6th Sem, ME

Heat Transfer ME 6th Sem Syllabus for VTU BE 2017 Scheme

Heat Transfer detail syllabus for Mechanical Engineering (Me), 2017 scheme is taken from VTU official website and presented for VTU students. The course code (17ME63), and for exam duration, Teaching Hr/week, Practical Hr/week, Total Marks, internal marks, theory marks, duration and credits do visit complete sem subjects post given below.

For all other me 6th sem syllabus for be 2017 scheme vtu you can visit ME 6th Sem syllabus for BE 2017 Scheme VTU Subjects. The detail syllabus for heat transfer is as follows.

Course Objectives:

  • Study the modes of heat transfer.
  • Learn how to formulate and solve 1-D steady and unsteady heat conduction problems.
  • Apply empirical correlations for fully-developed laminar, turbulent internal flows and external boundary layer convective flow problems.
  • Study the basic principles of heat exchanger analysis and thermal design.
  • Understand the principles of boiling and condensation including radiation heat transfer related engineering problems.

Module 1

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Module 2

Critical Thickness of Insulation: Concept, Derivation,Extended Surfaces or Fins: Classification, Straight Rectangular and Circular Fins, Temperature Distribution and Heat Transfer Calculations, Fin Efficiency and Effectiveness, Applications Transient [Unsteady-state] heat conduction: Definition, Different cases – Negligible internal thermal resistance, negligible surface resistance, comparable internal thermal and surface resistance, Lumped body, Numerical Problems, Heisler and Grober charts. Introduction to Numerical analysis of Heat conduction

Module 3

Forced Convection: Boundary Layer Theory, Velocity and Thermal Boundary Layers, Prandtl number, Governing Equations – Continuity, Navier-Stokes and Energy equations, Boundary layer assumptions, Integral and Analytical solutions to above equations, Turbulent flow, Various empirical solutions, forced convection flow over cylinders and spheres, Internal flows -laminar and turbulent flow solutions,Forced Convection Cooling of Electronic Devices. Free convection: Laminar and Turbulent flows, Vertical Plates, Vertical Tubes and Horizontal Tubes, Empirical solutions.

Module 4

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Module 5

Heat Exchangers: Definition, Classification, applications, LMTD method, Effectiveness – NTU method, Analytical Methods, Fouling Factors, Chart Solution Procedures for solving Heat Exchanger problems: Correction Factor Charts and Effectiveness-NTU Charts, compact heat exchangers.
Heat Transfer with Phase Change: Introduction to boiling, pool boiling,Bubble Growth Mechanisms,Nucleate Pool Boiling,Critical Heat Flux in Nucleate Pool Boiling, Pool Film Boiling,Critical Heat Flux,Heat Transfer beyond the Critical Point,filmwise and dropwise Condensation, heat pipes, entrainment, wicking and boiling limitations.

Course Outcomes:

  • Understand the basic modes of heat transfer.
  • Compute temperature distribution in steady-state and unsteady-state heat conduction
  • Understand and interpret heat transfer through extended surfaces.
  • Interpret and compute forced and free convective heat transfer.
  • Explain the principles of radiation heat transfer and understand the numerical formula for heat conduction problems.
  • Design heat exchangers using LMTD and NTU methods.

Text Books:

  1. Principals of heat transfer,FrankKreith, Raj M. Manglik, Mark S. Bohn, Seventh Edition, Cengage learning, 2011.
  2. Yunus A. Cengel – Heat transfer, a practical approach, Fifth edition,Tata Mc Graw Hill.
  3. J P Holman, Souvik Bhattacharyya, 10th Edition, McGraw Hill Education Private Ltd.,

Reference Books:

  1. Heat and mass transfer, Kurt C, Rolle, second edition, Cengage learning.
  2. Heat Transfer, M. NecatiOzisik, A Basic Approach, McGraw Hill, New York, 2005.
  3. Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer, Incropera, F. P. and De Witt, D. P., 5th Edition, John Wiley and Sons, New York, 2006.
  4. Heat Transfer, Holman, J. P., 9th Edition, Tata McGraw Hill, New York, 2008.

E-Books/Web references:

  1. A Text book of Heat Transfer, John H Lienhard, 4th Edition,
  2. NPTEL Heat Transfer course for Mechanical Engineering, http://nptel.ac.in/courses/112101097/
  3. Heat Transfer, Chris Long &NaserSayma, Bookboon.com

For detail syllabus of all other subjects of BE Me, 2017 scheme do visit Me 6th Sem syllabus for 2017 scheme.

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