Heat Transfer

3 credits · Undergraduate Programs

Modes of heat transfer; conduction, convection, radiation. Conduction in plane walls and cylinders. Conduction-convection systems, fins. Principles of convection. Empirical and practical relations for forced convection heat transfer. Natural convection. Condensation and boiling heat transfer. Heat exchangers. The log-mean temperature difference method. Prerequisite(s): Engineering 311 or Physics 449; and 3 units from Mechanical Engineering 341, Physics Engineering 383 or Energy Engineering 480.