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.Improving 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.