U18ME604 HEAT TRANSFER

Course Category: Professional Core

Class: B. Tech., VI-Semester Branch: Mechanical Engineering

Teaching Scheme: Examination Scheme:

L T P C Continuous Internal Evaluation 40 marks
3 - - 3 End Semester Exam 60 marks

Pre-Requisites: U18ME305, U18ME403B, U18MH101

Course Learning Objectives (LOs):

This course will develop students’ knowledge in/on
LO1: conduction and governing equations to find the temperature distribution and heat transfer rate
LO2: formulating the governing equations of lumped systems and forced convection heat transfer
LO3: free convection, boiling, condensation and analysis of heat exchangers
LO4: theories of thermal radiation and radiative heat exchange between various geometries
UNIT – I (9)
Introduction: Basic modes of heat transfer; Fourier’s law of heat conduction, Newton’s
law of cooling, Stefan-Boltzmann’s law of thermal radiation; thermal conductivity and
thermal resistance.
Conduction: General heat conduction equation in cartesian, cylindrical and spherical
coordinate systems; thermal diffusivity; boundary and initial conditions; one-
dimensional steady state heat conduction in plane walls, cylinders and spheres;
composite systems; critical thickness of insulation; one-dimensional steady state heat
conduction with internal heat generation in plane walls, cylinders and spheres.
Extended Surfaces: Types and applications; one-dimensional heat conduction equation
for uniform cross-sectional area - infinitely long fin and fin of finite length with
insulated tip; efficiency and effectiveness.
UNIT – II (9)
Transient heat conduction: Definition of lumped system; governing differential
equation for lumped system; significance of Biot and Fourier number; time constant and
response of thermocouple.
Convection: Mechanisms of free and forced convective heat transfer; physical
significance of dimensionless parameters - Reynolds, Prandtl, Nusselt, Stanton, Peclet,
Grashof and Rayleigh’s number; dimensional analysis - Buckingham’s pi theorem for
forced and free convection.
Forced Convection:
External flow - Concepts of hydrodynamic and thermal boundary layers; use of
empirical correlations for convective heat transfer - flat plate and cylinders.
Internal flow - Concepts of hydrodynamic and thermal boundary layers; use of
empirical correlations for convective heat transfer - horizontal pipe.
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UNIT – III (9)
Free convection: Development of hydrodynamic and thermal boundary layers along a
vertical plate; use of empirical correlations for convective heat transfer – vertical plates
Boiling and Condensation: Heat transfer accompanied by phase change; regimes of
pool boiling and flow boiling; film and drop wise condensation.
Heat Exchangers: Classification - parallel flow, counter flow and cross flow heat
exchangers, condensers and evaporators; logarithmic mean temperature difference;
NTU-effectiveness.
UNIT – IV (9)
Thermal Radiation: Definitions and concepts - monochromatic and total emissive
powers; absorptivity, reflectivity and transmissivity; black and gray surfaces; emissivity;
Kirchhoff’s law, Planck’s distribution law, Lambert’s cosine law.
Radiative heat exchange between two bodies : configuration factor; large parallel
plates, equal parallel and opposite squares, rectangular plates perpendicular to each
other; heat exchange between large parallel plates of different emissivities; gray body
radiation - large parallel plates, concentric cylinders and spheres, small body in a large
enclosure, concept of shape and surface resistances, re-radiating surfaces, radiation
shields.
Text Books:

1. Holman J.P., “Heat Transfer”, Tata McGraw-Hill Education Pvt. Ltd., 10th edn., 2011.
2. Sachdev, R.C., “Fundamentals of Engineering Heat and Mass Transfer” New Age
International Publishers, 5th edn.,2015.
Reference Books:

1. F.P. Incropera and D.P. Dewitt, “Principles of Heat and Mass Transfer”, Wiley India,
2018
2. Yunus A Cengel and Afshin J Ghajar, “Heat and Mass Transfer-Fundamentals and
Applications”, McGraw Hill, 5th edn., 2017
3. S.P.Sukhatme, “Heat Transfer”, Universities Press., 4th edn., 2005
4. D K Dixit, “Heat and Mass Transfer”, McGraw Hill, 2015

Course Outcomes (COs):

Course Code: U18ME604 Course Name: HEAT TRANSFER

CO CO code Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to…
CO1 ME604.1 apply the heat conduction equations for various geometries
CO2 ME604.2 solve problems on transient heat conduction and forced convection
CO3 ME604.3 analyze the free convection, boiling, condensation and heat exchangers
CO4 ME604.4 estimate the radiation heat transfer between surfaces
 Course Articulation Matrix (Mapping of COs with POs and PSOs):
Course Code: U18ME604 Course Name: HEAT TRANSFER
CO Code PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10 PO11 PO12 PSO1 PSO2
ME604.1 2 2 2 1 - - - - - 1 - 1 1 1
ME604.2 2 2 2 1 - - - - - 1 - 1 1 1
ME604.3 2 2 2 1 - - - - - 1 - 1 1 1
ME604.4 2 2 2 1 - - - - - 1 - 1 1 1
U18ME604 2 2 2 1 - - - - - 1 - 1 1 1