MAE 3240

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MAE 3240
Heat Transfer

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

This is the first course in heat transfer, with an emphasis on understanding the fundamental physics underlying different heat transfer processes, making proper approximations for analytical heat transfer calculations and numerical methods for engineering heat transfer analysis. Topics include: introduction to three modes of heat transfer, thermal resistance network analysis, steady-state conduction, transient conduction, numerical methods for heat conduction and convection using ANSYS, free convection, heat exchangers, radiation processes and properties.


Prerequisites MAE 3230.

Last 1 Terms Offered 2025SP

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  7271 MAE 3240   LEC 001

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Prerequisite: MAE 3230. Petitions to enroll in this class without having met the prerequisites are rarely allowed. Petitions must be made through the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) departmental Petition link on the MAE website. The course instructor does not make decisions on enrollment for this class.