Heat Transfer and Thermal Design
(ESSE   3360)

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Course Description

Aims

This course covers the fundamentals of heat transfer and thermodynamics, the methods and tools for thermal control and design, and their application in space engineering.

Course Coverage

  • Fundamentals of Thermodynamics
  • Fundamentals of Heat Transfer
  • Thermal Control and Design
  • Application in Space Engineering

Course Requirements

SC/MATH 1013 3.00, Applied Calculus I
SC/MATH 1014 3.00, Applied Calculus II
SC/CHEM 1000 3.00, Chemical Structure
SC/PHYS 1010 6.00, Physics
LE/ENG 2002 3.00, Mechanical and Materials Engineering

Lecture Timetable

LecturesMon 13:30-14:30LSB 101
Wed 13:30-14:30SC 205
Fri 13:30-14:30LSB 101
TutorialFri 14:30-17:30PSE 321

Text Book


1. Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach
Yunus A. Cengel, Michael A. Boles,
8th Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2015.
2. Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer
Theodore L. Bergman, Adrienne S. Lavine, Frank P. Incropera, David P. Dewitt
6th Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2011.
3. Satellite Thermal Control for Systems Engineers
Robert D. Karam
AIAA, 1998.

Grading Scheme


Final Exam: 40%
Mit-Term Exam: 30%
Assignments: 30%

Deadlines

Assignments are due on the dates given on the sheets.Penalties will be imposed for late submission and nothing will normally be accepted which is more than one week late.


Course Instructor: Professor Z.H. Zhu
Room 202 Petrie, Tel: 416-736-2100 ext 77729, Email: gzhu@yorku.ca
Department of Earth and Space Science and Engineering
York University
4700 Keele Street,  Toronto,  Ontario,  M3J 1P3,  CANADA

Update: September 10, 2015