MAE 4272 - Fluids and Heat Transfer Laboratory

Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

Prerequisite: MAE 3230, MAE 3240. Petitions to enroll in this class without having met the prereqs are rarely allowed. Petitions must be made through the MAE departmental Petition link on the MAE website. The course instructor does not make decisions on enrollment for this class. Fulfills technical communication requirement.

P. Pepiot.

Laboratory exercises in fluid mechanics and the thermal sciences. Measurements of flame temperature, pressure, heat transfer, viscosity, lift and drag, fluid-flow rate, effects of turbulence, airfoil stall, flow visualization, and spark ignition engine performance. Instrumentation, techniques and analysis, and interpretation of results. Biweekly written assignments with extensive feedback.

Outcome 1: Students will be able to experience in performing diverse experiments in fluid mechanics and the thermal sciences; extensive analysis of data.

Outcome 2: Students will be able to become familiar with instrumentation for fluids and thermal science experiments.

Outcome 3: Students will be able to experience in applying concepts from junior-year fluid mechanics and heat transfer classes.

Outcome 4: Students will be able to analyze experimental results and their uncertainties, and interpret them; and also to communicate these interpretations effectively.

Outcome 5: Students will be able to use graphics and words to present and discuss experimental results effectively.

Outcome 6: Students will be able to practice and feedback on Engineering Communication.

Outcome 7: Students will be able to experience working on a team to collect experimental data.