NCSU MAE308: Fluid Mechanics I
NCSU MAE310: Heat Transfer Fundamentals
NCSU MAE709: Advanced Radiative Heat Transfer
NCSU MAE310: Conduction and Radiation Heat Transfer
UMR ME219: Thermodynamics
UMR ME231: Thermofluid Mechanics I
UMR ME323: Transport Phenomena in Manufacturing Processes
UIUC ME213: Heat Transfer
Dr. Ma's Course Instruction
Assistant Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
North Carolina State University
2410 Broughton Hall
Campus Box 7910
Raleigh, NC 27695
919-515-5231 (phone)
919-515-7968 (fax)
nancy_ma@ncsu.edu
http://www4.ncsu.edu/~nma
Courses Taught
NCSU MAE301: Engineering Thermodynamics I (Spring 2004)
NCSU MAE308: Fluid Mechanics I (Fall 2006, Spring 2006, Spring 2005, Spring 2004, Spring 2003)
NCSU MAE310: Heat Transfer Fundamentals (Fall 2006, Fall 2005, Fall 2004, Fall 2003, Fall 2002)
NCSU MAE709: Advanced Radiative Heat Transfer (Spring 2005, Spring 2002)
NCSU MAE310: Conduction and Radiation Heat Transfer (Fall 2001)
UMR ME219: Thermodynamics (Fall 2000)
UMR ME231: Thermofluid Mechanics I (Spring 2000, Fall 1999, Fall 1998, Spring 1998, Fall 1997)
UMR ME323: Transport Phenomena in Manufacturing Processes (Spring 1999)
UIUC ME213: Heat Transfer (Spring 1995)
Course Descriptions
Topics:
Fluid statics
Incompressible fluid dynamics
Topics:
Conductive heat transfer
- Steady one-dimensional conduction
- Steady heat conduction with energy generation
- Extended surfaces (fins)
- General conduction and steady two-dimensional solutions
- Unsteady heat conduction
- Numerical methods for heat conduction
Radiative heat transfer
- Radiation shape factors
- Black surface exchange
- Gray, diffuse surface exchange
Convective heat transfer
- Forced convection
- Natural convection
- Mixed convection
Heat exchangers
- Log-mean-temperature-difference method
- NTU/Effectiveness method
Topics:
- Fundamentals of thermal radiation
- Radiant exchange between surfaces
- Radiative properties of materials
- Radiant exchange in participating media
- Radiative properties of gases and particles
Topics:
Conductive heat transfer
- Steady one-dimensional conduction
- Steady heat conduction with energy generation
- Extended surfaces (fins)
- General conduction and steady two-dimensional solutions
- Unsteady heat conduction
- Numerical methods for heat conduction
Radiative heat transfer
- Radiation shape factors
- Black surface exchange
- Gray, diffuse surface exchange
- Directional and wavelength effects
Topics:
- First Law of Thermodynamics for Closed Systems
- First Law of Thermodynamics for Open Systems
- Second Law of Thermodynamics
Topics:
Fluid statics
Basic fluid dynamics
- Governing integral equations
- Governing differential equations
- Control volume analysis
- Bernoulli's equation
- Kinematics (description and visualization)
Incompressible viscous flow
- Internal flow
- External flow
Compressible flow
- Isentropic flow
- Normal shock flow
- Viscous (Fanno) flow
Topics:
- Governing conservation laws for materials processing
- Non-newtonian fluid mechanics (polymer flow)
- Solidification of metals
- Semiconductor crystal growth
Topics:
Conductive heat transfer
- Steady one-dimensional conduction
- Steady heat conduction with energy generation
- Extended surfaces (fins)
- General conduction and steady two-dimensional solutions
- Unsteady heat conduction
- Numerical methods for heat conduction
Radiative heat transfer
- Radiation shape factors
- Black surface exchange
- Gray, diffuse surface exchange
- Directional and wavelength effects
Convective heat transfer
- Forced convection
- Natural convection
- Mixed convection
Heat exchangers
- Log-mean-temperature-difference method
- NTU/Effectiveness method