Description

Theory
1

Theory/Practice
2

Instructors

Maria Paula Neto Pimenta

Contents

1. Introduction and Mechanisms of Heat Transfer: Conduction, Convection and Radiation.(1 week)

2. One- dimensional Heat Conduction in steady state.(3 weeks)
Conduction through various geometries
Conduction through solids in series and in parallel
Sistems with combined convection and conduction-finned surfaces

3. Radiation Heat Transfer. ( 2 weeks)
Thermal radiation.
Black body radiation.
Radiation properties.

4. Forced Convection ( 2 weeks)
Dimensionless numbers.
Empirical correlations from various geometries.

5. Natural Convection (1 week)
Empirical Correlations from various geometries.

6. Heat Exchangers (4 weeks)
Types of Exchangers.
Double pipe heat exchanger,banks of tubes, shell and tube and plate and frame.

7. Boiling and Condensation ( 1week)
Film condensation for a vertical plate and dropwise condensation.
Film condensation outside of tubes .
Boiling.
Boiling in immersed surfaces
 

Learning Outcomes

OB1: Explain the fundamental principles of heat transfer by conduction, convection, and radiation.

OB2: Analyse heat transfer mechanisms in engineering systems.

OB3: Apply heat transfer concepts and equations to solve engineering problems.

OB4: Evaluate heat transfer processes and identify the appropriate mechanisms involved in practical applications.