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Heat Transfer and Thermal Design

MAE 589
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Arizona State University (ASU)
Arizona State University (ASU)
Tempe, Arizona, United States
Pat Phelan
Professor and Associate Dean
(3)
5
Timeline
  • February 9, 2022
    Experience start
  • February 10, 2022
    Project topic presentation
  • March 31, 2022
    Project topic presentation #2
  • April 21, 2022
    Final group presentation
  • April 30, 2022
    Experience end
Experience
2/3 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any
Any industries
Categories
Data analysis Product or service launch
Skills
research and analysis engineering design process data analysis product development
Learner goals and capabilities

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.

Learners
Graduate
Any level
40 learners
Project
20 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 5
Expected outcomes and deliverables
  • Final report - 8 single-spaced, two-column pages, including all figures and tables
  • Report will include:
  1. Title
  2. Author
  3. Abstract
  4. Introduction
  5. Theoretical model (if appropriate)
  6. Experiment (if appropriate)
  7. results and discussion
  8. Conclusion and recommendations for future work
  9. References
Project timeline
  • February 9, 2022
    Experience start
  • February 10, 2022
    Project topic presentation
  • March 31, 2022
    Project topic presentation #2
  • April 21, 2022
    Final group presentation
  • April 30, 2022
    Experience end
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

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Available to give mid-semester and end of the semester feedback to students based on presentation and report

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.

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.