Heat Transfer and Materials (H3055)
Heat Transfer and Materials
Module H3055
Module details for 2027/28.
15 credits
FHEQ Level 6
Full Module Description
Engineering a sustainable future – from net-zero manufacturing and waste-heat recovery to clean energy systems – depends on understanding and controlling heat transfer. This module develops your ability to analyse heat transfer by conduction and radiation, design heat exchangers, and evaluate thermal stress, grounded in the materials behaviour that determines how real components perform and fail. Through laboratory work, computational modelling, and case studies, you will apply these techniques, building the analytical judgement, digital fluency, and communication skills expected of a professional engineer.
C2, C3, C4, C7, C12, M2, M3, M4, M7, M12
Module learning outcomes
Analyse heat transfer accounting for how material and surface properties determine thermal performance. [AHEP4: C1, C2]
Deploy established techniques of analysis to engineering problems in heat transfer by conduction, Apply established techniques to solve engineering problems in steady-state and transient conditions. [AHEP4: C1, C2, C3]
Evaluate the role of heat transfer in engineering applications and critique engineering decisions against wider considerations. [AHEP4: C4, C6/M6, C7]
Interpret results obtained from investigations and quantify uncertainty and communicating results in the form expected of a professional engineer. [AHEP4: C17]
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Unseen Examination | Semester 2 Assessment | 40.00% |
| Coursework | 60.00% | |
| Coursework components. Weighted as shown below. | ||
| Portfolio | T2 Week 11 | 100.00% |
Timing
Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.
Weighting
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
| Term | Method | Duration | Week pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Semester | Laboratory | 2 hours | 001010100000 |
| Spring Semester | Class | 2 hours | 010101010100 |
| Spring Semester | Lecture | 2 hours | 111111111110 |
How to read the week pattern
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