Heat Transfer

This book has been developed for use in either a graduate or undergraduate level course in heat transfer. A sample program of study is laid out below for a one-semester graduate course (consisting of 45 class sessions).
Graduate heat transfer class
| Day | Sections in Book | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.1 | Conduction heat transfer |
| 2 | 1.2 | 1-D steady conduction and resistance concepts |
| 3 | 2.8 | Resistance approximations |
| 4 | 1.3 | 1-D steady conduction with generation |
| 5 | 1.4, 1.5 | Numerical solutions with EES and MATLAB |
| 6 | 1.6 | Fin solution, fin efficiency, and finned surfaces |
| 7 | 1.7 | Other constant cross-section extended surface problems |
| 8 | 1.8 | Bessel function solutions |
| 9 | 2.2 | 2-D conduction, separation of variables |
| 10 | 2.2 | 2-D conduction, separation of variables |
| 11 | 2.4 | Superposition |
| 12 | 3.1 | Transient, lumped capacitance problems analytical solutions |
| 13 | 3.2 | Transient, lumped capacitance problems numerical solutions |
| 14 | 3.3 | Semi-infinite bodies, diffusive time constant |
| 15 | 3.3 | Semi-infinite bodies, self-similar solution |
| 16 | 3.4 | Laplace transform solutions to lumped capacitance problems |
| 17 | 3.4 | Laplace transform solutions to 1-D transient problems |
| 18 | 3.5 | Separation of variables for 1-D transient problems |
| 19 | 3.8 | Numerical solutions to 1-D transient problems |
| 20 | 4.1 | Laminar boundary layer concepts |