CHE 306 – 001, Spring 2021, syllabus

Heat Transfer
CHE 306 – 001, Spring 2021, Lecture
Dr. Qiang Huang

Format: Lectures are hybrid (in-person and zoom). Exams are in-person. Details of exams are
below in syllabus and in Blackboard announcements. Everything in this syllabus is based on US
Central Time zone.

Lecture time: Mon, Wed, and Fri, 11:00 am – 11:50 am

In person lecture location: North Lawn 2007 (capacity = 57 with social distance)
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In-person lecture groups:

Mon: students with CWID ending with 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Wed: students with CWID ending with 7, 8, 9, 0, 1, 2, 3
Fri: students with CWID ending with 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Please note, every student can come to in-person class twice a week by default based on the
above group list. Students can choose to take lecture remotely if they have medical reasons or
related concerns. Students not coming to the classroom are expected to take class remotely on
zoom. Students who wants to come to in-person class more than twice a week or on a different
day should let Dr. Huang know. It should be easy to accommodate.

Recitation / Exam Time: Wed, 5:00 am – 6:30 pm (not every Wednesday, TBD as needed, no
more than 6 times in total.)
Recitation Location: Same as the zoom meeting for lecture
Exam Location: SERC 1013 and SERC 1014

Contact Information and office hour:

Instructor: Dr. Qiang Huang
Office: NERC 3036
Email: [email protected] I don’t have a crimson email
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Phone: 205-348-4581
Office hour: Wednesday, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm or by appointment
Zoom: Same as the zoom meeting for lecture

Office hour with TAs:

Name / Email: Ryan Boerner / [email protected]
When / where: Tuesday 1 pm – 2 pm / Zoom Meeting ID: 618 715 7370 Passcode: 9PumFM
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Name / Email: Bailey Connor / [email protected]

When / where: Thursday 9 am – 10 am / Zoom Meeting ID: 839 346 5237 Passcode: 306
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Prerequisites
CHE 254, MATH 238, and CHE 304 (corequisite) with minimum grades of C-

Course Description
• Application of physical laws, mathematical skills and computer software to solve engineering
problems.
• Study of heat transfer and its application in the design of specific processes and process
equipment;

Student Learning Outcomes

• Practice mathematical methods for engineering problems.
• Understand the fundamentals of heat transfer by conduction, convection, and radiation.
• Analyze and design heat transfer processes and equipment.
• Formulate and solve quantitatively problems in heat conduction, convection, and radiation
• The similarity and analogy between heat and mass transport.

Required Texts
• (Required, tests will be open book) Bergman – Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer (7th
Edition, Hardcopy, PDF, or E-book.) We will use problems in the book for homework.
So, you need to have access to the 7th edition.

Required other resources

• ResponseWare App (not the physical clicker)
• Microsoft Excel with solver

Dates (refer to UA calendar at https://registrar.ua.edu/academiccalendar/)

• Jan. 20th – Last day to drop class without a grade “W”
• Mar. 20th – Last day to drop class with a grade “W”

Outline of Topics
1. Conduction – one dimensional, two dimensional, non-steady state
2. Convection – internal, external, natural and forced
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3. Heat exchanger – design and evaluation

4. Radiation

Schedule of Exams:
Exam #1: Feb 17th, 5 pm – 6:30 pm, SERC 2013, with overflow to SERC 2014
Exam #2: Mar 17th, 5 pm – 6:30 pm, SERC 2013, with overflow to SERC 2014
Exam #3: Apr 14th, 5 pm – 6:30 pm, SERC 2013, with overflow to SERC 2014
Final exam: Apr 26th, 8:00 am – 10:30 am, NL 2007 (according to UA academic calendar)

Attendance
Attendance will be randomly collected at any point during a class using ResponseWare App.
Students who take class remotely will need to be in a quiet room and follow the entire the
lecture. If you miss the attendance collection, you will be considered as missing the class.

Quiz
Quizzes will be given at the beginning or at the end of the class using ResponseWare App.
Quizzes will be closed book and closed notes. The quizzes are used to test the understanding
and the progress of students.
Students who take class remotely will need to be in a quiet room and follow the entire the
lecture. No make-up for quizzes. I will drop off your quiz if you are pre-approved to be absent.

Assignments
Homework: Home assignments will be given about once a week and will be collected one week
after the assignment. No late homework will not be accepted. I suggest you to complete HW as
soon as you can, so that you can turn it in earlier in case you are sick later or can’t make to the
class. 10 extra points (out of 100) for each homework that are turned in at least 2 Business
days before the due date and that earn at least 80% before the extra points.
Due to COVID, Home assignments will be assigned and collected electronically on blackboard.
Work neatly. Format of homework:
1) A single PDF file.
2) Letter size paper.
3) Write your name on the first page.
4) Scan it and submit as a Single PDF file. If you take multiple photos, combine them into a
single PDF.

