Thermal Aspects of Materials Processing
Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering

Description
Following a review of heat transfer fundamentals, the discussion will focus on a synthesis of classical thermal considerations and developments from recent research. The central theme will be the critical thermal-fluid elements that enable or control the quality of the end product. Particular topics around which this theme will be developed may include machining (metal cutting and grinding), metal forming (rolling, extrusion, drawing), heat treatment, casting (ingot casting, continuous processes), crystal growing, spray deposition processes, welding and joining, laser processing, and processing of advanced materials (composites, ceramics). The general approach will be to introduce and review the essential features of a particular manufacturing pro-cess, to identify appropriate physical models of the process which are useful for describing the thermal and transport fields, to show how the physical model leads to a mathe-matical model of the process, and to interpret these models in light of experimental results which are available and in terms of the expected performance and operation of the actual process. There will be less emphasis on the mathe-matical and numerical methodology needed to obtain analytical results than is usual in more fundamental heat transfer and fluid mechanics courses (Conduction, Con-vection). Rather, the importance of scaling and dimens-ional analysis will be illustrated as they apply to the complex physical situations which are characteristic of most materials processing operations.

Prerequisites
There is no specific prerequisite for this course, however, an undergraduate course in heat transfer, with emphasis on conduction and convection processes is extremely helpful. If you have any questions about meeting these require-ments, please contact the professor.

Textbook(s)
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Format and Grading
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Computing
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Technical Requirements
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Who Should Enroll
This course may be used in your Plan of Study as follows:

Degree Programs
CSCI - elective
CSYS - elective with advisor pre-approval
ELEC - elective with advisor pre-approval
EPOW - elective with advisor pre-approval
ESCI-MM - elective
ESCI-MSE - may be used as a Manufacturing Design elective or elective
ESCI-MT - elective
ITEC - elective with advisor pre-approval
MBA - elective
MEAE - may be used toward Mechanical Engineering core, Manufacturing concentration or elective
MGMT - elective
QUAL - elective with advisor pre-approval
SERV - elective with advisor pre-approval
TCOM - elective with advisor pre-approval

This course is also open to non-matriculated students who meet the prerequisites and may be used toward the Certificate in Mechanical Engineering.

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