Heat Transfer Engineering

Course title

A0018000

Middle-level Diploma Policy (mDP)

Program / Major	mDP	Goals	Courses
Fundamental Mechanical Engineering	D	自然科学の法則に基づいて機械の運動機構や動特性、構造や強度、物質・運動量・エネルギーの流れなど機械工学の基盤技術に関わる物理現象を理解し、現象の予測や解析を行うことができる。	Main
Advanced Mechanical Engineering	F	産業界や社会の要請を把握して解決するべき課題を設定し、機械工学の学理を応用して異分野を含む融合分野で革新的な機能を創成することができる。	Sub
Environment and Materials Engineering	B	地球環境や地域社会との調和を見据えて、さまざまな工学分野に関わる問題を解決することができる。	Sub
Chemistry and Biotechnology	B	地球環境や地域社会との調和を見据えて、さまざまな工学分野に関わる問題を解決することができる。	Sub
Electrical Engineering and Robotics	D	電気工学や関連する工学の技術分野を課題に適用し、社会の要求を解決するために応用することができる。	Sub
Advanced Electronic Engineering	E	専門的デザイン課題について解決する能力を身に付けることができる。	Sub
Information and Communications Engineering	F	社会のニーズに対して技術課題を主体的に発見し、工学分野における分野横断的な知識も活用しつつ、計画的・継続的に取り組んで課題を達成することができる。	Sub
Computer Science and Engineering	G	技術的課題に対してさまざまな工学分野の知識を関連付けながら主体的に取り組み、継続的に学修する能力を身に付けることができる。	Sub
Urban Infrastructure and Environment	G	⼟⽊⼯学における現実の問題について、⼯学・専⾨基礎知識を⽤いて理解・解決することができる。	Sub

Purpose of class

To master several governing equations of heat transfer.

Course description

This course deals with elementary heat transfer principles, including heat conduction, heat convection, and radiation.
Exercise

Goals and objectives

Students should be able to calculate the design parameter of heat transfer equipment by understanding heat transfer modes.
Students should be able to estimate fields of physical quantities qualitatively and validate the thermal design.
Students should be able to settle reasonable assumptions in actual thermal design.

Relationship between 'Goals and Objectives' and 'Course Outcomes'

	Mideterm exam	Final exam	Quiz	Total.
1.	10%	15%	10%	35%
2.	5%	5%	10%	20%
3.	15%	20%	10%	45%
Total.	30%	40%	30%	-

Evaluation method and criteria

Grading is based on 15 in-class quizzes × 2 points = 30 points, a midterm exam worth 30 points, and a final exam worth 40 points; a score of 60 or above is required to pass.
The passing standard (60%) requires that students demonstrate, for each problem, a generally correct execution of the following steps: "appropriately modeling the problem," "selecting the appropriate equations to use," and "verifying the validity of the calculated numerical results."

Language

Japanese

Class schedule

	Class schedule	HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.)	Amount of Time Required
1.	Thermodynamics and heat transfer	Estimate time to boil water in a pot.	60minutes
1.	Thermodynamics and heat transfer	Check online material and exercises in the textbook	90minutes
2.	Newton cooling law	Estimate required power of a heater to maintain water bath temperature.	60minutes
2.	Newton cooling law	Check online material and exercises in the textbook	90minutes
3.	Fourier’s law	Estimate required power of a heater to maintain water bath temperature with a insulation layer.	60minutes
3.	Fourier’s law	Check online material and exercises in the textbook	90minutes
4.	Fins, conduction equation	Design the radiation fins on a engine	60minutes
4.	Fins, conduction equation	Check online material and exercises in the textbook	90minutes
5.	conduction equation	Calculate annealing time to cool iron plates.	60minutes
5.	conduction equation	Check online material and exercises in the textbook	90minutes
6.	Midterm exam.	Review textbook	300minutes
6.	Midterm exam.	Review the midterm exam	120minutes
7.	Governing equations of fluid	Design lab scale wind tunnel to emulate real scale airplane.	60minutes
7.	Governing equations of fluid	Check online material and exercises in the textbook	90minutes
8.	Forced convection	Calculate heat amount from hot plate to surrounding air flow.	60minutes
8.	Forced convection	Check online material and exercises in the textbook	90minutes
9.	Natural convection	Calculate heat amount from hot plate to stagnant air.	60minutes
9.	Natural convection	Check online material and exercises in the textbook	90minutes
10.	Radiation	Estimate heat transfer from inside wall of a oven to the oven door.	60minutes
10.	Radiation	Check online material and exercises in the textbook	90minutes
11.	Radiative heat transfer	Reduce the radiative heat transfer from how iron plate to environment.	60minutes
11.	Radiative heat transfer	Check online material and exercises in the textbook	90minutes
12.	Condensation	Calculate ice thickness in a cup in a refrigerator.	60minutes
12.	Condensation	Check online material and exercises in the textbook	90minutes
13.	Heat transfer equipment	Design the flow rate and size of heat exchanger.	60minutes
13.	Heat transfer equipment	Check online material and exercises in the textbook	90minutes
14.	Final exam.	Review lecture.	300minutes
14.	Final exam.	Review the final exam	150minutes
Total.	-	-	2670minutes

Feedback on exams, assignments, etc.

ways of feedback	specific contents about "Other"
Feedback in the class

Textbooks and reference materials

JSME textbook of Heat Transfer

Prerequisites

Elementary knowledge on thermodynamics and fluid dynamics

Office hours and How to contact professors for questions

Lunch time after lecture

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

7.AFFORDABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY
9.INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
13.CLIMATE ACTION

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