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Heat Transfer

Course Code :
MPR 451
Level :
Undergraduate
Course Hours :
3.00 Hours
Department :
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Instructor information :

Title:Lecturer
Name: Anas Mohamed Abdelrahman Ali
Office hours:-Hours

Area of Study :

By the end of the course the students will be able to: 1. Develop the student knowledge of heat transfer mechanisms. 2. Enhance the students mastering of the fundamentals of heat ex-changers including their different types and their operating performance. 3. Augment the student knowledge of heat transfer definitions and terminology, including heat flux, thermal conductivity and heat transfer coefficients. 4. Train the student to apply formula of conduction , equivalent resistance, convection and the overall heat transfer coefficient, as well as radiant heat transfer including: black bodies, grey bodies and emissivity. 5. Train the student to perform experiments related to heat, analyze the results and present them in a professional report.

For further information :

Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
E-mail: [email protected]

Heat Transfer

Mechanisms of heat transfer, steady and transient conduction, forced and natural convection, radiation. Thermal resistance characteristics of materials, thermal networks and heat generation. Types and analysis of heat exchangers.

For further information :

Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
E-mail: [email protected]

Heat Transfer

Course outcomes:

a. Knowledge and Understanding:

1-	Explain principles of heat transfer by conduction and apply the knowledge to various bodies.
2-	Explain principles of heat transfer by convection and apply the knowledge to various surfaces.
3-	Explain principles of heat transfer by radiation and apply the knowledge to various geometries.
4-	Explain applications and uses of heat exchangers.

b. Intellectual Skills:

1-	Asses the theory of heat transfer by different methods.
2-	Choose between different methods for heat transfer processes
3-	Analyse heat transfer process in complex- mode situation.

c. Professional and Practical Skills:

1-	Select an appropriate heat transfer method.
2-	Calculate correctly the coefficient for each transfer process.
3-	Perform experiments for heat transfer.

d. General and Transferable Skills:

1-	Write reports in accordance with standard scientific guide lines.
2-	Work efficiently within a team.

For further information :

Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
E-mail: [email protected]

Heat Transfer

Course topics and contents:

Topic	No. of hours	Lecture	Tutorial/Practical
Steady heat in plane walls, cylinders and spheres. Contact thermal resistance.	10	4	6
Thermal resistance concept, networks.	6	4	2
Critical radius of insulation. Optimum thickness of insulation.	6	4	2
Heat transfer from fins. Transient heat conduction.	8	4	4
Forced convection on fat plate, cylinder, spheres, and inside pipes.	6	4	2
Basics of heat radiation.	4	2	2
Mechanisms of heat transfer	6	4	2
Types and analysis of heat exchangers.	8	4	4