HEATANDMASSTRANSFER

Module1:Introduction(2)
Units, definitions, Basic modes of Heat transfer, Thermal conductivity for various
types of materials, convection heat transfer coefficient, Stefan Boltzman's law of
Thermalradiation.
Module2:OneDimensionalSteadyStateHeatConduction(5)
Thermal conductivity and other relevant properties, Heat diffusion equation in
Cartesiancoordinates,boundaryandinitialconditions.Onedimensional,steadystate
heatconductionwithoutandwith heat generationthroughplaneslabs,cylindersand
spheres, Concept of thermal resistance, Electrical analogy. Heat transfer through
composite slabs, cylinders and spheres, contact resistance. Critical thickness of
insulationforcylinderandsphere.
Module3:Extendedsurfaceheattransfer(2)
Steadystateheatconductionthroughfinsofuniformcrosssection,fineffectiveness
andfinefficiency.
Module 4:MultidimensionalSteadyStateHeatConduction(4)
Twodimensional steady state conduction, analytical solution, conduction shape
factor,finitedifferenceandfinitevolumemethods
Module5:UnsteadyStateHeatConduction(4)
Transientconductioninsolidswithnegligibleinternaltemperaturegradients(lumped
parameter),BiotnumberandFouriernumber.Onedimensionaltransientconduction
inslabandradialsystems:exactandapproximatesolutions.Finitedifference
methods:explicitandimplicitformulations.
Module6:Convection(8)
Flow over a body, velocity and thermal boundary layers, dragcoefficient and heat
transfer coefficient. Flow inside a duct hydrodynamics and thermal entry lengths
fullydevelopedanddevelopingflow.Useofvariouscorrelationsinforcedconvection
heat transfer,flow overa flat plate, flow across a singlecylinder and tube bundles.
Free convection heat transfer from vertical surface and vertical cylinder, horizontal
surfaceandhorizontalcylinders.
Module7:HeatExchangers(3)
Heat exchanger types, flow arrangements, overall heat transfer coefficient, fouling
factor,LMTDforparallelflowandcounterflowheatexchangers.EffectivenessNTU
method, expression for effectiveness of a parallel flow and counter flow heat
exchangers.Multipassandcrossflowheatexchangers.
Module 8:BoilingandCondensation(3)
Different regimes of boiling, mechanism of condensation, Nusselts theory of film
condensation on a vertical surface, use of correlations in solving film wise
condensationonplanesurfaces,horizontaltubesandtubebanks.
Module 9:RadiationHeatTransfer(4)

Definitions,conceptofablackbody,Kirchoff's law,Lambert'sCosineLaw,Stefan
Boltzman's law, Plank's distribution law, Wein's displacement law, configuration
factor. Radiation heat exchange between two parallel plates, radiation shielding,
radiationheatexchangeinanenclosure.
Module10:MassTransfer(2)
Fick's law of diffusion, Mass transfer coefficient, Evaporation of water into air,
Schmidtnumber,Sherwoodnumber.

LecturePlan
Module

SubModules

1.Introduction 1.Modesofheattransfer
2.Rateequations:conduction,convectionand
radiation
1.Heatdiffusionequation,boundaryandinitial
2.One
conditions
Dimensional
SteadyState
2.Onedimensionalsteadystateconduction
Heat
3.Conduction withthermalenergygeneration
Conduction
3.Extended
surfaceheat
transfer
1.Twodimensionalsteadystateconduction:
4.Multi
analyticalsolutions.
dimensional
SteadyState
2.Conductionshapefactor
Heat
3.Finitedifferenceandfinitevolumemethods
Conduction
5.Unsteady
StateHeat
Conduction

6.Convection

7.Heat
Exchangers

8.Boilingand

1.Transientconduction:lumpedcapacity,Biotand
Fouriernumbers
2.Onedimensionaltransientconductioninslaband
radialsystems:exactandapproximatesolutions.
3.Finitedifferencemethods:explicitandimplicit
formulations.
1.Flowoverabody,velocityandthermalboundary
layers,dragcoefficientandheattransfer
coefficient.
2.Useofvariouscorrelationsinforcedconvection
heattransfer,flowoveraflatplate,flowacrossa
singlecylinderandtubebundles.
3.Flowinsideaducthydrodynamicsandthermal
entrylengthsfullydevelopedanddevelopingflow.
4.Freeconvectionheattransferfromvertical
surfaceandverticalcylinder,horizontalsurfaceand
horizontalcylinders.
1.Heatexchangertypes,flowarrangements,
overallheattransfercoefficient,foulingfactor,
LMTDforparallelflowandcounterflowheat
exchangers.
2.EffectivenessNTUmethod,expressionfor
effectivenessofaparallelflowandcounterflow
heatexchangers.Multipassandcrossflowheat
exchangers.
1.Differentregimesofboiling

Hours
Total
pertopic Hours
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2
1
1
3

1
2

1
2
1
2

1
3

2
2

2
3

Condensation

9.Radiation
HeatTransfer

10.Mass
Transfer

2.Mechanismofcondensation,Nusseltstheoryof
filmcondensationonaverticalsurface,useof
correlationsinsolvingfilmwisecondensationon
planesurfaces,horizontaltubesandtubebanks.
1.Definitions,conceptofablackbody,Kirchoff's
law,Lambert'sCosineLaw,StefanBoltzman'slaw,
Plank'sdistributionlaw,Wein'sdisplacementlaw,
configurationfactor.
2.Radiationheatexchangebetweentwoparallel
plates,radiationshielding,
2.Radiationheatexchangeinanenclosure
1.Fick'slawofdiffusion,Masstransfercoefficient

2.Evaporationofwaterintoair,Schmidtnumber,
Sherwoodnumber.

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2
4

1
1
1
2