Syllabus

Heat Transfer

PC ME-501

Contacts: 4L

Credits- 4

Module- 1: Introduction to three modes of heat transfer, Derivation of heat balance equation- Steady one dimensional solution for conduction heat transfer in Cartesian, cylindrical and spherical geometry, concept of conduction and film resistances, critical insulation thickness, lumped system approximation and Biot number, heat transfer through pin fins- Two dimensional conduction solutions for both steady and unsteady heat transfer-approximate solution to unsteady conduction heat transfer by the use of Heissler charts. [14]

Module- 2: Heat convection, basic equations, boundary layers- Forced convection, external and internal flows- Natural convective heat transfer- Dimensionless parameters for forced and free convection heat transfer-Correlations for forced and free convection, heat transfer-Correlations for forced and free convection- Approximate solutions to laminar boundary layer equations (momentum and energy) for both internal and external flow-Estimating heat transfer rates in laminar and turbulent flow situations using appropriate correlations for free and forced convection.[10]

Module- 3: Interaction of radiation with materials, definitions of radioactive properties, Stefan Boltzmann’s law, black and gray body radiation, Calculation of radiation heat transfer between surfaces using radiative properties, view factors and the radiosity method.[9]

Module- 4: Types of heat exchangers, Analysis and design of heat exchangers using both LMTD and ε - NTU methods. [7]

Module- 5:Boiling and Condensation heat transfer, Pool boiling curve. [4]

Module- 6: Introduction to mass transfer, Similarity between heat and mass transfer. [4]

Text Books

Heat Transfer Lectures