Detailed Plan
Chapter 01: Basics of heat transfer
§ Introduction to conduction ;
§ Introduction to convection ;
§ Introduction to radiation.
Chapter 02: Conduction heat transfer
1) Heat conduction equation :
§ One-dimensional heat conduction equation ;
§ General heat conduction equation.
2) Steady heat conduction :
§ Steady heat conduction in plane walls ;
§ Thermal contact resistance ;
§ Heat conduction in cylinders and spheres ;
§ Critical radius of insulation ;
§ Heat conduction from finned surfaces.
Chapter 03: Convection heat transfer
1) Fundamentals of convection
§ Physical mechanism of convection ;
§ Classification of fluid flows ;
§ Velocity boundary layer ;
§ Thermal boundary layer ;
§ Laminar and turbulent flows ;
§ Derivation of differential convection equation.
2) Forced convection
§ External forced convection ;
§ Internal forced convection.
3) Natural convection.
Chapter 04: Fundamentals of thermal radiation
Fundamentals of thermal radiation.