:  [Exercises]     [Solution 4.2]                                                           [Solutions4]

. Chapter 05:  [Exercises]     [Additional_Exercise]    [Additional_Exercise]         [Solutions5]

. Chapter 06:  [Exercises]                                                                                     [Solutions6]

. Chapter 07:  [Exercises]      [Additional_Exercises]                [Solutions7.1]    [Solutions7.2]

. Chapter 08:  [Exercises]                                                                                      [Solutions8]

. Chapter 10:  [Exercises] [Glass-Oven] [Additional_Exercise]

                                                                                              [Solutions10.1] [Solutions10.22]

 

Note: For clarifications or any further help on the exercises, please contact Dr. Filippo CATALDO  (filippo.cataldo@epfl.ch)  - office ME A1 398

 

Course Assessment

Written Exam: the exam is open-book, a student can bring book, notes, etc. It is forbidden to use mobile phones, tablets and laptops.

Course Videos

Course videos can be found at:    [Link]

 

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