ME 1604 : HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER 

Syllabus

Module I 
Introduction to heat transfer – basic modes of heat transfer – conduction heat transfer –Fourier law of heat conduction– temperature dependence of thermal conductivity- general heat conduction equation in cartesian, cylindrical and spherical coordinates – boundary conditions – one-dimensional steady state conduction- critical insulation thickness -one-dimensional steady state conduction with heat generation -extended surface – two dimensional steady state heat conduction – conduction shape factor – unsteady state heat conduction in one dimension – lumped heat capacity system – semi-infinite solids with sudden change in surface temperature – Introduction to numerical methods in conduction. 

Module II 
Convective heat transfer – Newton’s law of cooling – Prandtl number – laminar forced convection heat transfer from flat plates – fully developed laminar flow in pipes – turbulent forced convection – Reynolds’ analogy – natural convection – natural convection heat transfer from vertical plates and horizontal tubes – condensation and boiling – film and drop wise condensation – film boiling and pool boiling – introduction to multiphase flow and heat transfer. Diffusion and convective mass transfer-Ficks law of diffusion.

Module III 
Radiative transfer – electromagnetic radiation spectrum – thermal radiation –radiation properties- black body, gray body – monochromatic and total emissive power – Planck’s law – Stefan-Boltzman law – Wien’s displacement law – Kirchhoffs identity – shape factor- reciprocity relation – heat exchange between non black bodies; surface and shape resistances- electrical network analogy- heat transfer between parallel surafces – radiation shields. 

Module IV

Heat Exchangers: Type of heat exchangers- overall heat transfer coefficient -fouling factors -Logarithmic mean temperature difference (LMTD)- derivation of LMTD for parallel flow and counter flow heat exchangers-LMTD correction factor- effectiveness, NTU method of heat exchanger analysis- effectiveness derivation for parallel flow and counter flow heat exchangers Design of parallel flow-counterflow -shell and tube multipass heat exchangers- condensers. 

References: 
1) Cengel, Heat Transfer Tata McGraw Hill 
2) Holman J.P., “Heat Transfer”, McGraw Hill International Students Edition 
3) Incorpera F.P. & De Witt D.P., “Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer”, John Wiley 
4) Kreith F., “Heat Transfer”, International Text Book Company 
5) Gebhart B., “Heat Transfer”, McGraw Hill 
6) R.K. Rajput, “Heat and Mass Transfer”, S Chand. 
7) Venkanna, Fundamentals of HMT, PHI 
Data Book (1) Heat & Mass Transfer – C.P Kothandaraman, New Age International. 
Data Book (2) Heat & Mass Transfer – Domkundwar, Dhanpat Rai. 
Approved data book to be specified in the question paper.

Type of Questions for University Exam
Q 1.Eight short answer questions of 5 marks with two questions from each of the four modules. (8x5 = 40 marks) 
Q 2. to Q.5 : Two questions A & B of 15 marks from each modules with option to answer either A or B. (4x15 = 60 marks)