Syllabus

Module 1 [2 hours] (Introduction): Modes of heat transfer Combined heat transfer mechanism Analogy between the flows of heat and electricity.
Module 2 [14 hours] (Conduction): Fourier law of heat conduction for isotropic material Thermal conductivity Three-dimensional Fourier conduction equation in cartesian, cylindrical, and spherical coordinate systems Derivation of general heat conduction equation Thermal diffusivity Types of boundary conditions Solution of steady one-dimensional conduction problem with and without heat generation One-dimensional steady conduction through slab, cylinder, sphere, and composite medium Analogy with electrical circuits Critical insulation thickness Heat transfer through rectangular and pin fins Fin effectiveness and fin efficiency Fin arrangement Transient conduction without spatial effect Lumped capacitance method Fourier number Significance of time constant Biot number.
Module 3 [10 hours] (Radiation): Physical mechanism of thermal radiation Stefan-Boltzmann law, Grey body Kirchoff’s law, Wien’s displacement law) Concept of the black body, emissive power, radiation intensity, reflectivity, transmissivity, irradiation, radiosity Radiation exchange between black bodies Shape factors Concept of grey-diffuse-isotropic (GDI) surface Radiation exchange between GDI surfaces Electrical network method for solving radiation problems (by radiation network) Radiation shielding.
Module 4 [10 hours] (Convection): Velocity and thermal boundary layers for laminar flow over a flat plate Governing equations for the boundary layer over a flat plate Boundary layer approximations Solution of boundary layer equations for laminar flow over a flat plate by integral method External laminar and turbulent flow over an isothermal plate Mixed boundary layer over an isothermal plate Heat transfer for laminar flow in circular tubes/pipes with constant surface heat flux and constant surface temperature conditions Concept of developing and developed flow Concept of log mean temperature difference, average heat transfer coefficient Turbulent flow in circular tubes One-dimensional solution for Couette and Poiseulli flow.

To introduce the fundamentals of heat transfer and help to develop methodologies for solving various real-life engineering problems involving heat transfer.

To learn about the conduction mode of heat transfer and the process of analyzing the problem involving conduction heat transfer.

To learn the types of heat convection, the physics behind convection heat transfer, and how to analyze the convection heat transfer.

To learn different laws of radiation, the way of radiation heat transfer, and the method of analyzing the real-life phenomena involving radiation heat transfer.

After the completion of this course, the students will be able
CO1: To understand the fundamental principles and mathematical basis underlying the balance equations for heat transfer and solve practical engineering problems using basic concepts of heat and mass transfer.
CO2: To grasp the principles and mechanisms of heat conduction and develop a comprehensive understanding of its applications, to apply transient conduction concepts using lumped capacitance and similarity transformation methods
CO3: To develop a deep understanding of convective heat transfer and provide design solutions by handling governing equations for both laminar flow and natural convection and to capture the development of momentum and thermal boundary layers in laminar flows
CO4: To determine radiation heat transfer rates in real-life phenomena involving radiation heat transfer by analyzing different laws of radiation and ways of radiation heat transfer
CO5: To perform design calculations of thermal equipment and solve real-life engineering problems involved with different modes of heat transfer like heat transfer enhancement through extended surfaces, lumped heat capacity systems, heat exchangers, heat interaction of the flow through pipes, etc.

Frank P. Incropera, David P. Dewitt, Theodore L. Bergman, Adrienne S. Lavine, Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer, John Wiley & Sons , 8th Edition Reprint

Yunus A. Çengel, Afshin J. Ghajar, Heat and Mass Transfer: Fundamentals and Applications, McGraw Hill , 6th Edition Reprint

J. P. Holman, Souvik Bhattacharyya, Heat Transfer, McGraw Hill , 10th Edition Reprint

John H. Lienhard IV and John H. Lienhard V, A Heat Transfer Textbook, Phiogiston Press , 6th Edition

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow.