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HEAT TRANSFER

MEC301
Lecture Zero
Course Instructor:
Vijay Shankar
Sitting: 55-209 (cabin-1)
Contact No.: 9780570400

Course Books
Text Books:
HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER By Y. A. CENGEL, MCGRAW HILL EDUCATION
References:
HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER By P. K. NAG, MCGRAW HILL EDUCATION
PRINCIPLES OF HEAT TRANSFER By FRANK KREITH, CENGAGE LEARNING
HEAT TRANSFER By JP HOLMAN, MCGRAW HILL EDUCATION

EVALUATION SCHEME
Component

CA

MTE

ETE

Weightage (%)

20

25

50

A = Attendance; CA = Continuous Assessment; MTE = Mid Term Examination;


ETE = End term examination
Course Communication Mode: vijay.16474@lpu.co.in
Key Points:
Best 2 out of 3 CA will be acknowledged
L = 3; T = 1; P = 0
Credits Associated = 4

Why Study Heat Transfer ?

Thermos-flask

Why Study Heat Transfer ?

Heat Exchanger

Why Study Heat Transfer ?

Radiator

Why Study Heat Transfer?

BOILER

Why Study Heat Transfer?

Fins or
Extended
Surfaces

Why Study Heat Transfer?

Gas Turbine Blades

Why Study Heat Transfer?

Steam Turbine Blades

Topics to be covered before MTE


UNIT 1
1.
2.
3.

Introduction to Heat Transfer


Conduction
Steady State one dimensional Heat Conduction

UNIT 2
1.
2.

Fins
Transient Conduction

UNIT 3
1.
2.
3.

Fundamentals of convection
External Flow
Internal Flow

Topics to be covered after MTE


UNIT 4
Natural Convection
Heat Transfer With Phase Change

UNIT 5
Heat Exchangers

UNIT6
Radiation Heat Transfer

UNIT-1
Three modes of heat transfer
Conduction
Convection
Radiation

Conduction
Why does metal feel colder than wood, if they
are both at the same temperature?

Convection
Why is it windy at the seaside?

Why is the freezer compartment put at the top in a fridge?


Freezer
compartment

Radiation
How does heat energy get from the Sun to the Earth?
There are no particles between
the Sun and the Earth so it
CANNOT travel by conduction or
by convection.

Blackbody radiation
Emissivity
Four containers were filled with warm water. Which
container would have the warmest water after ten minutes?
Dull metal

Shiny metal

Shiny black

Dull black

Absorptivity
Four containers were placed equidistant from a heater. Which
container would have the warmest water after ten minutes?
Dull metal

Shiny metal

Shiny black

Dull black

UNIT-2
Fins or Extended Surfaces
Transient Conduction

UNIT-3
Fundamentals of convection
External Flow
Internal Flow

External Flow

Internal Flow

UNIT 4
Natural Convection
Heat Transfer With Phase Change

Boiling

Condensation

UNIT-5
Heat Exchangers

UNIT6
Radiation Heat Transfer

1.
Which of the following is not a
method of heat transfer?
A.

Radiation

B.

Insulation

C.

Conduction

D.

Convection

2. In which of the following are


the particles closest together?
A.

Solid

B.

Liquid

C.

Gas

D.

Fluid

3. How does heat energy reach


the Earth from the Sun?
A.

Radiation

B.

Conduction

C.

Convection

D.

Insulation

4. Which is the best surface for


reflecting heat radiation?
A.

Shiny white

B.

Dull white

C.

Shiny black

D.

Dull black

5. Which is the best surface for


absorbing heat radiation?
A.

Shiny white

B.

Dull white

C.

Shiny black

D.

Dull black

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