Unit Guide

General Information

Unit convenor and teaching staff	Unit convenor and teaching staff Lecturer Yijiao Jiang yijiao.jiang@mq.edu.au Contact via 9535 Rm 138 Wednesday 11am-12pm
Credit points	Credit points 3
Prerequisites	Prerequisites (39cp at 100 level or above) including MECH202
Corequisites	Corequisites
Co-badged status	Co-badged status
Unit description	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://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-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.
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 3^rd and 4^th 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 (10/100)

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.

Assignment 2: (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 (70/100)

Mid-Session Test: (20/100)

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.

Assessment Tasks

Name	Weighting	Hurdle	Due
Tutorials	10%	No	Weeks 3-7 & Weeks 9-13
Assignments 1-2	10%	No	Weeks 4, 13
Mid-Session Test	20%	No	Week 7
Lab Reports 1-2	10%	No	Weeks 11,12
Final Examination	50%	No	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 1-2

Due: Weeks 4, 13
Weighting: 10%

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: 20%

Mid-Session 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.

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

Required and Recommended Texts and/or Materials

There is no single core text for this course. However the following texts are recommended:

“Heat Transfer” by J.P. Holman

“A heat transfer textbook” by Leinhard and Leinhard.

Technology Used and Required

Heat transfer processes/equipment will be used in the practical session.

Unit Schedule

Week	Topic	Lecturer	Laboratory/Tutorial	Assessments
1	Introduction to heat transfer, basic modes of heat transfer, basic definitions	Dr. Jiang	No tutorial
2	Steady-state conduction, conduction equations through walls and cylinders	Dr. Jiang	Tutorial： Heat Transfer Introduction
3	Concept of thermal resistance networks and thermal circuits, analogy to Ohm’s law	Dr. Jiang	Tutorial: Conduction 1	Tutorial Prep and Quiz (weeks 3-7)
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 geometry, log-mean temperature difference method	Dr. Jiang	Tutorial: Conduction 3
6	Overall heat transfer equations, fouling, heat transfer effectiveness/NTU approach	Dr. Jiang	Tutorial: Heat exchangers
7	Practical design of heat exchangers and Mid-Session Test	Dr. Jiang	Tutorial: Heat exchangers	In-class mid-session test
8	Introduction to heat convection. The Buckingham-pi Theorem	Dr. Jiang	Tutorial: Mid-session review
9	Convection analysis and thermal boundary layer theory	Dr. Jiang	Tutorial: Convection introduction and Buckingham-pi Prac Session 1	Tutorial Prep and Quiz (weeks 9-13)
10	Thermal convection in pipe flows, empirical convection correlations	Dr. Jiang	Tutorial: Forced convection 1 Prac Session 2
11	Natural heat convection and the Grashof number. Introduction to mass transfer and evaporation	Dr. Jiang	Tutorial: Forced convection 2	Lab Report 1 due
12	Droplet evaporation and the basics of boiling Introduction to radiative heat exchange	Dr. Jiang	Tutorial: natural convection	Lab Report 2 due
13	Revision	Dr. Jiang	Tutorial: mass transfer and radiation	Assignment 2 due

Policies and Procedures

Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central. Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:

Academic Honesty Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html

Assessment Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy_2016.html

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

Complaint Management Procedure for Students and Members of the Public http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/complaint_management/procedure.html

Disruption to Studies Policy (in effect until Dec 4th, 2017): http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html

Special Consideration Policy (in effect from Dec 4th, 2017): https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policies/special-consideration

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

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Graduate Capabilities

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.