Heat Transfer and Thermal Design
General
- Graduate
- 40 learners; teams of 4
- 20 hours per learner
- Dates set by experience
- Learners self-assign
Preferred companies
- 3/3 project matches
- Anywhere
- Academic experience
- Any
- Any
Categories
Skills
Project timeline
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January 31, 2021Experience start
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February 11, 2021Project topic presentation
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March 25, 2021Project topic presentation #2
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April 15, 2021Final group presentation
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April 24, 2021Experience end
Timeline
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January 31, 2021Experience start
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February 11, 2021Project topic presentation
Each group will present a single slide on their proposed topic - industry partner does not need to attend
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March 25, 2021Project topic presentation #2
Each group will present a 3-slide project review
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April 15, 2021Final group presentation
Each group will present their final oral presentation in class. Half of the class will present this day, and the remaining half will present on April 21, 2021.
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April 24, 2021Experience end
Overview
- Details
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MAE 589 Heat Transfer is a graduate mechanical engineering class taken by master's and PhD students, usually from mechanical engineering but also from aerospace engineering and other disciplines. These students have generally had an undergraduate course on the same material, so they come into the class already with basic skills in heat transfer. They are capable of conducting analysis, including finite element analysis (FEA) using Ansys or other packages, and designing thermal solutions as a part of product development or other engineering applications.
- Learner skills
- Data analysis, Research and analysis, Engineering design process, Product development
- Deliverables
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- Final report - 8 single-spaced, two-column pages, including all figures and tables
- Report will include:
- Title
- Author
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Theoretical model (if appropriate)
- Experiment (if appropriate)
- results and discussion
- Conclusion and recommendations for future work
- References
Project Examples
Projects could include, but are not limited to:
- Satellite design from a thermal POV
- Design of heat exchangers
- Analysis and design of solar thermal collectors
- Analysis of electric motor performance improvement based on choice of engine oil
- Thermoelectric or thermogalvanic power generation
- Analysis of ablative materials in aerospace applications
- Thermal packaging of electronics
- Designing for the lunar thermal environment
- Cooling systems for EV battery packs
- Analysis of the heat island effect
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Provide a dedicated contact who is available to answer periodic emails or phone calls over the duration of the project to address students' questions. Weekly contact may be appropriate.
Be available for a quick phone call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the course.
Available to give mid-semester and end of the semester feedback to students based on presentation and report