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Readings

Textbook Information

The course will be taught from:
Lienhard, J.H. A Heat Transfer Textbook. 3rd ed. Lexington, MA: Phlogiston Press, 2001, ISBN: 0971383529.

This book is available without charge in a hyperlinked PDF format (HTML). If you already own a different comprehensive textbook, consult the instructor about its suitability for this course.

The following references are also available:

Mills, A.F. Basic Heat and Mass Transfer. 2nd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1998. ISBN: 0130962473.

Baehr, H.D., and K. Stephan. Heat and Mass Transfer. New York, NY: Springer-Verlag, 1998. ISBN: 3540636951.

Also see: Howell, J.R. Radiation Configuration Factors. 2nd ed.

Lec # Topics Readings
1 Modes of Heat Transfer Chapter 1
2 CONDUCTION: Resistances; Energy Equation Chapter 2
3 Energy equation, Biot number §§ 4.1-4.4
4 Fins § 4.5
5 Lumped Capacity § 1.3, §§ 5.1-5.2
6 Transient conduction §§ 5.3-5.5
7 Semi-infinite bodies § 5.6
8 Multidimensional conduction §§ 5.7-5.8
9 Numerical simulation Handout
10 CONVECTION Conservation equations §§ 6.1-6.4
11 Laminar boundary layers §§ 6.5-6.6
12 Integral methods  
13 Internal flows §§ 7.1-7.2
14 Turbulence §§ 6.8-6.9, § 7.3
15 Turbulence, noncircular ducts, crossflows §§ 7.4-7.6
16 Natural convection §§ 8.1-8.4
17 Condensation § 8.5, § 9.9
18 MASS TRANSFER Mixtures, diffusion §§ 11.1-11.3
19
20 Species conservation Analogy to heat transfer §§ 11.5, 11.7
21 Evaporative cooling §§ 11.8
22 RADIATION Black bodies §§ 1.3, §§ 10.1-10.2
23 View factors §§ 10.3
24 Gray body networks §§ 10.4
25 Spectral surfaces Solar radiation §§ 10.5-10.6