ME 5505 - Fundamentals of Thermal-Fluid Energy Systems

(4 credits)

Fundamentals of thermodynamics, heat transfer, and fluid mechanics, and applications to sustainable energy systems. First and second laws of thermodynamics, conservation of mass and momentum, inviscid and viscous flow, conduction, convection and radiation, and steady and lumped thermal capacitance analysis. Includes project. Additional Requirements: ME 5505 is not open to graduate students that have a previous Mechanical Engineering degree.

Course revisions made after the Graduate Catalog publication date will be posted in the Graduate Catalog Addendum.