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Instantaneous view of the flow field behind a heated circular cylinder. Flow is from left to right. The flow vizualization is done with liquid crystal particles, that change their color according the to temperature they sense. Specifically, the coldest temperatures reflect blue, and as the temperature increases, the colors of the liquid crystal change from blue to cyan to green to yellow to orange, and finally to red, at its hottest temperatures. This picture is from "Digital Particle Image Velocimetry/Thermometry and Applications to the Wake of a Heated Circular Cylinder" by Park, Dabiri, & Gharib, Experiments in Fluids, Vol 30, pp. 327-338

Other interesting images can be found at http://www.efluids.com/efluids/pages/gallery.htm

Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics

AA 419: Aerospace Heat Transfer
Winter 2008

Description

Course Objectives

Develop the fundamentals of conductive, convective, and radiateive heat transfer with emphasis on applications to atmospheric and space flight.

1. Understand fundamental concepts of conduction, convection, and radiation heat transfer and heat transfer with phase change.
2. Develop competence in calculating the heat transfer and/or temperature distributions in common basic aerospace structural components such as plates, spheres, cylinders, as well as more complicated configurations such as surface cooling fins.
3. Develop skills in modeling thermal and heat transfer characteristics of aerospace systems, such as high-speed aircraft surfaces, combustion chambers, rocket nozzles, and spacecraft.
4. Use software program of choice (MATLAB, C++, PowerPoint, Photoshop, CorelDraw, etc.) to design and present.

Schedule

·  Lectures : MWF 9:30-10:20am (Guggenheim Hall 204)

Instructor

Prof. Dana Dabiri, dabiri@aa.washington.edu
Guggenheim Hall 314 C, (206) 543-6067

TA

Eric Schwerdt, schwee15@u.washington.edu
Guggenheim Hall 306
Office hours :  Th 9:30-10:30

Textbook

Incropera & DeWitt, Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer, 5th Edition, 2005

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