CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, POMONA

Mechanical Engineering Department

ME 415, HEAT TRANSFER
Course Syllabus Fall, 2015
TEXT: Introduction to Heat Transfer, By Bergman and Lavine, 6th Edition
Course Prereqs: C or better in MAT 216 or MAT 224 and C-or better in ME 301 and ME 311
DATE TEXT TOPIC HOMEWORK

9/25 F 1.1-1.2 Introduction 1.6,7,16,18,23,26

9/28 M 1.3-1.7 Overview of Heat Transfer l.28,30,41,69,76,86(e)
9/30 W 2.1-2.2 Conduction Heat Transfer 2.2,3,6,7,10,13
10/2 F 2.3-2.5 Heat Diffusion Equation 2.29,30,34(a)(b),59
10/5 M 3.1 One Dimensional Conduction 3.3,13,15,18
10/7 W 3.3, 4 1D Conduction-Radial 3.27,48,51
10/9 F 3.6 Extended Surfaces-Fins 3.111,116(a),130,137
10/12 M 3.7 Fin Efficiency 3.142,155,158
10/14 W 4.1-4.3 Two Dimensional Conduction 4.9,14,20,23,29
10/16 F 4.4-4.6 Finite Difference Equations 4.40,46*
10/19 M ` 1st Midterm
10/21 W 5.1-5.2,4 Transient Conduction (LHC) 5.1,8,16,29
10/23 F 5.5-5.6 Spatial Effects 5.49,60
10/26 M 12.1,3 Radiation Heat Transfer 12.19,22,24
10/28 W 12.4-12.6 Radiation Properties 12.37,49,56
10/30 F 12.7 Grey Surface Approximation 12.62,69,72
11/2 M 13.1 View Factors 13.1(a)(b)(f),2,9
11/4 W 13.2 Blackbody Exchange 13.19,21,23
11/6 F 13.3 Grey Surface Exchange ` 13.42,42,54,56
11/9 M 6.1,2,3,6 Introduction to Convection 6.1,9,12,19,21
11/11 W Academic Holiday
11/13 F 2nd Midterm
11/18 W 7.1,2 Flat Plate Flow-Laminar 7.2,3,17,20
11/20 F 7.3 Flat Plate Flow-Turbulent 7.24,36,35
11/23 M 7.4,5 Cylinders & Spheres 7.47,49,53
11/25 W 8.1-8.3 Internal Flow 8.6,12(a)(b),17
11/27 F 8.4 Laminar Tube Flow 8.25,28,30
11/30 M 8.5 Turbulent Tube Flow 8.35,37,53
12/2 W 8.7 Heat Transfer Enhancement
12/4 F Course Review
Final Exam: Monday, March 16 9:10 – 11:10 am

Instructor: Prof. John R. Biddle

Office: Bldg. 9, Room 127
Office Hours: MWF: 10:30-11:30 am
T: 9-11 am
Please contact the instructor for other possible meeting times if you are not
available at these scheduled office hours
Office Phone: (909) 869-2589
E-mail: jrbiddle@csupomona.edu
Class attendance is highly recommended.
Please check the course Blackboard web-site often for updated course information.
Exam attendance is required (no make-up exams will be given).
Homework should be done on 8 1/2 x 11 engineering green paper or equivalent (single sided)
Ten homework sets will be turned in for grading. All homework problems in a set are to be
turned in. However, only one or two problems per set will be graded. Homework will be due at
instructor specified dates. The homework problems to be turned in and the date they are to be
turned in will be announced in class and also on Blackboard. Each homework score is therefore
worth 1% of the course grade.
Final course grades will be determined by the instructor using a modified curve system.
A 90-100, B 80-90, C 70-80, C- 65-70, D 60-65, F < 60

COURSE EVALUATION: 1st Midterm 25%

2nd Midterm 25%
Final Exam 35%
Homework 10%
Computer Problems 5%
TOTAL 100%

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