This course will teach the field of heat transfer by convection. This heat transport process is intimately tied to fluid dynamics and mathematics, meaning that solid background in these disciplines are necessary. Convection has direct implications in various industries, e.g. microfabrication, microfluidics, microelectronics cooling, thermal shields protection for space shuttles.
Learning objective
Advanced introduction to the field of heat transfer by convection.
Content
The course covers the following topics: 1. Introduction: Fundamentals and Conservation Equations 2. Laminar Fully Developed Velocity and Temperature Fields 3. Laminar Thermally Developing Flows 4. Laminar Hydrodynamic Boundary Layers 5. Laminar Thermal Boundary Layers 6. Laminar Thermal Boundary Layers with Viscous Dissipation 7. Turbulent Flows 8. Natural Convection.
Lecture notes
Lecture notes will be delivered in class via note-taking. Textbook serves as a great source of the lecture notes.
Literature
Text: (Main) Kays and Crawford, Convective Heat and Mass Transfer, McGraw-Hill, Inc. (Secondary) A. Bejan, Convection Heat Transfer References: Incropera and De Witt, Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer, or Introduction to Heat Transfer Kundu and Cohen, Fluid Mechanics, Academic Press V. Arpaci, Convection Heat Transfer
Performance assessment
Performance assessment information (valid until the course unit is held again)
The performance assessment is only offered at the end after the course unit. Repetition only possible after re-enrolling.
Additional information on mode of examination
Written exam: 120 min. Grade is based on homework (30%) and final examination (70%). Written aids: Lecture notes and homework solutions, individual summary up to 8 pages and electronic calculator allowed, but no communication devices or notebook computer is allowed.
Learning materials
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Groups
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Restrictions
There are no additional restrictions for the registration.
Performance assessment as a semester course