COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MICRO AND NANOSCALE ENERGY TRANSPORT

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MEE 5078 MICRO AND NANOSCALE ENERGY TRANSPORT ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ALPASLAN TURGUT

Offered to

Energy
Energy
Energy

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to provide general understanding on the mechanisms of heat transfer in nanofluids and nanocomposites and on the methods for the measurement of the thermal properties of these materials. Also to provide the ability of evaluating the recent innovation on applications of nanomaterials to heat transfer systems.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Compare the experimental results with the existing models on effective thermal conductivity
2   Interpret the particle size effect on thermal properties
3   Calculate the efficiency of the thermoelectric device
4   Propose a suitable method for thermal characterization of nanocomposites
5   Evaluate the recent innovation on applications of nanomaterials to heat transfer systems

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Overview of Macroscopic Thermal Sciences
2 Heat Conduction in Polymer Nanocomposites
3 Nanofluids (Production, thermophysical characterization)
4 Size and Interface Effect on Thermal Conductivity of Two Phase Materials
5 Modeling thermal conductivity and viscosity of nanofluids
6 Presentations
7 Ferrofluids
8 Microchannels
9 Thermoelectric Energy Conversion
10 Photothermal Techniques
11 Thermal Microscopy
12 Presentations
13 Molecular Dynamics Simulation
14 Applications of Nanomaterials to Heat Transfer Systems

Recomended or Required Reading

Volz, S. (Ed): Microscale and Nanoscale Heat Transfer, Topics in Applied Physics, Springer, 2007,
Volz, S.(Ed) : Thermal Nanosystems and Nanomaterials, Topics in Applied Physics, Springer, 2009,
Zhang, Z. : Nano/Microscale Heat Transfer, New York, McGraw-Hill, 2007,
Gang, C. : Nanoscale Energy Transport and Conversion: A Parallel Treatment of Electrons, Molecules, Phonons, and Photons. New York, Oxford University Press, 2005.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentations of the instructor

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 PAR PARTICIPATION
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.30 +PAR * 0.20 +FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.30 +PAR * 0.20 +RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

All learning outcomes will be assessed by assignments, presentations and final exam.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

alpaslan.turgut@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday, 09:00 10:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Student Presentations 2 3 6
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparation for final exam 1 39 39
Preparing assignments 5 7 35
Preparing presentations 4 4 16
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 190

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.1352343
LO.23334
LO.342
LO.44342
LO.55434