Dr.

Kong Rithy

Heat Transfer
ការផ្ទេរកផ្តៅ​បណ្ូ ៅ រកផ្តៅ

Lectured by:
Dr. Rithy Kong
Ph.D. in Energy Engineering
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Chapter 1:
Introduction to
Heat Transfer
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1.1 What is Heat Transfer?

• Science to deal with heat transfer rate from a particular medium to
another one.
• Unlike thermodynamics dealing with equilibrium states of
mediums, Heat transfer deals with nonequilibrium conditions of
mediums (lack of thermal equilibrium).
• Heat transfer occurs as a result of temperature difference, driving
force, between mediums.

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1.1 What is Heat Transfer?

T

TW(0) 80o C
𝑄ሶ (𝑡) ?
𝑄ሶ 𝑡
𝑞ሶ =
𝐴𝑠 TW(t)
TW(∞)
Ta
Thermos bottle t
TW,in = 80o C TW ∞ ≅ Ta ~30o C

First law of thermodynamics for closed system:

𝑄 − 𝑊 = ∆𝐸 = ∆𝑈 + ∆𝐾𝐸 + ∆𝑃𝐸 Ke and Pe are neglected

𝑄 = 𝑀𝑐𝑝 𝑇𝑊 ∞ − 𝑇𝑊 0 = 0.3 × 4.18 × 30 − 80

= −62.7 kJ
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1.2 Modes in Heat Transfer

Conduction Convection Radiation
Energy emitted by a
Energy transfer due to Energy transfer
body/matter in the form
particle between a solid
of electromagnetic
interactions/surface surface and a fluid in
Definition waves (photons) as a
contact (from more motion (combined
result of a change in
energetic to low conduction and fluid
electron configuration of
energetic particles) motion)
atoms/molecules.

-Thermal conductivity
Convective heat Stefan-Boltzmann
Key (k), [W/m.K]
transfer coefficient (h), constant
parameter -Thermal diffusivity
[W/m2 . K] 𝜎 = 5.67 × 10−8 𝑊/𝑚2 . 𝐾 4
(α), [m2 /s]

Solids*, liquids, and

Medium Solid ↔ fluid in motion No need of medium
gases (not in motion)

- Conduction: surface contact between human

body and floor.

- Convection: surface contact between human

body and fluid (room air) in motion

- Radiation: energy emitted from human body in

the form of electromagnetic waves.
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1.3 Thermal Radiation

Yunus A. Çengel et al. (2015). Heat and

Mass Transfer. McGraw-Hill.

Spectrum of EM radiation (wavelength in vacuum).

Source: John R. et al. (2016). Thermal Radiation Heat Transfer. Taylor & Francis Group
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End of Chapter 1