IOE Syllabus – Heat Transfer

ME 604

Course Objective:

To introduce the concepts of heat transfer to enable the students to design components subjected to thermal loading.

1.1.Mechanism of Heat Transfer

1.2.Factors Affecting Heat Transfer

1.3.Engineering Applications

2.1.General Differential equation of Conduction

2.2.Fourier Law of Conduction

2.3.Cartesian and Cylindrical Coordinates

2.4.One and Two Dimensional Steady State Heat Conduction

2.5.Conduction through Plane Wall, Cylinders and Spherical systems

2.6.Composite Systems

2.7.Conduction with Internal Heat Generation

2.8.Unsteady Heat Conduction

2.8.1Lumped Analysis

2.8.2Use of Heislers Chart

3.1.Newton’s law of cooling

3.2.Convective Heat Transfer Coefficients

3.3.Boundary Layer Concepts

3.4.Free Convection

3.4.1Dimensional Analysis

3.4.2Flow over Plates, Cylinders and Spheres

3.5.Forced Convection

3.5.1Dimensional Analysis

3.5.2Flow over Plates, Cylinders and Spheres

3.5.3Laminar and Turbulent Flow

3.5.4Combined Laminar and Turbulent Flow over Bank of tubes

4.1.Laws of Radiation

4.1.1Stefan Boltzman Law, Kirchoff Law

4.1.2Relationship between Temperature, Frequency and Wavelength

4.1.3Reflectivity, Absorbtivity and Transmissivity

4.2.Black and Grey body radiation

4.3.Shape Factor Algebra

4.4.Electrical Analogy

4.5.Radiation Shields

4.6.Introduction to Gas Radiation

5.1.Nusselts Theory of Condensation

5.2.Pool Boiling and Flow Boiling

5.3.Correlations in Boiling and Condensation

6.1.Fins

6.1.1Types of Fins

6.1.2Heat Dissipation from Fins

6.1.3Fin Performance

6.2.6.2 Heat exchanger

6.2.1Types of Heat Exchangers

6.2.2LMTD Method of Heat Exchanger Analysis

6.2.3Effectiveness

6.2.4NTU Method of Heat Exchanger Analysis

6.2.5Overall Heat Transfer Coefficient

6.2.6Fouling Factors

7.1.Basic Concepts

7.2.Diffusion Mass Transfer

7.3.Fick’s Law of Diffusion

7.4.Steady State Molecular Diffusion

7.5.Convective Mass Transfer

7.6.Momentum, Heat and Mass Transfer Analogy

7.7.Convective Mass Transfer Correlations

Practical:

Lab 1 Conduction Heat Transfer

Verification of Conduction Laws

Drawing of Temperature Profile

Comparison between Thermal Conductivities of Different Types of Materials

Lab 2 Convection Heat Transfer

Free Convection from Different Types of Plates

Force Convection from Different Types of Plates

Lab 3 Radiation Heat Transfer

Relationship between Temperature, Frequency and Wavelength

Reflectivity, Absorptivity and Transmissivity

Lab 4 Boiling Heat Transfer

Mass and Energy Balances

Efficiency

Effects of Mixture on Boiling Heat Transfer

Lab 5 Heat Exchanger

Energy Balance of Different Types of Heat Exchangers

Drawing of Temperature Profiles of Different Types of Heat Exchangers Effectiveness of Different Types of Heat Exchangers

Lab 6 Fins

Drawing of Temperature Profiles of Different Types of Fins

Heat Dissipation from Different Types of Fins

References:

1.Holman J.P “Heat Transfer” Tata McGraw-Hill.

2.Ozisik M.N, “Heat Transfer”, McGraw-Hill Book Co.

3.Incropera, DeWitt, Bergman, Lavine, “Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer”, Wiley India.

4.Yadav R “Heat and Mass Transfer” Central Publishing House.

5.Sachdeva R C, “Fundamentals of Engineering Heat and Mass Transfer” New Age

Evaluation Scheme:

There will be questions covering all the chapters of the syllabus. The evaluation scheme for the questions will be as indicated in the table below: