Graduate Programs: Thermal Science Group

The Computational and Experimental Thermal Sciences research focus encompasses broad research activities. These include research in such areas as computational fluid dynamics and heat transfer, tribology, flow stability and transition, vortex dynamics, drag reduction, microgravity flows, thermal systems simulation, biofluid flow dynamics, turbulent boundary layer characterization, experimental methods using hot wire/film anemometry, laser Doppler velocimetry, particle image velocimetry, flow visualization techniques as well as thin film heat flux gauge research.

Faculty Research
Approved Mathematics Courses

COMPUTATIONAL AND EXPERIMENTAL THERMAL SCIENCE COURSES

(MS Degree Requirements)

CORE COURSES

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
1. MIME 6980	Intermediate Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer	3
2. MIME 69**	Advanced Heat Transfer	3
or MIME69**	Advanced Fluid Mechanics	3
3. MIME 6440	Computational Fluid Dynamics I	3
or MIME 6450	Experimental Fluid Mechanics	3

 

ELECTIVE COURSES

Course Number	COURSE TITLE	CREDITS
MIME 5280	CAD - Finite Element Methods	3
MIME 5510	Turbomachinery	3
MIME 5520	HVAC	3
MIME 5540	Jet Propulsion	3
MIME 5550	Aerodynamics	3
MIME 5560	Gas Dynamics	3
MIME 6440	Computational Fluid Mechanics I	3
MIME 6450	Experimental Fluid Mechanics	3
MIME 6540	Computational Fluid Mechanics II	3
MIME 6550	Turbulent Flow	3
MIME 69**/89**	Experimental Methods	3
MIME69**/89**	Advanced Fluid Mechanics	3
MIME69**/89**	Advanced Heat Transfer	3

Other engineering and/or Mathematics courses may be accepted with prior approval from your adviser. Discuss your plan of study with your adviser to determine appropriate courses for your individual program.