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Syllabus ( CED 341 )


   Basic information
Course title: Heat Transfer
Course code: CED 341
Lecturer: Assoc. Prof. Dr. İrem FIRTINA ERTİŞ
ECTS credits: 6
GTU credits: 3 ()
Year, Semester: 3, Fall
Level of course: First Cycle (Undergraduate)
Type of course: Compulsory
Language of instruction: English
Mode of delivery: Face to face
Pre- and co-requisites: None
Professional practice: No
Purpose of the course: By the end of this course, the students are expected to have learned the basics of heat transfer mechanisms such as conduction, convection, and radiation and expected to have applied fundamental engineering mathematics to complex systems such as heat exchangers or heating-cooling systems.
   Learning outcomes Up

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Describe the basic heat transfer mechanisms such as conduction, convection, and radiation

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Build up a body of knowledge in mathematics, science, and Chemical Engineering subjects; use theoretical and applied information in these areas to model and solve complex engineering problems.

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
  2. Recall basic concepts regarding heat transfer such as rate, flux, conductivity, heat transfer coefficient

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Build up a body of knowledge in mathematics, science, and Chemical Engineering subjects; use theoretical and applied information in these areas to model and solve complex engineering problems.

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
  3. Formulate and solve steady-state one-dimensional heat conduction problems using initial and boundary conditions in different geometries

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Build up a body of knowledge in mathematics, science, and Chemical Engineering subjects; use theoretical and applied information in these areas to model and solve complex engineering problems.
    2. Ability to identify, formulate, and solve Complex Engineering problems; select and apply proper modeling and analysis methods for this purpose.

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
  4. Apply first-order linear equation solution methods to steady-state and transient conduction problems

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Build up a body of knowledge in mathematics, science, and Chemical Engineering subjects; use theoretical and applied information in these areas to model and solve complex engineering problems.
    2. Ability to identify, formulate, and solve Complex Engineering problems; select and apply proper modeling and analysis methods for this purpose.

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
  5. Relate the effects of flow regimes on the heat transfer rate in forced convection (external and internal flow) and apply empirical correlations to determine the convective heat transfer coefficient.

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Build up a body of knowledge in mathematics, science, and Chemical Engineering subjects; use theoretical and applied information in these areas to model and solve complex engineering problems.
    2. Ability to identify, formulate, and solve Complex Engineering problems; select and apply proper modeling and analysis methods for this purpose.

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
  6. Calculate heat transfer from extended surfaces under different boundary conditions

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Build up a body of knowledge in mathematics, science, and Chemical Engineering subjects; use theoretical and applied information in these areas to model and solve complex engineering problems.
    2. Ability to identify, formulate, and solve Complex Engineering problems; select and apply proper modeling and analysis methods for this purpose.

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
  7. Analyze heat exchangers to calculate the heat transfer area and the outlet temperatures of the hot and cold streams.

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Build up a body of knowledge in mathematics, science, and Chemical Engineering subjects; use theoretical and applied information in these areas to model and solve complex engineering problems.
    2. Ability to identify, formulate, and solve Complex Engineering problems; select and apply proper modeling and analysis methods for this purpose.
    3. Ability to design complex systems, processes, devices or products under realistic constraints and conditions, in such a way as to meet the desired result; apply modern design methods for this purpose.

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
   Contents Up
Week 1: Introduction and Basic Concepts
Mechanisms of Heat Transfer: Conduction, Convection, Radiation
Week 2: Introduction to Conduction: One-dimensional, Steady-state heat conduction in Cartesian Coordinates
Week 3: One-dimensional, Steady-state heat conduction in Cartesian Coordinates and Cylindrical Coordinates
PS1
Week 4: Conduction with thermal energy generation (cartesian and cylindrical)
PS2
Week 5: Problem-solving related to thermal resistance network and thermal energy generation in solids
PS3
Quiz 1
Week 6: Heat Transfer from Extended (Finned) Surfaces
Week 7: Heat Transfer from Extended (Finned) Surfaces
PS4
Midterm
Week 8: Fundamentals of Convection
Week 9: Forced Convection: External Flow -PS5
Week 10: Forced Convection: Internal Flow
Week 11: External Flow and Internal Flow-PS6
Week 12: Heat Exchangers-PS7
Quiz 2
Week 13: Fundamentals of Radiation
Week 14: Fundamentals of Radiation-PS8
Week 15*: -
Week 16*: Final Exam
Textbooks and materials: 1) Heat and MassTransfer: Fundamentals and Applications”, Yunus Çengel, Afshin J. Ghajar, McGraw-Hill, Fifth edition in SI Units.
2) “Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer”, Incropera F.P., DeWitt D.P., McGraw-Hill, 7th edition.
3) Lecture Notes
Recommended readings: 1) Transport Phenomena (Revised 2nd Edition), R. Byron Bird, Warren E. Stewart, Edwin N. Lightfoot, John Wiley and Sons, New York, 2007.

  * Between 15th and 16th weeks is there a free week for students to prepare for final exam.
Assessment Up
Method of assessment Week number Weight (%)
Mid-terms: 7 30
Other in-term studies: 0
Project: 0
Homework: 0
Quiz: 5,12 20
Final exam: 16 50
  Total weight:
(%)
   Workload Up
Activity Duration (Hours per week) Total number of weeks Total hours in term
Courses (Face-to-face teaching): 3 14
Own studies outside class: 4 14
Practice, Recitation: 0 0
Homework: 5 4
Term project: 0 0
Term project presentation: 0 0
Quiz: 0 0
Own study for mid-term exam: 7 2
Mid-term: 2 1
Personal studies for final exam: 7 2
Final exam: 2 1
    Total workload:
    Total ECTS credits:
*
  * ECTS credit is calculated by dividing total workload by 25.
(1 ECTS = 25 work hours)
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