MECH302

Heat and Mass Transfer

S2 Day 2016

Dept of Engineering

Contents
Disclaimer
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Delivery and Resources 6 version of this publication [or the relevant faculty
or department] before acting on any information in
Unit Schedule 6 this publication.

Policies and Procedures 7

Graduate Capabilities 9

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General Information
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Agi Kourmatzis
[email protected]

Yijiao Jiang
[email protected]

Credit points
3

Prerequisites
MATH235 and MECH202

Corequisites

Co-badged status

Unit description
The unit is designed to provide a comprehensive treatment of heat and mass transfer and a
fundamental understanding of the different heat transfer modes (conduction, convection, and
radiation) in practical engineering fields of interest. The students will learn how to apply the
principles of heat transfer using numerical techniques to analyse existing thermo-fluid
systems, and to develop designs which improve existing thermo-fluid systems. Knowledge
from this unit together with the principles of Thermodynamics (MECH301) will help promote
and develop sustainable engineering applications through their analysis and design as
problems in heat and mass transfer.

Important Academic Dates

Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are
available at https://students.mq.edu.au/important-dates

Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

Analyse and interpret the characteristics of a heat transfer system undergoing

conduction, convection and/or radiation processes with and without mass transfer.
Apply analytical tools in calculations of heat and mass transfer for ideal and real world
problems.
Critically evaluate the experimental design and limitations of heat exchange systems.

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Develop an ability to collect and analyse experimental data from heat transfer
experiments.

General Assessment Information

Students must achieve at least a 50% aggregate grade in order to pass the unit. There are no
hurdle assessments.

The following conditions apply for all assessments:

For assignments handed in late the following penalties apply: 0-24hrs -25%, 24-48hrs -50%,
greater than 48hrs -100%.

All assessments will be graded according to standards set in the marking rubrics. Students will
receive a numerical grade for each assessment which will be representative of a fail (0-49%),
pass (50-64%), credit (65-74%), distinction (75-84%) or high distinction (85-100%) as defined by
the university standards based assessment guidelines. The definitions of these standards will be
posted on the iLearn page. All marking rubrics specific to each assessment will be released on
the iLearn page clearly indicating requirements to achieve a particular standard. These will be
released well in advance of the assessment due date or are specified below.

Weekly Tutorial Questions (10/100)

Each tutorial will typically consist of 4 questions. Students will receive 1 tutorial question to
attempt prior to their timetabled tutorial session. The tutor will provide feedback on the attempt
and allocate either a fail grade for incorrect methodology and incorrect answer, a pass grade for
sound methodology but incorrect answer, or up to a high distinction grade for sound
methodology and correct answer. The maximum marks available for the first tutorial question is
0.5.

Students must individually attempt the second tutorial question during the tutorial (A maximum of
20mins will be allocated). This will be run as a weekly quiz. The tutor will check the answers and
provide immediate feedback with a maximum of 0.5 marks following the grading standards
indicated for the first tutorial question. The 3rd and 4th questions of each tutorial will not be
assessed.

A maximum of 1 mark (out of 100 available for the unit) is available for each of the tutorial
sessions from weeks 3-7 and 9-13.

Assignments (15/100)

Assignment 1: (5/100)

This individually marked assignment will test the student’s ability to apply and critically interpret
the course material related to introductory concepts in heat transfer by conduction. The
assignment will involve a combination of analytical calculations, design and report writing. A
rubric will be provided with the assessment handout.

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Assignment 2: (5/100)

This individually marked assignment will test the student’s ability to apply and critically interpret
the course material related to more advanced concepts in heat transfer by conduction. The
assignment will involve a combination of analytical calculations, design and report writing. A
rubric will be provided with the assessment handout.

Assignment 3: (5/100)

This individually marked assignment will test the student’s ability to conceptually design an
experimental system for heat convection. The student will design a system based on analytical
calculations, whilst making considerations for suitable equipment, develop a series of theoretical
results and suggest methods of experimental improvement. A rubric will be provided with the
assessment handout.

Practical Laboratory Sessions (10/100)

Two individual lab reports written for two unique experiments. Attendance will be taken at the
practical sessions.The student must be present in order to submit a lab report. The location of
the practical sessions will be in F9C110. Precise details on time will be advised via the iLearn
page. Both laboratory reports will be assessed according to a rubric to be made available on the
iLearn page.

Laboratory Report 1: (5/100)

The first experiment will demonstrate the operation of heat exchangers. Students will test a
particular heat exchanger design, acquire data, and compare to theoretical calculations of heat
exchanger performance. A laboratory report is then handed in.

