MAE 539 - Phase Change Heat Transfer and Interfacial Phenomena

(3 units)

Prerequisite(s): Open to Mechanical Engineering MS, Aerospace Engineering MS, Chemical Engineering MS, or Engineering MS students only.
Thermodynamics of interfacial phenomena. Liquid-vapor interface. Wetting phenomena and contact angles. Interfacial transport and stability. Phase transitions, phase stability and Homogeneous nucleation. Heterogeneous nucleation and pool boiling. External condensation. Two-phase flow. Internal convective boiling and condensation.

Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-Problems 3 hours).