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Gujarat Technological University: W.E.F. AY 2018-19

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GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

Bachelor of Engineering
Subject Code:3151909
Semester –V
Subject Name:Heat Transfer

Type of course:Professional Core Course

Prerequisite: Nil

Rationale: The course is prepared to provide the detailed understating of various modes of heat transfer
andits applications in Mechanical Engineering. The course also provides the basic technical knowledge
related to heat exchangers.

Teaching and Examination Scheme:


Teaching Scheme Credits Examination Marks Total
L T P C Theory Marks Practical Marks Marks
ESE (E) PA (M) ESE (V) PA (I)
4 0 2 5 70 30 30 20 150

Content:
Sr. Course Content Total
No. Hours
1 Conduction: Fourier’s law, effect of temperature on thermal conductivity of different solids, 18
liquids and gases,generalized equation in Cartesian, cylindrical and spherical coordinates and
its reduction to specific cases,One dimensional steady state conduction, heat conduction
through plane and composite walls, cylinders and spheres, electrical analogy, critical radius of
insulation for cylinder and sphere, overall heat transfer coefficient
Heat transfer from extended surface: Types of fin, heat flow through uniform cross-sectional
area fin for various cases like infinitely long fin, fin insulated at the tip and fin losing heat at the
tip, efficiency and effectiveness of fin, Estimation of error in temperature measurement in a
thermometer well
Transient heat conduction: lumped capacitance method for bodies of infinite thermal
conductivity, time constant, one dimensional transient heat conduction in plane wall with finite
conduction and convective resistances
2 Convection: Newton’s law of cooling, dimensional analysis applied to forced and free 12
convection, dimensionless numbers and their physical significance, empirical correlations for
free and forced convection,Continuity, momentum and energy equations, thermal and
hydrodynamic boundary layer, Blasius solution for laminar boundary layer, General solution
for Von-Karman integral momentum equation
3 Radiation: Absorptivity, reflectivity and transmissivity, black, white and grey body, emissive 12
power, emissivity, Kirchhoff’s law,Planck’s law, Rayleigh-Jeans’ law, Wien’s law, Wien’s
displacement law, Stefan-Boltzmann law, intensity of radiation, radiation heat exchange
between black bodies, shape factor, electrical analogy, radiation heat exchange between gray
bodies, radiosity, irradiation, radiation shields
4 Heat exchanger: Classification, heat exchanger analysis, LMTD for parallel and counter flow 8
exchanger, condenser and evaporator, overall heat transfer coefficient, fouling factor, correction
factors for multi pass arrangement, effectiveness-NTU method for parallel and counter flow
heat exchanger, introduction of heat pipe and compact heat exchanger
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GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Engineering
Subject Code:3151909
5 Two-phase heat transfer: Boiling of liquids, Pool boiling curve, modes of pool boiling, 6
correlation for pool boiling, condensation of vapor, film wise and drop wise condensation,
condensation on flat surfaces and horizontal tubes

Suggested Specification table with Marks (Theory):


Distribution of Theory Marks
R Level U Level A Level N Level E Level C Level
10 20 60 10 0 0
Legends: R: Remembrance; U: Understanding; A: Application, N: Analyze and E: Evaluate C:
Create and above Levels (Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy)
Note: This specification table shall be treated as a general guideline for students and teachers. The actual
distribution of marks in the question paper may vary slightly from above table.

Reference Books:
1. Heat and Mass Transfer by P.K. Nag, McGraw Hill
2. Heat and Mass Transfer: Fundamentals and Application by YunusCengel, McGraw Hill
3. Fundamental of Heat and Mass Transfer by Incropera and Dewitt, Wiley Publication
4. Heat Transfer by Mills and Ganesan, Pearson Education
5. Heat Transfer by J P Holman , McGraw Hill
6. Heat and Mass Transfer by R K Rajput, S.Chand Publication

Course Outcomes:
Sr. CO statement Marks %
No. weightage
CO-1 To classify the heat transfer problems and to apply the principles of steady state 32
one dimensional heat transfer, extended surface and unsteady state conduction for
commonly encountered Mechanical engineering problems.
CO-2 To identify the type of convection problems and to apply concepts of natural and 22
forced convection for related problems
CO-3 To explain various laws of radiation heat transfer and to determine the radiation 20
heat transfer between black and grey surfaces of simple Mechanical systems
CO-4 To practice LMTD and effectiveness-NTU method for simple heat exchange 16
device
CO-5 To identify types of boiling and condensation heat transfer process and to use the 10
same to estimate heat transfer coefficient for simple cases

List of Experiments:(at least ten experiments from the following list should be performed)
1. To determine the thermal conductivity of given metal rod
2. To determine the thermal conductivity of the given composite walls.
3. To determine Stephan Boltzmann constant experimentally.
4. To determine heat transfer co-efficient by forced convection.
5. To determine heat transfer co-efficient by natural convection.
6. To determine the overall heat transfer co-efficient of shell and tube type heat exchangers.
7. To determine the emissivity of gray body.
8. To study film and drop wise condensation and to determine the film co-efficient
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GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Engineering
Subject Code:3151909
9. To measure convective heat transfer co-efficient and effectiveness of the fin under forced
convection.
10. To measure convective heat transfer co-efficient and effectiveness of the fin under natural
convection.
11. To determine heat transfer co-efficient for hair pin heat exchanger.
12. To determine heat transfer co-efficient for transient heat transfer process.
13. To determine critical radius of insulation.

Major Equipment:Hair pinheat exchanger, Shell and tube heat exchanger, Pin fin apparatus, Emissivity
measurement apparatus, Composite wall apparatus, Stefan Boltzman apparatus, Natural and force
convection apparatus, transient heat transfer apparatus, critical radius apparatus, film and drop wise
condensation apparatus

List of Open Source Software/learning website: http://nptel.ac.in/

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