UZB 232E - Heat Transfer

Course Objectives

1 .Explain the physical origins of heat transfer, identify important modes of heat transfer in a
given situation, and make appropriate assumptions
2.lmproving ability of solving the heat transfer problems analtically and numerically

Course Description

Brief history. Introduction to Heat transfer. Conservation of Energy.
Conduction Heat Transfer. Steady conduction. Transient conduction. The Critical Thickness of
insulation. Numerical Methods. Introduction to convection. The concept of thermal boundary
layer. Forced convection Heat exchangers. Radiation heat transfer: Blackbody radiation. Gray
surfaces. Stefan-Boltzmann law. Electrical analogy. View factor. Radiant heat transfer between
gray surfaces.