Laboratory Report 2: (5/100)

The second experiment will demonstrate experimental techniques used to take measurements of
conduction and convection. The data collected will be presented and interpreted along with some
theoretical calculations. A laboratory report is then handed in.

Mid Session & Final Examinations (65/100)

Mid-Session Test: (15/100)

An in-class 1hr test assessing material delivered between weeks 1 and 7.

Final Examination: (50/100)

A final examination (3hrs) assessing all material (weeks 1-13) delivered throughout the unit.

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Assessment Tasks
Name Weighting Due

Tutorials 10% Weeks 3-7 & Weeks 9-13

Assignments 1-3 15% Weeks 4, 8, 13

Mid-Session Test 15% Week 7

Lab Reports 1-2 10% Weeks 11,12

Final Examination 50% Exam Period

Tutorials
Due: Weeks 3-7 & Weeks 9-13
Weighting: 10%

Weekly Tutorial Questions

On successful completion you will be able to:

• Apply analytical tools in calculations of heat and mass transfer for ideal and real world
problems.

Assignments 1-3
Due: Weeks 4, 8, 13
Weighting: 15%

Assignments

On successful completion you will be able to:

• Apply analytical tools in calculations of heat and mass transfer for ideal and real world
problems.
• Critically evaluate the experimental design and limitations of heat exchange systems.

Mid-Session Test
Due: Week 7
Weighting: 15%

Mid-Session Exam

On successful completion you will be able to:

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• Analyse and interpret the characteristics of a heat transfer system undergoing

conduction, convection and/or radiation processes with and without mass transfer.

Lab Reports 1-2

Due: Weeks 11,12
Weighting: 10%

Laboratory Reports

On successful completion you will be able to:

• Critically evaluate the experimental design and limitations of heat exchange systems.
• Develop an ability to collect and analyse experimental data from heat transfer
experiments.

Final Examination
Due: Exam Period
Weighting: 50%

Final Exam

On successful completion you will be able to:

• Analyse and interpret the characteristics of a heat transfer system undergoing
conduction, convection and/or radiation processes with and without mass transfer.

Delivery and Resources

The following texts are recommended:

“Heat Transfer” by J.P. Holman

“A heat transfer textbook” by Leinhard and Leinhard.

Unit Schedule
Week Topic Lecturer Laboratory/Tutorial Assessments

1 Introduction to heat transfer, basic modes of heat transfer, Dr. Jiang No tutorial
basic definitions

2 Steady-state conduction, conduction equations through walls Dr. Jiang Tutorial: Heat Transfer
and cylinders Intro

3 Concept of thermal resistance networks and thermal circuits, Dr. Jiang Tutorial conduction 1 Tutorial Prep and
analogy to Ohm’s law Quiz (weeks 3-7)

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4 Overall heat transfer coefficient, thermal contact resistance Dr. Jiang Tutorial conduction 2 Assignment 1 due

5 Types of heat exchangers, effects of heat exchanger Dr. Jiang Tutorial conduction 3
geometry, log-mean temperature difference method

6 Overall heat transfer equations, fouling, heat transfer Dr. Jiang Tutorial heat exchangers
effectiveness/NTU approach

7 Practical design of heat exchangers & Mid Session Test Dr. Jiang Tutorial heat exchangers In class midterm
test

8 Introduction to heat convection. Dr. Tutorial: Mid Session

Kourmatzis Review
The Buckingham-pi Theorem Assignment 2 due

9 Convection Analysis and thermal boundary layer theory Dr. Tutorial: Convection Intro Tutorial Prep and
Kourmatzis and Buckingham-pi & Quiz (weeks 9-13)

Prac Session 1

10 Thermal convection in pipe flows, empirical convection Dr. Tutorial: forced convection
correlations Kourmatzis &

Prac Session 2

11 Natural heat convection and the Grashof number. Dr. Tutorial: forced convection Lab Report 1 due
Kourmatzis
Introduction to Mass Transfer and Evaporation

12 Droplet Evaporation and the basics of Boiling. Dr. Tutorial: natural Lab Report 2 due
Kourmatzis convection
Intro to Radiative heat exchange

13 Revision Dr. Tutorial: Mass transfer and Assignment 3 due

Kourmatzis radiation

Policies and Procedures

Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central. Students
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Academic Honesty Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html

New Assessment Policy in effect from Session 2 2016 http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessm

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w_assessment_policy_in_place_from_session_2/

Assessment Policy prior to Session 2 2016 http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy.html

Grading Policy prior to Session 2 2016 http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/grading/policy.html

Grade Appeal Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/gradeappeal/policy.html

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Disruption to Studies Policy http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html The

Disruption to Studies Policy is effective from March 3 2014 and replaces the Special
Consideration Policy.

