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2018-2019 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

MAE 539 - Interfacial Phenomena and Phase Change

(3 units)

Prerequisite: MAE 431  or consent of instructor.
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).