FYSS6460 Heat Transfer Processes (7 cr)

Study level:
Advanced studies
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English
Responsible organisation:
Department of Physics
Curriculum periods:
2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024

Description

  • Fundamental modes of heat transfer

  • Rate equations for conduction, convection and radiation

  • Thermal properties of matter

  • The Heat Diffusion Equation, boundary and initial conditions

  • Solving one- and two-dimensional, steady state and transient conduction problems

  • Numerical techniques for solving conduction problems

  • Convection mass transfer and external flow

  • Thermal radiation processes and properties

  • Radiation exchange between surfaces 

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, students will be able to

  • recall and compare fundamental modes of heat transfer and explain their physical origins

  • infer the relevant heat transfer phenomena given a physical situation

  • explain how the heat equation and Fourier’s law may be used to obtain temperature distribution and the corresponding fluxes in matter

  • construct the heat equation by applying the conservation of energy principle to a differential control volume

  • solve one- and two-dimensional conduction problems using exact solutions, approximate methods or numerical techniques

  • explain how in mass transfer by convection, gross fluid motion combines with diffusion

  • investigate convection mass transfer that occurs at the surface of a volatile solid or liquid due to motion of a gas over the surface to determine the convection coefficients

  • recall the means by which thermal radiation is generated, the specific nature of the radiation and the manner in which it interacts with matter

  • compute radiative exchange between two or more surfaces. 

Description of prerequisites

Students enrolling for this course are expected to be able to

  • recall the laws of thermodynamics

  • apply the conservation of energy principle to a thermodynamics system

  • recall how to solve ordinary differential equations as well as the Laplace equation

  • use a numerical computing environment similar to MATLAB. 

Literature

  • F.P. Incropera et al., Principles of Heat and Mass Transfer (7th ed., international student version), ISBN: 978-0-470-64615-1

Completion methods

Method 1

Description:
Given every two years starting spring 2021.
Evaluation criteria:
The final grade is based on the assessed exercises and assignments (60 %) and the final exam (40 %). To pass the course, students need at least 50 % of the total course points.
Time of teaching:
Period 3, Period 4
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Method 2

Evaluation criteria:
The final grade is based on the assessed exercises and assignments (60 %) and project work (40 %). To pass the course, students need at least 50 % of the total course points.
Time of teaching:
Period 3, Period 4
Select all marked parts
Parts of the completion methods
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Teaching (7 cr)

Type:
Participation in teaching
Grading scale:
0-5
Evaluation criteria:
The final grade is based on the assessed exercises and assignments (60 %) and the final exam (40 %). To pass the course, students need at least 50 % of the total course points.
Language:
English
Study methods:
  • Lectures, tutorials, weekly homework and final exam

  • Homework is submitted online and marked 

No published teaching
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Independent study (7 cr)

Type:
Independent study
Grading scale:
0-5
Evaluation criteria:
The final grade is based on the assessed exercises and assignments (60 %) and project work (40 %). To pass the course, students need at least 50 % of the total course points.
Language:
English
Study methods:
  • Independent study (textbook, online material), weekly homework and project work

  • Homework is submitted online and marked 

No published teaching