It is to TAs’ discretion how many points s/he wants to deduct if the HW is messy and hard to
read.

Caution! No attendance, quiz, or assignments will be collected in the first week of semester. But
everything will start from the second week of the semester. Students who registered the class
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after the first week for any reasons will also be responsible for the missing ones. Please take
this into account when deciding to register the course after the first week. (this phrase is added
on 01/19/2021)

Exams

All exams are in-person. But if you fall into one of the following situations, you will be allowed
to take exams remotely. (These situations also apply to taking lecture remotely.) However, the
remote exam will be different from the one that other students take in-person. The time for
remote exam will have be discussed and agreed upon with Dr. Huang. In addition, students to
take exams remotely have to agree to have audio, video and maybe additional equipment to
allow the proctoring. Students who will need to take exams remotely need to notify Dr. Huang
and an agreement needs to be reached at least one week before the exam date.
(1) You are in a country where the boarder has been closed with no flights to US.
(2) You have a doctor's note saying you can't or should not participate activities in person.
(3) You have a proof that you are under quarantine for the date when the exam is taken.
(4) Any other special / emergency situations, which you will need to discuss with Dr. Huang.
Cautions! I don’t always treat cascading errors differently from a regular error in exams! This
is particularly true for mistakes for simple concepts.
Cautions! Medical excuse does not include dental appointment for regular check-up, does
not include physical check-up, or other non-illness visits. Plan ahead for the check-ups.
Cautions! You may lose some points if the exam is messy and hard to follow.
Midterm exams and Final: There will be 4 tests in total - 3 midterm exams and a final. The
lowest score of the four can be dropped. The three highest scores will be used to calculate the
grade. Yes, you can skip final if you are satisfied with the first 3 midterm exam. If you have a
valid medical reason with doctor’s proof, you will be allowed to take a different exam as a
replacement. Other than medical reasons, no make up for exams. But you can use one as your
drop off.
Exams will be close book, close notes. Equation sheets and property tables will be provided.
You are allowed to use calculator during the exams. But no cell phones are allowed. Computer
should only be used for exam proctoring and for viewing the equation sheet for students who
are allowed to take the exam remotely (see the Schedule of Exam section above). The details
should be discussed and agreed upon with Dr. Huang in advance.
Final is planned to be 150-minute long (April 26th, 8:00 am – 10:30 am, according to UA
calendar). Extra location will be provided if needed.

Grading Policy
Grade = 15% * homework
+ 5% * Quiz
+ 10% * Attendance
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+ 23.33% * 3 highest scores of the 4 tests (3 midterm exams and 1 final)

The minimum cutoff points for assigning grades are: 97 A+, 94 A, 90 A-, 87 B+, 84 B, 80, B-, 77
C+, 74 C, 70 C-, below 70 F.
Cautions! No D+/D/D- are offered.

If you make 96.99, you are A. If you make 89.99, you are B+. No round up unless the SOI
response at the end of semester reach 80% response, in which case any decimal point will be
rounded-up to the next integer for the entire class.
I reserve the right to “bump up” grades slightly based on attendance, effort, and improvement
over the course of the semester. But this is merit based only.
NOTE: If you request one extra point or two at the end of semester, your request will be denied
if you don’t turn in 80% of homework and attend 80% of class.

Severe Weather Guidelines

The guiding principle at The University of Alabama is to promote the personal safety of our
students, faculty and staff during severe weather events. It is impossible to develop policies
which anticipate every weather-related emergency. These guidelines are intended to provide
additional assistance for responding to severe weather on campus.
UA is a residential campus with many students living on or near campus. In general classes will
remain in session until the National Weather Service issues safety warnings for the city of
Tuscaloosa. Clearly, some students and faculty commute from adjacent counties. These
counties may experience weather related problems not encountered in Tuscaloosa. Individuals
should follow the advice of the National Weather Service for that area taking the necessary
precautions to ensure personal safety. Whenever the National Weather Service and the
Emergency Management Agency issue a warning, people in the path of the storm (tornado or
severe thunderstorm) should take immediate life saving actions.
When West Alabama is under a severe weather advisory, conditions can change rapidly. It is
imperative to get to where you can receive information from the National Weather Service and
to follow the instructions provided. Personal safety should dictate the actions that faculty, staff
and students take.

