ME 456Heat Transfer 2
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Engineering
- Subject
- Mechanical Engineering
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 4 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
Selected topics in heat transfer fundamentals and applications. Topics to be covered include the fundamentals of convection with analytical solutions to simple laminar flow problems and approximate solutions to turbulent flow problems based on analogies between momentum and heat transfer. Also covered is radiant exchange in grey enclosures and in black enclosures containing emitting-absorbing gases. The remaining topics will be chosen from design of heat exchangers; condensation heat transfer; boiling heat transfer; and the treatment of problems in heat conduction.
Prerequisites
- Complete all of the following
- Must have completed the following:
- Students must be in level 4A or higher
- Enrolled in H-Mechanical Engineering
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
Fall 2026 sections
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Meets |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | 4615 | 24 / 45 | W 11:30–12:20 F 14:30–16:20 |
Reviewed on UW Flow
57% liked it18% easy83% useful
From 14 ratings and 6 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.
Easily the worst class of all of undergrad, but only because of the professor. Heat transfer is one of my favourite topics, but this prof ruined it. If Lapeyre is teaching this, DO NOT TAKE IT.
Aug 2024 · didn’t like it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this
The first few weeks of this course were just relearning the radiation content from ME353. I found most of the lecture notes difficult to follow, but the textbook is a fantastic resource (Except for the last unit, which is not in the textbook). Exams felt reasonably fair but seemed to be marked somewhat harsh. The labs were easy but also extremely boring.
Jan 2025 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this
The concepts were sort of interesting and a continuation of ME 353, but the lectures were disorganized and hard to follow. The workload really picked up after the midterm when we were assigned the finite difference project (individual, worth 20%) to basically write a program in MATLAB to simulate the heat transfer through a fin. It was ridiculously time consuming and not enjoyable. The exams (30% each for midterm and final) were also long and it didn't seem like the lecture content fully prepared us for them. There were two labs on boiling and condensation (20% total).
Aug 2024 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this
Really cool course if you enjoyed Heat Transfer 1. Just a continuation and goes into conduction, convection, and radiation. Content is a little harder than HT1 but its pretty interesting. Easily my favorite course in 4A
Apr 2024 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
It is not the easiest course but you will learn something from it for sure!
Dec 2022 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
Discussed on r/uwaterloo
4 posts and comments in 3 threads mention ME 456, October 2017 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.
Fall 2021
Got high this afternoon and made a tree diagram of Mechanical Engineering courses and their prerequisites, enjoy 174 points, 13 comments
u/mathematicalengineer: “Nicely done! Sad to see that linear algebra (MATH 115) doesn't directly lead into any other ME course for the rest of the program.”
u/Dragon20942: “Honestly though it should at least be a prerequisite to ME547, ME524, and perhaps ME 456”
Winter 2018
need some advise on 4th year mech courses 6 points, 10 comments
u/shaysura: “… ME 533 - Non-metallic and Composite Materials ME 452 - Energy Transfer in Buildings ME 456 - Heat Transfer 2 ME 459 - Energy Conversion ME 557 - Combustion ME 567 - Fire Safety Engineering ME 571 - Air Pollution I'm not interested in any particular specialization …”
u/WarpdriveEngineer: “… ME 456: difficult, but I enjoy thermodynamics so I liked it. Plus I would take any course on offer if it could be taught by Kyle Daun, expert in radiation heat transfer. ME 459: Kinda boring, not too hard. We had a 4000 word research essay as a major assignment. …”
Fall 2017
Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments
“posting a reply to my comment I find the bot annoying.”
u/Jackhofmann: “PSYCH 483 PSYCH 484 PSYCH 485 PSYCH 486 PSYCH 490R PSYCH 499A PSYCH 499B PSYCH 499C PSYCH 621 PSYCH 630 PSYCH 677A PSYCH 704A PSYCH 704B PSYCH 707 PSYCH 710 PSYCH 714 PSYCH 717 PSYCH 720A PSYCH 721A …”
u/Jackhofmann: “… 269 ME 300B ME 322 ME 351 ME 353 ME 360 ME 362 ME 380 ME 400A ME 401 ME 423 ME 435 ME 436 ME 456 ME 459 ME 481 ME 482 ME 548 ME 559 ME 561 ME 566 ME 599 ME 620 ME 627 ME 632 ME 651 ME 659 ME 662 ME 673 ME 680 ME 682 ME 720 ME 738 ME 753 ME 760 ME 765 ME 770 ME 780 MEDVL 115 …”
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