This course provides hands-on laboratory experience to complement and deepen the comprehension of concepts gained in ENGR-4010 Heat Transfer. Laboratory assignments delve into these concepts in greater depth and provide hands-on experiences in conduction, convection, and thermal radiation heat transfer.

Lab Assignments, class notes, and other materials you will need will be made available on CANVAS. There is no textbook required separately for this laboratory class.

Each student is required to provide himself/herself with safety glasses having side shields while in the laboratory.

Calculator: You are required to have an engineering calculator.

Computer Software Skills

Matlab, Excel, Word, Arduino

The heat transfer labs can help students learn about heat transfer in a variety of ways, including:

• Mechanisms of heat transfer: Students can learn how heat is transferred between elements of a system.
• Heat transfer characteristics: Students can learn about the heat transfer characteristics of different apparatus.
• Heat transfer coefficients: Students can learn how to find heat transfer coefficients.
• Heat transfer in different modes: Students can learn about heat transfer in different modes, such as conduction, convection, and radiation.
• Heat transfer in different geometries: Students can learn about heat transfer in different geometries, such as simple geometries and pin-fins.
• Heat transfer in different materials: Students can learn about the thermal conductivity of different materials.
• Heat transfer in real-world problems: Students can learn how to apply their knowledge of heat transfer to real-world problems.
• Heat transfer in engineering systems: Students can learn how to account for heat transfer in thermal analyses of engineering systems.
• Heat transfer in design and analysis: Students can learn how to apply their knowledge of heat transfer to the analysis of heat transfer systems.
• Heat transfer in laboratory exercises: Students can learn how to work in teams to conduct laboratory exercises, analyze and discuss the outcomes, and communicate those via professional reports.

Letter grades are based on the composite score.

General Expectations

• It is expected that the lab reports will be well-written with no grammatical mistakes.
• Ensure every team member proofreads the lab before submitting it.
• Consulting with the writing center is also highly encouraged.
• If the lab report is not well-written and accurate, your group will not get a passing grade for the lab.
• For group reports, all group members are expected to participate in the laboratory procedures and in writing the report.
• If a group member does not participate in the lab or the writing of the report, his or her name should not be on the report.
• Next to the section title, in parentheses, write the author of the section.
• If you want my input, please send me an email and request my input. Be sure, to include who submitted the report.

Laboratories

Most laboratory exercises will be performed as teams or as an entire class. Each group will prepare and submit individual reports for each of the laboratory exercises.

Laboratory Reports

Laboratory reports will be submitted in electronic format as a doc file type as an upload in CANVAS. Reports should be written to high technical writing standards. Even though this is not an English composition class, reports with poor grammar, spelling, formatting, etc. will be graded lower. Submit only one lab report per group. Multiple submissions “0” grade.

Reports will be graded using the following rubric. Scores are calculated by multiplying the number of points in the left column by the score (0 to 5) awarded for excellence in the corresponding row, and adding the results.

Each report has 100 points possible. Hence, a report may be acceptable in every aspect and receive a score of 60.

Notes

• Each lab has two parts, (1) performing the experiment; and (2) lab report. If you miss (1), or (2), your grade for the lab is zero.
• After grades for each lab is recorded on CANVAS, each group has five working days to request a lab review with the instructor. Please include all participant’s names.
• Lab Reports: See the word document entitled; “Lab Assignment Expectation”.
• Lab Assignments: It will be submitted through CANVAS. It is very important that you complete the assignments in order to understand the material and prepare you for the exams. Lab report guidance and rubric will be provided in CANVAS.

• Conduction heat transfer (1D and 2D)
• Thermal conductivity measurements of solids.
• Thermal conductivity measurements of ideal gases.
• Natural convection heat transfer (h, and Nu evaluations)
• Concrete heat generation measurements and effects of it on mechanical properties.
• Thermo-electric efficiencies and measurements
• Radiation heat transfer experiment (black body and solid bodies’ absorptivity measurements).
• Freezing and melting experiment.

Laboratory reports are due on the assigned day, generally at the commencement of the next laboratory exercise

Assigned lab report will be due at the beginning of lab. It will be submitted through CANVAS. No Late report.

If you are more than 5 minutes late for the lab, the first time, -10 points. After the first time, zero for the lab grade.

Attendance Policy: Attendance, good attitude, and class participation are all part of your grade. Students are responsible for attending the courses for which they are enrolled. Further, according to standards set by Department of Education, the University is required to identify a starting date for each student for each of these courses. Students are also responsible for making up any work missed by failing to attend class, even if the absence was approved by the University (see ), necessitated by illness, or personal emergency. In this sense, then, there are no “excused” absences.

ENGR 4200 Heat Transfer is a co-requisite with this class.

Laboratories involve working with high and low temperatures, pressures, forces, and electric potentials, and currents. Each student is required to provide himself/herself with safety glasses having side shields while in the laboratory. Other personal protective equipment will be provided as needed. Students are required to make proper use of such equipment under the direction of the instructor and to observe posted and announced safety practices while in the laboratory.

Canvas will be used to record your scores from homework, projects, and exams. All correspondence to the entire class outside of class time will be via Canvas (assignments, announcements, etc.). Communication to individuals will be to your e-mail address associated with SUU. You are responsible for checking your email and Canvas for announcements and assignments.

Cell Phone: No cell phones or any other communication devices in class (you must turn it off during the duration of the class).