Subject Code: ME6L151 Name: Advanced Heat Transfer L-T-P : 3-1-0 Credits: 4
Prerequisites: None
Introduction to Heat Transfer
Review of Conduction Heat Transfer, Multi-dimensional Conduction, Unsteady Conduction Heat Transfer, A review of viscous flow, the continuity and Navier-Stokes equation, boundary layer equation, laminar boundary layer over a flat plate, Energy equation, derivation of energy equation, energy equation in non-dimensional form, derivation of thermal boundary layer equation, heat transfer in a parallel flow over a flat surface, analogy between momentum and heat transfer in turbulent flow, forced convection in internal flows, concept of entrance length and fully developed flow, heat transfer in high speed flow; Governing equation, Scaling laws, free convection in laminar flow over a vertical plate, empirical co-relation in external free convection flows, inclined plates, long horizontal cylinder, spheres, free convection in enclosures, and cavities, concentric cylinders, concentric spheres, combined free and forced convection, Basic design methodologies-LMTD and effectiveness-NTU methods. Overall heat transfer coefficient, fouling. Correlations for heat transfer coefficient and friction factor, Heat transfer in boiling, forced convection boiling, Condensation heat transfer, theory of film condensation, drop wise condensation, heat pipes, heat transfer in freezing and melting; Mechanism and fundamental concepts, definition of concentration, mass fluxes and mole fluxes, Ficks law of diffusion, temperature and pressure dependence of mass diffusivity, diffusion in a multi component system, theory of diffusion in gases and liquids, mass transfer coefficient, simultaneous heat and mass transfer.
Recommended Books:
  1. Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer-Incropera& Dewitt-Wiley
  2. Heat and Mass Transfer-Cengel&Ghajar-McGraw Hill
  3. Heat Transfer : A Basic Approach-M. N. Ozisik - McGraw Hill
  4. Heat Transfer –Mills &Ganeshan-Pearson
  5. Heat Transfer-J. P. Holman - McGraw Hill
  6. Convective Heat Transfer-A. Bejan-Wiley
  7. Computation of Conduction and Duct Flow Heat Transfer-S. V. Patankar-CRC Press
  8. Process Heat Transfer-D. Q. Kern - McGraw Hill