Graduate Courses Descriptions: Thermal Fluid Sciences
This Division encompasses two broad disciplines: thermal science and fluid mechanics. Areas of specialization include: Heat transfer; Combustion; Energy systems analysis; Hydrodynamics; Turbulence; Computational fluid dynamics (CFD).
Examples of current research topics include: Application of three-dimensional vortex methods to turbulent flow prediction ; Experimental, numerical, and theoretical analysis of scalar pollutant dispersion in turbulent boundary layers; Experimental studies of the near surface atmospheric boundary layer; Large-eddy and direct numerical simulation of 3-D and non-equilibrium boundary layers; Experimental measurement and analysis of particle/turbulence interaction within turbulent, multi-phase flows; Experimental investigation of steady and unsteady breaking waves; Fouling and particulate deposition on low temperature surfaces; Performance of water foaming agents in fire protection applications; Mixing of boron diluted water slugs and nuclear reactor reactivity excursions; Thermal management and characterization of electronic equipment; Transport phenomena in manufacturing, Study of absorption heat pumps and chillers; Heat transfer enhancement of environmentally safe refrigerants; Investigation of performance potential for natural refrigerant; Simulation, analysis, and experimentation in heat pump and refrigeration systems.
ENME 631 - ADVANCED CONDUCTION AND RADIATION HEAT TRANSFER (3)
Prerequisites: ENME 315, 321 and 700 (at least concurrent) or equivalent or permission of instructor. Theory of conduction and radiation. Diffused and directional poly- and mono-chromatic sources. Quantitative optics. Radiation in enclosures. Participating media. Integro-differential equations. Multi-dimensional, transient and steady state conduction. Phase change. Coordinate system transformations.
ENME 632 - ADVANCED CONVECTION HEAT TRANSFER (3)
Prerequisites: ENME 315, 321, 342, 343, and 700 or equivalent or permission of instructor. Statement of conservation of mass, momentum and energy. Laminar and turbulent heat transfer in ducts, separated flows, and natural convection. Heat and mass transfer in laminar boundary layers. Nucleate boiling, film boiling, Leidenfrost transition, and critical heat flux. Interfacial phase change processes; evaporation, condensation, industrial applications such as cooling towers, condensers. Heat exchanger design.
ENME 633 - ADVANCED CLASSICAL THERMODYNAMICS (3)
Prerequisite: ENME 315 or equivalent or permission of instructor. This course will focus on the interactions between molecules, which govern thermodynamics relevant to engineering. This course will develop an appreciation for both classical and statistical
approaches to thermodynamics for understanding topics such as phase change, wetting of surfaces, chemical reactions, adsorption, and electrochemical processes. The course will investigate statistical approaches and molecular simulation tools to understand how microscopic analysis can be translated to macroscopic problems.
ENME 635 - ANALYSIS OF ENERGY SYSTEMS (3)
Prerequisite: ENME 633 or equivalent or permission of instructor. Rankine cycles with non-azeotropic working fluid mixtures, two-, multi- and variable-stage absorption cycles and vapor compression cycles with solution circuits. Power generation cycles with working fluid mixtures. Development of rules for finding all possible cycles suiting a given application or the selection of the best alternative.
ENME 640 - FUNDAMENTALS OF FLUID MECHANICS (3)
Prerequisite: ENME 700 or equivalent or permission of instructor. Equations governing the conservation of mass, momentum, vorticity and energy in fluid flows. Equations are illustrated by analyzing a number of simple flows. Emphasis on physical understanding facilitating the study of advanced topics in fluid mechanics.
ENME 641 - VISCOUS FLOW (3)
Prerequisite: ENME 640 or equivalent or permission of instructor. Fluid flows where viscous effects play a significant role. Examples of steady and unsteady flows with exact solutions to the Navier-Stokes equations. Boundary layer theory. Stability of laminar flows and their transition to turbulence.
ENME 642 - HYDRODYNAMICS I (3)
Prerequisite: ENME 640 or equivalent or permission of instructor. Exposition of classical and current methods used in analysis of inviscid, incompressible flows.
ENME 646 - COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS AND HEAT TRANSFER II (3)
Prerequisites: ENME 632, 640 and 700 or equivalent or permission of instructor. Numerical solution of inviscid and viscous flow problems. Solutions of potential flow problems Euler equations, boundary layer equations and Navier-Stokes equations. Applications to turbulent flows.
ENME 647 - MULTIPHASE FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER (3)
Prerequisites: ENME 321 and 342 or equivalent or permission of instructor. Boiling and condensation in stationary systems, phase change heat transfer phenomenology, analysis and correlations. Fundamentals of two-phase flow natural circulation in thermal hydraulic multi-loop systems with applications to nuclear reactors safety. Multiphase flow fundamentals. Critical flow rates. Convective boiling and condensation. Multiphase flow and heat transfer applications in power and process industries.
