Academic Catalog

ME312 THERMAL ENGINEERING

Course Code: 5690312
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 5.0
Department: Mechanical Engineering
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
Course Coordinator: Prof.Dr. ZAFER DURSUNKAYA
Offered Semester: Spring Semesters.
Prerequisite: Set 1: 5690311
The course set above should be completed before taking ME312 THERMAL ENGINEERING.

Course Content

Boiling correlations. laminar and turbulent film condensation. Heat exchangers. LMTD and e-NTU methods. Physics of radiation. Kirchhoff`s law. spectral radiative properties. Solar radiation. View factors. blackbody radiation exchange. radiation circuits. Diffusion mass transfer. mass diffusion without chemical reaction. convective heat-mass transfer analogy.