In addition, a number of other policies can be found in the Learning and Teaching Category of
Policy Central.

Student Code of Conduct

Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of
Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/support/student_conduct/

Results
Results shown in iLearn, or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed as they
are subject to final approval by the University. Once approved, final results will be sent to your
student email address and will be made available in eStudent. For more information visit ask.m
q.edu.au.

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dents.mq.edu.au/support/

Learning Skills
Learning Skills (mq.edu.au/learningskills) provides academic writing resources and study
strategies to improve your marks and take control of your study.

• Workshops
• StudyWise
• Academic Integrity Module for Students
• Ask a Learning Adviser

Student Enquiry Service

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Equity Support
Students with a disability are encouraged to contact the Disability Service who can provide
appropriate help with any issues that arise during their studies.

IT Help
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Graduate Capabilities
Discipline Specific Knowledge and Skills
Our graduates will take with them the intellectual development, depth and breadth of knowledge,
scholarly understanding, and specific subject content in their chosen fields to make them
competent and confident in their subject or profession. They will be able to demonstrate, where
relevant, professional technical competence and meet professional standards. They will be able
to articulate the structure of knowledge of their discipline, be able to adapt discipline-specific
knowledge to novel situations, and be able to contribute from their discipline to inter-disciplinary
solutions to problems.

This graduate capability is supported by:

Learning outcomes
• Analyse and interpret the characteristics of a heat transfer system undergoing
conduction, convection and/or radiation processes with and without mass transfer.
• Apply analytical tools in calculations of heat and mass transfer for ideal and real world
problems.

Problem Solving and Research Capability

Our graduates should be capable of researching; of analysing, and interpreting and assessing
data and information in various forms; of drawing connections across fields of knowledge; and
they should be able to relate their knowledge to complex situations at work or in the world, in
order to diagnose and solve problems. We want them to have the confidence to take the initiative
in doing so, within an awareness of their own limitations.

This graduate capability is supported by:

Learning outcomes
• Analyse and interpret the characteristics of a heat transfer system undergoing
conduction, convection and/or radiation processes with and without mass transfer.
• Apply analytical tools in calculations of heat and mass transfer for ideal and real world
problems.

Effective Communication
We want to develop in our students the ability to communicate and convey their views in forms
effective with different audiences. We want our graduates to take with them the capability to
read, listen, question, gather and evaluate information resources in a variety of formats, assess,
write clearly, speak effectively, and to use visual communication and communication
technologies as appropriate.

This graduate capability is supported by:

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Learning outcomes
• Critically evaluate the experimental design and limitations of heat exchange systems.
• Develop an ability to collect and analyse experimental data from heat transfer
experiments.

Capable of Professional and Personal Judgement and Initiative

We want our graduates to have emotional intelligence and sound interpersonal skills and to
demonstrate discernment and common sense in their professional and personal judgement.
They will exercise initiative as needed. They will be capable of risk assessment, and be able to
handle ambiguity and complexity, enabling them to be adaptable in diverse and changing
environments.

This graduate capability is supported by:

Learning outcome
• Critically evaluate the experimental design and limitations of heat exchange systems.

Critical, Analytical and Integrative Thinking

We want our graduates to be capable of reasoning, questioning and analysing, and to integrate
and synthesise learning and knowledge from a range of sources and environments; to be able to
critique constraints, assumptions and limitations; to be able to think independently and
systemically in relation to scholarly activity, in the workplace, and in the world. We want them to
have a level of scientific and information technology literacy.

This graduate capability is supported by:

Learning outcomes
• Analyse and interpret the characteristics of a heat transfer system undergoing
conduction, convection and/or radiation processes with and without mass transfer.
• Apply analytical tools in calculations of heat and mass transfer for ideal and real world
problems.

Creative and Innovative

Our graduates will also be capable of creative thinking and of creating knowledge. They will be
imaginative and open to experience and capable of innovation at work and in the community. We
want them to be engaged in applying their critical, creative thinking.

This graduate capability is supported by:

Learning outcomes
• Critically evaluate the experimental design and limitations of heat exchange systems.
• Develop an ability to collect and analyse experimental data from heat transfer

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experiments.

Socially and Environmentally Active and Responsible

We want our graduates to be aware of and have respect for self and others; to be able to work
with others as a leader and a team player; to have a sense of connectedness with others and
country; and to have a sense of mutual obligation. Our graduates should be informed and active
participants in moving society towards sustainability.

This graduate capability is supported by:

Learning outcome
• Develop an ability to collect and analyse experimental data from heat transfer
experiments.

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