Module Code - Title:

ME4526 - INTRODUCTION TO HEAT TRANSFER

Year Last Offered:

2025/6

Hours Per Week:

Lecture

2

Lab

0

Tutorial

2

Other

0

Private

3

Credits

6

Grading Type:

N

Prerequisite Modules:

ME4412

Rationale and Purpose of the Module:

To provide a basis to students in the concepts and solution methods of conduction, convection and radiative heat transfer, and the measurement techniques utilised in heat transfer

Syllabus:

Fourier's Law of Heat Conduction The Convection Equation Thermal Resistance's and their Application Two-dimensional Heat Conduction: An Analytical Example Numerical Methods in Heat Conduction Time Varying Heat Transfer: The Lumped Heat Capacity Method Forced Convection: Standard Heat Transfer Correlation's and their Application Free Convection: Standard Heat Transfer Correlation's and their Applications Thermal Radiation: An Introduction Heat Exchange Design Equations: The Log Mean Temperature Difference

Learning Outcomes:

Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)

apply the concept of thermal resistances assembled into networks derive solutions to the Laplace conduction equation analyse convection problems using correlated non-dimensional data derive a radiation network and use it to analyse problems of greybody radiation identify appropriate measurement techniques to quantify heat transfer in engineering applications

Affective (Attitudes and Values)

Co-operate with other students in a group to perform a set of heat exchanger experiments

Psychomotor (Physical Skills)

Measure the performance of a parallel and cross flow heat exchanger

How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:

lectures, tutorials and laboratory experiments on heat exchangers

Research Findings Incorporated in to the Syllabus (If Relevant):

examples taken from contemporary research

Prime Texts:

Holman JP (2000) Heat Transfer , McGraw-Hill

Other Relevant Texts:

Bejan A., (1993) Heat Transfer , Wiley

Programme(s) in which this Module is Offered:

Semester(s) Module is Offered:

Module Leader:

jeff.punch@ul.ie