Text Book Reading:

 Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer

- by Incropera & Dewitt, 7th Edition
 Heat Transfer
-by J. P. Holman, 10th Edition
 Heat Transfer as a Course
• Has a “reputation” for being one of the most challenging courses
in Mechanical Engineering
• Why??

• Physically diverse: thermodynamics, material science, diffusion

theory, fluid mechanics, radiation theory
• Higher-level math: vector calculus, ODEs, PDEs, numerical
methods
Heat Transfer as a Course
• Physically elusive: heat is invisible; developing intuition
takes time
• assumptions: required to simplify and solve most
problems
 However, Heat Transfer is interesting, fun, and
readily applicable to the real world
Relevance of Heat Transfer
 Electric Power Generation
 Alternate Energy Systems
 Combustion/Propulsion Systems
 Building Design
 Heating & Cooling Systems
 Domestic Appliances
 Materials/Food Processing
 Electronics Cooling & Packaging
 Cryogenics
 Environmental Processes
 Space Vehicle Systems
 What is Temperature?
Temperature: A measure of the average kinetic
energy of atoms and molecules for the given
substance, or internal energy.

“Hotter” temperature: Atoms and molecules move faster

 more internal energy

“Colder” temperature: Atoms and molecules move slower

 less internal energy
1 2
E  mv
2
 The Celsius scale (°C) is based on the
Temperature reference points of the freezing and
Scales boiling points of water.
Freezing = 0°C
Boiling = 100 °C

The Kelvin scale (K) is referenced to

absolute zero:
0 K = Absolute zero

The Fahrenheit scale: Referenced to the

lowest temperature obtained with a
ice, water, and salt mixture. Only
commonly used now in the U.S.
What is Heat?
Heat: Energy in the process of
being transferred from one
object to another due to a
difference in temperature.
Consider a boiling pot of
water:

There are several different

types of energy transfer
processes going on here.
What are they?
Relationship Between the Study of Heat
Transfer & Thermodynamics
• 1st Law of Thermodynamics for Closed System:
Q  W  E sys
• Thermodynamics - allows calculation of total heat transferred
(Q) during a process in which system goes from one equilibrium
state to another (i.e., the “big picture”)
• Heat Transfer - provides important physical laws that allow
calculation of instantaneous heat rate, length of time required
for process to occur, and temperature distribution within
material at any time (i.e., the “details” required for design)
 Heat Transfer
Introduction:
Modes and
Rate Equations
Chapter One
OR “Heat is fundamentally transported, or “moved,” by a temperature
gradient; it flows or is transferred from a high temperature region to a
low temperature one.”
Application Areas of Heat Transfer
 .
, qx or Q
..
or Q
Conduction
When you heat a metal strip at one end, the heat
travels to the other end.

As you heat the metal, the particles vibrate, these

vibrations make the adjacent particles vibrate, and so on
and so on, the vibrations are passed along the metal and
so is the heat. We call this ..... Conduction
Metals are different
The outer electrons of metal atoms drift,
and are free to move.

When the metal is heated,

this ‘sea of electrons’ gain
kinetic energy and transfer
it throughout the metal.

Insulators, such as wood and plastic, do not have this

‘sea of electrons’ which is why they do not conduct
heat as well as metals.
Why does metal feel colder than wood, if they are both
at the same temperature?

Metal is a conductor, wood is an insulator. Metal

conducts the heat away from your hands. Wood
does not conduct the heat away from your hands as
well as the metal, so the wood feels warmer than
the metal.
ENGINEERING HEAT TRANSFER
Conduction
Conduction
Thermal Conductivity
Convection
What happens to the particles in a liquid
or a gas when you heat them?
The particles spread out
and become less dense.

What is a fluid?
A liquid or gas.

This effects fluid movement.

Fluid movement

Cooler, more dense,

fluids sink through
warmer, less dense
fluids.
In effect, warmer liquids
and gases rise up.

Cooler liquids and gases sink.

Why is it windy at the seaside?
Cold air sinks
Where is the Freezer
freezer compartment
compartment
put in a It is warmer at
fridge? the bottom, so
It is put at the this warmer air
top, because rises and a
cool air sinks, convection
so it cools the current is set
food on the up.
way down.
Convection
The third method of heat transfer

How does heat energy

get from the Sun to the There are no
Earth? particles between the
Sun and the Earth so
it CANNOT travel by
conduction or by
convection.
?
RADIATION
Radiation
Radiation travels in straight lines
True/False
Radiation can travel through a vacuum
True/False
Radiation requires particles to travel
True/False
Radiation travels at the speed of light
True/False
Emission experiment
Four containers were filled with warm water.
Which container would have the warmest water
after ten minutes?

Shiny metal Dull metal Dull black Shiny black

The Shiny metal container would be the warmest after

ten minutes because its shiny surface reflects heat
radiation back into the container so less is lost. The
dull black container would be the coolest because it
is the best at emitting heat radiation.
Absorption experiment
Four containers were placed equidistant from a
heater. Which container would have the warmest
water after ten minutes?

Shiny metal Dull metal Dull black Shiny black

The dull black container would be the warmest after

ten minutes because its surface absorbs heat
radiation the best. The shiny metal container would
be the coolest because it is the poorest at absorbing
heat radiation.
Radiation
Radiation
Radiation