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Syllabus



Syllabus

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Course Description


This course investigates the principles of thermal radiation and their application to engineering heat and photon transfer problems.

Topics include:

  • Quantum and Classical Models of Radiative Properties of Materials
  • Electromagnetic Wave Theory for Thermal Radiation
  • Radiative Transfer in Absorbing, Emitting, and Scattering Media
  • Coherent Laser Radiation
  • Applications:
    • Laser-material Interactions
    • Imaging
    • Infrared Instrumentation
    • Global Warming
    • Semiconductor Manufacturing
    • Combustion
    • Furnaces
    • High Temperature Processing


Textbook


Amazon logo Modest, Michael F. Radiative Heat Transfer. 2nd ed. Boston, MA: Academic Press, 2003. ISBN: 9780125031639.



Prerequisites


Intermediate Heat and Mass Transfer (2.51), or Transport Processes (10.302).



Problem Sets


Problem sets are due once every two weeks.



Exams


There are two exams, which are each worth 20% of the final grade. The first is in-class and open-book. The second is a take-home test.



Grading Policy



ActivitiesPercentages
Problem Sets50%
Exam 120%
Exam 220%
Classroom Presentation and Discussion on Global Warming10%

 








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