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Description
Aims:
- To provide a broad study in the principles of steady and unsteady state heat transfer, heat transfer with phase change and radiation heat transfer;
- To develop skills in the design of practical heat transfer equipment with emphasis on improving efficiencies and the use of renewable energy sources.
Learning Outcomes:
On completion of this module students should:
- be able to understand the physical phenomena present in heat transfer processes;
- be able to calculate or estimate heat transfer coefficients;
- be familiar with the procedures for the design of heat transfer equipment ;
- understand pressure drop and fouling factors in a heat exchanger;
- select an appropriate heat exchanger to meet the required heat transfer rate or heat transfer area
Synopsis:
- Key mechanisms of heat transfer: conduction, convection and radiation
- Fourier's law; Conduction in cylindrical and spherical shells
- Derivation of heat conduction equations for transient and multidimensional cases
- Methods for solving 1-D transient heat conduction equation; lumped heat transfer coefficient;
- Forced convection; Natural convection; Correlations for heat transfer coefficient
- Thermal radiation; Radiation transfer through gases
- Evaporation and Boiling
- Condensation; Film condensation
- Heat exchangers; Condensers and Reboilers; Logarithmic mean temperature difference
- Direct contact gas-solid exchangers
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.
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