Course Information
Course title
微奈米尺度熱傳
Micro/Nanoscale Heat Transfer 
Semester
110-2 
Designated for
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING  DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING  
Instructor
呂明璋 
Curriculum Number
ME5047 
Curriculum Identity Number
522EU6230 
Class
 
Credits
3.0 
Full/Half
Yr.
Half 
Required/
Elective
Elective 
Time
Tuesday 7,8,9(14:20~17:20) 
Room
工綜205 
Remarks
本課程以英語授課。
The upper limit of the number of students: 40. 
 
Course introduction video
 
Table of Core Capabilities and Curriculum Planning
Table of Core Capabilities and Curriculum Planning
Course Syllabus
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Course Description

This course is taught in English. It focuses on the mechanisms of energy transport of micro/nanoscale systems, particularly thermal energy transport. The concepts of statistical physics, quantum mechanics, solid-state physics, kinetic theory, Boltzmann transport equation, and energy transport by waves will be introduced.   

Course Objective
The students will (1) gain an understanding of the fundamentals of kinetic theory, statistical thermodynamics, solid-state physics, and quantum mechanics; (2) learn the mechanisms of energy transport at the micro/nanoscale; (3) acquire the skills for the modeling of the transport properties of the micro/nanoscale systems, such as thermal conductivity and resistivity. 
Course Requirement
Thermodynamics,
Heat Transfer,
Fluid Mechanics 
Student Workload (expected study time outside of class per week)
 
Office Hours
Appointment required. Note: by appointment. 
Designated reading
Nanoscale Energy Transport and Conversion, Gang Chen, 2005  
References
1. Chang-Lin Tien, Arunava Majumdar, Frank M. Gerner, Microscale Energy Transport, 1997
2. Van P. Carey, Statistical Thermodynamics and Microscale Thermophysics, 1999
3. Charles Kittel, Introduction to Solid State Physics, 2005
4. David J. Griffiths, Introduction to Quantum Mechanics, 2nd Edition, 2005
5. Zhuomin M. Zhang, Nano/Microscale Heat Transfer, 2008 
Grading
 
No.
Item
%
Explanations for the conditions
1. 
Homework 
30% 
Homework should be handed in at the beginning of the class on the due day. The homework submitted one day after the due date will be 20% deducted from the original score. No homework will be accepted once it is submitted two days late. 
2. 
Midterm Exam 
35% 
 
3. 
Final Project 
35% 
a 2 students team project, including the final presentation and written report. 
 
Progress
Week
Date
Topic
第1週
2/15  Introduction: Length scale, kinetic theory, mean free path, etc.  
第2週
3/1  Statistical Thermodynamics  
第3週
3/8  Statistical Thermodynamics  
第4週
3/15  Quantum Mechanics  
第5週
3/22  Quantum Mechanics  
第6週
329  Quantum Mechanics  
第7週
4/5  Solid State Physics  
第8週
4/12  Midterm exam 
第9週
4/19  Solid State Physics  
第10週
4/26  Solid State Physics  
第11週
5/3  Boltzmann Transport Equations  
第12週
5/10  Boltzmann Transport Equations  
第13週
5/17  Boltzmann Transport Equations  
第14週
5/24  Energy Transport by Waves  
第15週
5/31  Interface Resistance 
第16週
6/7  Final Project Presentation