1. ENT 255 HEAT TRANSFER

2. Course synopsis : The objective of this course is to introduce the concepts and applications of heat transfer modes to the students of mechanical engineering. Emphasis will be given to different modes of heat transfer and their application to industry as well as every day life problems.

3. COURSE CONTENT Study Week Content 1 Basic Modes of Heat Transfer The Relation of Heat Transfer to Thermodynamics, Heat Conduction, Convection, Radiation, Combined Heat Transfer Systems, Thermal Insulation, Dimensions and Units. 2,3,4 Conduction Heat Transfer Introduction, The Conduction Equation, Theory and Analysis of One-Dimensional, Steady State Heat Flow, Initial and Boundary Conditions, Thermal Resistance and Thermal Network, Heat Transfer in Composite Media, Media with Internal Heat Generation, The Lumped Capacitance Method and its Validity.

4. LAB SCHEDULE GROUP WEEKG1G2G3G4G5G6 W1INTRODUCTION W2E1E2E3T1 W3T1 E1E2E3 W4E2E3E1T2 W5T2 E2E3E1 W6E3E1E2T3 W7T3 E3E1E2 W8SEMESTER BREAK W9E4E5E6T4 W10T4 E4E5E6 W11E5E6E4T5 W12T5 E5E6E4 W13E6E4E5T6 W14T6 E6E4E5 W15CLINIC

5. LIST OF EXPERIMENTS

6. TASK 1 Working in your lab group, define the following terms: Heat, energy, heat transfer, conduction, convection, radiation, steady-state, transient, thermal conductivitiy, thermal resistance, boundary condition, initial condition, heat generation, insulation, finned surface. Please qoute your sources for each of the answer Due on Wednesday, 10/01/07 at 11 am.