COURSE SYLLABI :010313110 Fundamentals of Heat Transfer

    1.Course number and name : 010313110  Fundamentals of Heat Transfer

    2.Credits and contact hours : 3(3-0-6)

    3.Instructor’s or course coordinator’s name : Asst.Prof.Dr. Karn Pana-Suppamassadu

    4.Text book, title, author, and year

             a. Bergman, T.L., Lavine, A.S., Incropera, F.P., and DeWitt, D.P., Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer, Wiley 8th ed., 2017
             b. Cengel, Y., and Ghajar, A., Heat and Mass Transfer: Fundamentals and Applications, 5th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2015
             c. Welty, J.R., Rorrer, G.L., and Foster, D.G., Fundamentals of Momentum, Heat, and Mass Transfer, 6th ed., John Wiley & Sons, 2015
             d. Pletcher, R.H., Tannehill, J.C., and Anderson, D., Computational Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer, 3rd ed., Taylor & Francis, 2011

    5.Specific course information
             a. Brief description of the content of the course (catalog description)
    Thermodynamics and thermal energy transfers and applications; heat conduction analysis under steady and transient states; heat transfer coefficients determination, convection analysis of external flow under different flow regimes (laminar, transition and turbulent flow) pass various system configurations, convection analysis of internal flow and piping systems; heat transfers with phase change; simultaneous conduction-convection heat transfer; thermal radiation analysis; heat transfers of heat exchanger systems.
             b. Prerequisites or co-requisites
    Pre-requisites: 010312106 Fluid Mechanics for Chemical Engineers
    010313103 Mathematics for Chemical Engineers
    Co-requisite: 010313111 Mass Transfer
             c. Indicate whether a required, elective, or selected elective (as per Table 5-1) course in the program
    A required course in the program as Ch.E. technical.

    6.Specific goals for the course
    a.Specific outcomes of instruction (e.g. The student will be able to explain the significance of current research about a particular topic.)
             i. Basic concept & overall objectives
    Students understand the principles, significance, and modes of heat transfer; thus, students can apply the gained knowledge in the analysis & design of the involved engineering system under stated conditions e.g. steady-state or transient.  
             ii. Skill in solving involved mathematics
    Students can identify thermal system and formulate the governing equations of such system to be solved with a proper set of BCs/ICs either analytically or numerically. 
             iii. Skill in determining and applying proper heat transfer coefficient
    Students can determine appropriate heat transfer coefficient from empirical correlation or from first principle and apply it to find the solution of the problem
             iv. Design of heat exchanger/heat transfer equipment
    Student can analyze/design a proper heat exchanger/transfer equipment significant/practical to the industries e.g. double-pipe, shell-and-tube, plate-and-frame, evaporator, condenser, reboiler, steam & thermal-oil boiler etc.    

    b. Explicitly indicate which of the student outcomes listed in Criterion 3 or any other outcomes are addressed by the course.


    ABET
    Student Outcome (SO)
    Listed in Criterion 3

     

    010313110 Fundamentals of Heat Transfer
    Course Learning Outcomes (CLO)

    SO1 an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics

    Ability to
    CLO1 Understand principles & modes of heat transfer & related rate equations
    CLO2 Identify an involved thermodynamics system (i.e. closed/control volume, steady-/transient-state, one-/multi-dimensional, with/without heat generation) in order to formulate the corresponding rate equation with the governing equations or transport models to be solved for the required design parameters within reasonable constraints
    CLO3 Apply the empirical correlation to estimate the corresponding heat transfer coefficients of the concerned engineering heat transfer systems  
    CLO4 Solve the underline mathematic of the transport models esp. partial differential equations that could be simplified under proper assumptions with applied boundary/initial conditions
    CLO5 Apply the principles of each heat transfer mode to analyze/design the industrial heat exchanger/transfer equipment involving a single-/multi-phase transfer fluid
    CLO6 Apply the related standards/code as guideline for heat exchanger or thermal system design

     

    7.Brief list of topics to be covered
             a. Fundamentals of heat transfer: significance, modes & mechanisms, industrial applications  
             b. One-/multi-dimensional steady-state conduction: Fourier’s law, equivalent thermal circuit, with/without heat generation, enhanced heat transfer through extended surface    
             c. Transient conduction: lumped analysis, spatial- & temporal-variation
             d. Introduction to numerical method for heat conduction  
             e. Forced convections: external & internal flow systems, hydrodynamics and thermal aspects, empirical correlations
             f. Free convection: principles, empirical correlations
             g. Convective heat transfer with phase change: boiling and condensation
             h. Thermal radiation: fundamentals and radiation properties, radiation exchange between surfaces i.e. view factors, radiosity, and equivalent thermal circuit
             i. Heat exchanger analysis & design: sizing and rating of exchangers practically used in industries, single- & multi-phase systems, exchanger network
             j. Related Standards and Codes: e.g. Tubular Exchanger Manufacturers Association (TEMA), American Petroleum Institute (API), American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME), American National Standards Institute (ANSI), National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) etc.

 

 

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