Course title
4M9999301
Social Thermal Engineering

 KOGAWA Takuma
Purpose of class
The objective of this course is to rebuild a solid, usable foundation in heat conduction, convective heat transfer, and radiative heat transfer based on governing equations and boundary conditions, and to develop the ability to model real targets such as society and the human body and to understand, estimate, verify, and interpret these phenomena through numerical analysis using the finite volume method.
Course content
This course reviews the fundamentals of heat transfer—heat conduction, convective heat transfer, and radiative heat transfer—by organizing them around governing equations, boundary conditions, nondimensionalization, and representative scales, with an emphasis on estimation and engineering decision-making rather than formula memorization. It then connects these fundamentals to real-world targets such as society and the human body by framing them as engineering models and discussing how heat-transfer mechanisms relate to evaluation metrics such as safety, comfort, and cost. In the second half, the course covers the essentials of numerical analysis using the finite volume method, including discretization, stability, convergence, and verification, and applies them to either heat conduction or cavity flow, culminating in computational execution and interpretation of results.
Goals and objectives
  1. To understand the three core heat-transfer modes—heat conduction, convective heat transfer, and radiative heat transfer—based on governing equations and boundary conditions, and to be able to make order-of-magnitude estimates using representative scales.
  2. To model real targets such as society and the human body as engineering systems, and to explain how heat-transfer mechanisms connect to evaluation metrics (for example, safety, comfort, and cost).
  3. To understand the fundamental workflow of numerical analysis using the finite volume method—discretization, stability, convergence, and verification—and to run simulations of either heat conduction or cavity flow and interpret the results.
  4. To understand how choices of assumptions, approximations, material properties, and boundary conditions affect conclusions, and to be able to judge the valid range and limitations of engineering models.
Relationship between 'Goals and Objectives' and 'Course Outcomes'

 Report1 Report2 Total.
1. 13% 13%
2. 13% 13%
3. 12% 12%
4. 12% 12%
5. 50% 50%
Total. 50% 50% -
Language
Japanese
Class schedule

 Class schedule HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.) Amount of Time Required
1． Guidance Review the material provided in class 190minutes
2． Heat conduction I: steady problems and thermal resistance thinking Review the material provided in class 190minutes
3． Heat conduction II: transient response and characteristic time scales Review the material provided in class 190minutes
4． Convective heat transfer I: forced convection and boundary-layer thinking Review the material provided in class 190minutes
5． Convective heat transfer II: natural convection driven by buoyancy Review the material provided in class 190minutes
6． Radiative heat transfer and combined heat transfer Review the material provided in class 190minutes
7． Bioheat applications as “social thermal applications” Review the material provided in class 190minutes
8． Economics (single lecture): value, externalities, and engineering choices Review the material provided in class 190minutes
9． Numerical analysis I: from continuous equations to computable form Review the material provided in class 190minutes
10． Numerical analysis II: discretizing diffusion terms (heat conduction core) Developing program 190minutes
11． Numerical analysis III: advection terms and numerical diffusion Developing program 190minutes
12． Numerical analysis IV: time integration, stability, and solving linear systems Developing program 190minutes
13． Numerical analysis V: verification as a mandatory step Developing program 190minutes
14． Numerical analysis VI: execution, interpretation, and mini-presentations Developing program 190minutes
Total. - - 2660minutes
Evaluation method and criteria
In principle, the course grade is determined by two reports. However, depending on course operation, additional reports may be assigned. In that case, the total report weight will be divided equally among all assigned reports. A score of 60 or higher is required to pass.
Feedback on exams, assignments, etc.
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Textbooks and reference materials
- S.V. Patankar, ”Numerical Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow”
- JSME Textbook Series, ”Heat Transfer Engineering”
Prerequisites
Review the basic knoledge of the themodynicamis and heat and mass transfer before the class.
Office hours and How to contact professors for questions
  • Questions will be answered after class or via email.
Regionally-oriented
Non-regionally-oriented course
Development of social and professional independence
  • Course that cultivates a basic problem-solving skills
Active-learning course
About half of the classes are interactive
Course by professor with work experience
Work experience Work experience and relevance to the course content if applicable
N/A N/A
Education related SDGs:the Sustainable Development Goals
  • 3.GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
  • 11.SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES
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