ENME 656 - PHYSICS OF TURBULENT FLOW (3)
Prerequisites: ENME 640 and 641 or equivalent or permission of instructor. Definition of turbulence and its physical manifestations. Statistical methods and the transport equations of turbulence quantities. Laboratory measurement and computer simulation methods. Isotropic turbulence. Physics of turbulent shear flows.
ENME 657 - ANALYSIS OF TURBULENT FLOW (3)
Prerequisites: ENME 640 and 641 or equivalent or permission of instructor. Mathematical representation of turbulent transport, production and dissipation. Closure schemes for predicting flows. Recent advances in direct and large-eddy numerical simulation techniques.
ENME 705 (formerly ENME 808F) - NON-NEWTONIAN FLUID DYNAMICS (3)
Prerequisites: ENME 342, ENME 640. This course offers the specific techniques and understanding necessary for being able to compute and understand issues associated with non-Newtonian fluid dynamics. Issues of rheology and analytic techniques are covered.
ENME 706 (formerly ENME 808E)-Impact of Energy Consrvation on the Environment (3)
Prerequisite: Thermodynamics (graduate level) ENME 633. This course begins with a review of the energy flow diagram of the US and discusses the current status of energy production, transportation and consumption. This is followed by an introduction to environmental issues that are caused through energy conversion: Ozone depletion, global warming and air quality issues. Based on this background information, the students then develop, through classroom discussions, student presentations and lectures, alternative energy conversion concepts, assess their performance in design projects, and evaluate the potential environmental, infrastructure and cost impacts. The course focuses extensively and in considerable detail on the understanding and application of the latest energy conversion technologies.
ENME 707 (formerly ENME 808H) - COMBUSTION AND REACTING FLOW (3)
Prerequisite: ENME 320 (Thermodynamics), ENME 331 (Fluid Mechanics), ENME 332 (Heat Transfer) or equivalent. This course covers thermochemistry and chemical kinetics of reacting flows in depth. In particular, we focus on the combustion of hydrocarbon fuels in both a phenomenological and mechanistic approach. The course covers the specifics of premixed and nonpremixed flame systems, as well as ignition and extinction. Combustion modeling with equilibrium and chemical kinetics methods will be addressed. Environmental impact and emissions minimization will be covered in detail. Finally, the course will cover available combustion diagnostic methods and their application in laboratory and real-world systems.
ENME 712 (formerly ENME 808M) - MEASUREMENT, INSTRUMENTATION, AND DATA ANALYSIS FOR THERMO-FLUID PROCESSES (3)
Prerequisites: (none). This course is designed to offer systematic coverage of the methodologies for measurement and data analysis of thermal and fluid processes at the graduate level. The course materials will cover three broad categories: (1) Fundamentals of thermal and fluid processes in single phase and multi phase flows as related to this course; (2) Measurement/Instrumentation techniques for measurement of basic quantities such as pressure, temperature, flow rate, heat flux, etc.; and (3) Experimental design and planning, sources of errors in measurements, and uncertainty analysis.
ENME 808A - PHASE CHANGE HEAT (3)
Utilizing phase change during heat transfer can be very attractive since large amounts of heat can be removed with relatively small temperature differences. These processes can be important during the operation of high power devices, such as nuclear reactors, electronic cooling, and x-ray sources. The course will cover the fundamentals of phase change heat transfer and its application to numerous technologies. Topics include the basic thermodynamic relations, contact line mechanics, pool boiling, flow boiling, spray cooling, instrumentation, and experimental techniques.
ENME 808E - IMPACT OF ENERGY CONVERSION ON THE ENVIRONMENT
Please refer to ENME 706.
ENME 808F - NON-NEWTONIAN FLUID DYNAMICS
Please refer to ENME 705.
ENME 808H - COMBUSTION AND REACTING FLOW
Please refer to ENME 707.
ENME 808M - MEASUREMENT, INSTRUMENTATION AND DATA ANALYSIS FOR THERMO-FLUID PROCESSES
Please refer to ENME 712.
ENME 808M - NANOPARTICLE AEROSOL DYNAMICS (3)
NanoParticle Aerosols (NA) (< 100 nm), and their science and technology play an important role in nature and industry. From air quality standards, nuclear reactor safety, inhalation therapy, workplace exposure, global climate change, to counterterrorism, aerosols play a central role in our environment. On the industrial side, NA plays an integral part of reinforcing fillers, pigments and catalysts, and the new emerging field of nanotechnology, they are the building blocks to new materials, which encompass, electronic, photonic and magnetic devices, and bio and chemical sensors. This graduate course will cover the basic science of nanoparticle formation, growth and transport. The science and engineering of measurement. The environmental impact and industrial use of nanoparticles.
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