Course Contents: HEAT TANSFER

Unit1: Introduction [07 Hours]

Heat transfer mechanism, conduction heat transfer, Thermal conductivity, Convection heat
transfer, Radiation heat transfer, laws of heat transfer Steady State Conduction: General heat
conduction equation, Boundary and initial Conditions, one dimensional steady state
conduction : the slab, the cylinder, the sphere, composite systems.

Unit2: Overall Heat Transfer and Extended Surfaces [07 Hours]

Thermal contact resistance, Critical radius of insulation, Electrical analogy, and Overall heat
transfer coefficient, Heat sources systems, Variable thermal conductivity, extended surfaces.
Unsteady State Con duction: Lumped system analysis, Biot and Fourier number, Heisler chart
(Numerical examples).

Unit3: Principles of Convection [07 Hours]

Continuity, Momentum and Energy equations, Hydro dynamic and Thermal boundary layer
for a flat plate and pipe flow. Dimensionless groups force convection, relation between fluid
friction and heat transfer, turbulent boundary layer heat transfer.
Forced Convection: Empirical relations for pipe and tube flow, flow a cross cylinders,
spheres, tube banks.
Free Convection: Free convection from a vertical, inclined and horizontal surface, cylinder
and sphere. (Numerical examples).

Unit4: Heat Exchangers [07 Hours]

Heat Exchangers: Classification of heat exchangers, temperature distribution in parallel
counter flow arrangement, the overall heat transfer coefficient, Analysis of heat exchangers,
the log mean temperature difference (LMTD) method, the effectiveness – NTU method,
selection of heat exchangers, Introduction to TEMA standard. (Numerical examples).

Unit5: Radiation Heat Transfer [07 Hours]

Introduction, thermal radiation, Black body radiation, radiation laws, Radiation properties,
Atmospheric and Solar radiation, the view factor Radiation heat transfer from black surfaces,
grey surfaces, diffuses surfaces, Radiation shield sand the radiation effect. (Numerical
examples).
Texts:
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University, Lonere
1. F. P. Incoropera, D. P.Dewitt, “FundamentalsofHeatandMassTransfer”,John-Wiley,5 th
edition,1990.
2. S. P. Sukhatme, “A Text book On Heat Transfer”, Tata McGraw-Hill Publications,3rd
edition.

References:
1. Y. A. Cengel, “Heat Transfer – A Practical Approach”, Tata McGraw
HillPublications,3rdedition,2006.
2. J. P. Holman, “HeatTransfer”, Tata McGraw Hill Publications,9th edition,2004