Course Title: Applied Heat and Mass Transfer

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Applied Heat and Mass Transfer

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
MIET2039	Bundoora Campus	Undergraduate	115H Aerospace, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering	Face-to-Face	Sem 1 2006, Sem 1 2007, Sem 1 2008, Sem 1 2009, Sem 1 2010, Sem 1 2011, Sem 1 2012, Sem 1 2013, Sem 1 2014, Sem 2 2015, Sem 2 2016
MIET2039	Bundoora Campus	Undergraduate	172H School of Engineering	Face-to-Face	Sem 2 2017, Sem 2 2018, Sem 2 2019, Sem 2 2020, Sem 2 2021, Sem 2 2022, Sem 2 2023
MIET2081	SHAPE, VTC	Undergraduate	115H Aerospace, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering	Face-to-Face	Offsh3 14, Offsh2 15
MIET2358	Stansfield College	Undergraduate	115H Aerospace, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering	Face-to-Face	Offsh 3 09, Offsh 4 09, Offsh 1 10

Flexible Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
MIET2081	SHAPE, VTC	Undergraduate	172H School of Engineering	Face-to-Face	OFFSe22017 (VM5)
MIET2081	SHAPE, VTC	Undergraduate	172H School of Engineering	Face-to-Face	OFFMay2020 (All)
MIET2081	SHAPE, VTC	Undergraduate	172H School of Engineering	Face-to-Face	OFFMay2021 (VM11)
MIET2081	SHAPE, VTC	Undergraduate	172H School of Engineering	Face-to-Face	OFFJan2022 (VM12)
MIET2081	SHAPE, VTC	Undergraduate	172H School of Engineering	Face-to-Face	OFFMay2022 (VM13)
MIET2081	SHAPE, VTC	Undergraduate	172H School of Engineering	Face-to-Face	OFFJan2023 (VM14)
MIET2476	Kaplan Singapore	Undergraduate	172H School of Engineering	Face-to-Face	OFFSep2023 (ZZZ)
MIET2476	Kaplan Singapore	Undergraduate	172H School of Engineering	Internet	OFFMay2020 (KA4)

Course Coordinator: Dr Kiao Inthavong

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 6175

Course Coordinator Email: kiao.inthavong@rmit.edu.au

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

MIET1081 - Heat Transfer

Course Description

This course is a final year elective course building on earlier core thermo-fluid courses. Within this course there are extended topics to the heat transfer knowledge attained from the previous studies. The topics will have applications with HVAC, refrigeration and air conditioning, and other industrial heating and cooling applications.

• Revision of basic modes of heat transfer; vapour compression refrigeration cycle,
• The role of heat exchangers in a thermodynamic cycle and associated environmental and economic issues; 
• Boiling and Condensation;
• Fouling of heat exchangers; Overall heat transfer co-efficient; Log mean temperature difference; Parallel flow, counter flow and cross flow configurations of heat exchangers; Heat exchanger effectiveness and number of transfer units (NTU); Pressure drop and flow considerations;
• Further conduction problems: Fins, Insulation, Transient, Numerical computations
• Wetted surface heat and mass transfer including evaporative cooling and cooling towers;

Please note that if you take this course for a bachelor honours program, your overall mark in this course will be one of the course marks that will be used to calculate the weighted average mark (WAM) that will determine your award level.
This applies to students who commence enrolment in a bachelor honours program from 1 January 2016 onwards. See the WAM information web page for more information.(http://www1.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=eyj5c0mo77631)

 

Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

This course contributes to the following program learning outcomes:

• Comprehensive, theory based understanding of the underpinning natural and physical sciences and the engineering fundamentals applicable to the engineering discipline.
• In-depth understanding of specialist bodies of knowledge within the engineering discipline.
• Understanding of the scope, principles, norms, accountabilities and bounds of contemporary engineering practice in the specific discipline.
• Application of established engineering methods to complex engineering problem solving.
• Fluent application of engineering techniques, tools and resources.
• Application of established engineering methods to complex engineering problem solving.
• Fluent application of engineering techniques, tools and resources.
• Application of systematic engineering synthesis and design processes.

 

Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs)

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

1. Characterise the processes involved in HVAC, refrigeration, and air-conditioning systems.
2. Select, analyse, and design heat exchangers.
3. Use analytical and computational techniques to analyse a wide range of heat transfer problems including piping systems, boiling, condensation, electronic cooling, radiators, heat exchangers with fins.

Overview of Learning Activities

You will be actively engaged in a range of learning activities such as lectorials, tutorials, practicals, laboratories, seminars, project work, class discussion, individual and group activities. Delivery may be face to face, online or a mix of both.

You are encouraged to be proactive and self-directed in your learning, asking questions of your lecturer and/or peers and seeking out information as required, especially from the numerous sources available through the RMIT library, and through links and material specific to this course that is available through myRMIT Studies Course. 

Overview of Learning Resources

RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through myRMIT Studies Course.

There are services available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal.

Overview of Assessment

x This course has no hurdle requirements.

☐ All hurdle requirements for this course are indicated clearly in the assessment regime that follows, against the relevant assessment task(s) and all have been approved by the College Deputy Pro Vice-Chancellor (Learning & Teaching).

Assessment tasks

Assessment Task 1 (Early): Knowledge Assessment: Timed and timetabled assessment
Weighting 25%
This assessment task supports CLOs  1 – 3
This assessment is a timed and timetabled assessment that students must attend on campus except for international students who are resident outside Australia.

Assessment Task 2: Case Study Report 1
Written report analysing the design and analysis of heat exchangers in an industrial setting.
Weighting 25%
This assessment task supports CLOs 1 - 2.

Assessment Task 3: Knowledge Assessment: Timed and timetabled assessment
Weighting 25%
This assessment task supports CLOs  1 – 3
This assessment is a timed and timetabled assessment that students must attend on campus except for international students who are resident outside Australia.

Assessment Task 4: Case Study Portfolio
Report presenting a portfolio of computational, experimental, and mathematical techniques for designing fins for effective heat transfer.
Weighting 25%
This assessment task supports CLOs 1 - 2.