Undergraduate study

Undergraduate 

Mechanical Engineering BEng/MEng

Heat Transfer 3 ENG3032

  • Academic Session: 2026-27
  • School: School of Engineering
  • Credits: 10
  • Level: Level 3 (SCQF level 9)
  • Typically Offered: Semester 2
  • Available to Visiting Students: Yes
  • Collaborative Online International Learning: No
  • Curriculum For Life: No

Short Description

This course is designed to give the student a basic understanding of the various mechanisms of heat transfer. The course will also provide the student with an understanding of heat exchangers and how such items of equipment are designed.

Timetable

2 lectures per week

Excluded Courses

None

Co-requisites

None

Assessment

70% Written Exam

30% Lab Assessment - 20% Set exercise (calculations based on data obtained in the lab) + 10% short written interpretation of the meaning of the specific results obtained in lab.

Main Assessment In: April/May

Course Aims

This aims of this course are to:

■ give the student a basic understanding of the various mechanisms of heat transfer;

■ provide the student with an understanding of heat exchangers and how such items of equipment are designed..

Intended Learning Outcomes of Course

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ analyse various heat transfer problems;

■ determine the amount and rate of heat transfer in simple systems;

■ design simple heat exchangers;

■ solve basic heat exchanger problems;

■ calculate the required heating or cooling load to maintain an environment at a desired temperature;

■ use thermal models to select the most appropriate materials from given data sheets and processes to fulfil required criteria.

Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits

No exceptions