Heat Transfer

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This course covers one- and two-dimensional heat conduction, the electrical analogy in heat transfer, steady state heat transfer by conduction and convection through multiple planar, cylindrical, and spherical layers and the concept of critical radius. Heat transfer solutions for extended surfaces and solutions for transient problems; convection heat transfer in laminar and turbulent flows; fundamental radiation concepts; laws of thermal radiation; radiation exchange; heat exchangers and electrical analogies. In the lab, students investigate heat transfer in plane surfaces, enhanced heat transfer in extended surfaces, and heat exchanger effectiveness. This course includes a practical design project of a system that applies the principles of heat transfer.