PME 5144-0

Brief

This course focuses on heat and fluid transport phenomena associated with phase change processes. Topics include thermodynamics of phase change, evaporation, condensation, nucleation and bubble growth, two phase flow, convective boiling and condensation, melting and solidification.

Description

Course keywords: two phase flow, boiling, condensation, evaporation, melting, solidification Course description: This course focuses on heat and fluid transport phenomena associated with phase change processes. Topics include thermodynamics of phase change, evaporation, condensation, nucleation and bubble growth, two phase flow, convective boiling and condensation, melting and solidification. References: 1. Van P. Carey, Liquid-Vapor Phase Change Phenomena, CRC Press 2. Frank P. Incropera et al., Incropera's Principles of Heat and Mass Transfer, Wiley 3. A. F. Mills, Mass Transfer, Prentice Hall 4. M. Necati Özisik, Heat Conduction, Wiley Syllabus: 1. Course outline and introduction to phase change phenomena 2. Interfacial tension 3. Wetting phenomena 4. Transport on interface 5. Homogeneous nucleation 6. Heterogeneous nucleation 7. Pool boiling 8. Maximum and minimum heat flux conditions 9. Film boiling 10.Condensation 11. Two phase flow modeling 12. Internal convective condensation 13. Convective boiling 14. Coupled heat and mass transfer with liquid-vapor phase change 15. Liquid-vapor heat transfer for engineering applications 16. Melting and solidification Evaluation: Grading will be based on: Class participation, HW assignment, Midterm exams, Final project

Timetable

Scores

Average Percentage 81.14

Std. Deviation 5.56

Remarks

Restrictions

Compulsory

Elective

Cross Discipline

First Specialization

Second Specialization