The Office of University Relations will disseminate the latest information regarding conditions
on campus in the following ways:
• Weather advisory posted on the UA homepage
• Weather advisory sent out through UA Alerts to faculty, staff and students
• Weather advisory broadcast over WVUA at 90.7 FM
• Weather advisory broadcast over Alabama Public Radio (WUAL) at 91.5 FM
• Weather advisory broadcast over WVUA-TV/WUOA-TV, and on the website
at http://wvuatv.com/content/weather. WVUA-TV Home Team Weather provides a free
service you can subscribe to which allows you to receive weather warnings for
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Tuscaloosa via e-mail or cell phone. Check http://wvuatv.com/content/free-email-

weather-alerts for more details and to sign up for weather alerts.
In the case of a tornado warning (tornado has been sighted or detected by radar; sirens
activated), all university activities are automatically suspended, including all classes and
laboratories. If you are in a building, please move immediately to the lowest level and toward
the center of the building away from windows (interior classrooms, offices, or corridors) and
remain there until the tornado warning has expired. Classes in session when the tornado
warning is issued can resume immediately after the warning has expired at the discretion of the
instructor. Classes that have not yet begun will resume 30 minutes after the tornado warning
has expired provided at least half of the class period remains.

Policy on Academic Misconduct

All students in attendance at The University of Alabama are expected to be honorable and to
observe standards of conduct appropriate to a community of scholars. The University of
Alabama expects from its students a higher standard of conduct than the minimum required to
avoid discipline. At the beginning of each semester and on examinations and projects, the
professor, department, or division may require that each student sign the following Academic
Honor Pledge: “I promise or affirm that I will not at any time be involved with cheating,
plagiarism, fabrication, or misrepresentation while enrolled as a student at The University of
Alabama. I have read the Academic Honor Code, which explains disciplinary procedure resulting
from the aforementioned. I understand that violation of this code will result in penalties as
severe as indefinite suspension from the University.”
See the Code of Student Conduct for more information.

Disability Statement
If you are registered with the Office of Disability Services, please make an appointment with me
as soon as possible to discuss any course accommodations that may be necessary.
If you have a disability, but have not contacted the Office of Disability Services, please call (205)
348-4285 (Voice) or (205) 348-3081 (TTY) or visit 1000 Houser Hall to register for services.
Students who may need course adaptations because of a disability are welcome to make an
appointment to see me during office hours. Students with disabilities must be registered with
the Office of Disability Services, 1000 Houser Hall, before receiving academic adjustments.

UAct: Ethical Community Statement

The University of Alabama is committed to an ethical, inclusive community defined by respect
and civility. The UAct website (http://www.ua.edu/uact) provides a list of reporting channels
that can be used to report incidences of illegal discrimination, harassment, sexual assault,
sexual violence, retaliation, threat assessment or fraud.

Additional clauses
In the unlikely event of an incident that interrupts the normal operation of the university for
more than 2 or 3 consecutive days, information on how instruction will continue for this class
will be posted on the class Blackboard site and transmitted via email. Since such an event may
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result in the loss of email, please be certain to check Blackboard if you suspect such an event is
ongoing.

Other COVID-19 related clauses

If you need medical attention, call 1-205-348-CV19. For more information, consult
https://healthinfo.ua.edu.

All University faculty, staff, and students are expected to maintain a commitment to the health
and safety of our campus community. Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, specific health and
safety standards are in place to minimize exposure and community spread on campus. In the
interest of your health and safety and that of all UA students, faculty and staff, the University
reserves the right to change the mode of instruction or schedule of instruction at any time, based
upon prevailing public health and other guidance. While the method of delivery may change,
educational instruction and opportunities will continue. As such, the University will not provide
a refund of tuition, in whole or in-part, based on any such changes. Detailed information on
changes in format or schedule can be found
at https://studentaccounts.ua.edu/ and https://financialaid.ua.edu/.

All students must be familiar with and abide by the requirements outlined in the UA Return Plan
| UA System Comprehensive Health and Safety Plan. Students must (1) wear a mask or face
covering at all times while participating in face-to-face class; (2) adhere to social distancing
standards; and (3) comply with all other health and safety restrictions. If a student refuses to
comply with the requirements, the student will be asked to leave the class and reported for a
conduct violation. Unless a student has an exemption from the requirement to wear a face
covering (more information can be found at http://ods.ua.edu/covid-19-disability/), the student
will be reported to Student Life for further disciplinary action. More information on these
requirements and UA Healthcheck system and screening can be found
at healthinfo.ua.edu/returnplan. You are expected to visit the site and comply with all noted
requirements related to in-person class attendance.

The syllabus including the format of lecture, exam and etc. are based on the known situation
and UA policy up to the beginning of the semester. In the event UA announces university
wide policy regarding the university operation, this syllabus is subject to modification.