Thermal transfers

The main objective of the course is to reach an overall knowledge and understanding of the different types of heat transfer, which are conduction, convection and radiation. The ability to apply the fundamental physical laws to simple cases will be developed, alongside the ability to quantify the heat transfer rates in various configurations. Some practically relevant examples will be considered: heat transfer through double-glazed windows, through walls composed of several layers of different materials, and heat exchangers.

Heat conduction, Fourier's law, convection, Newton's law of cooling, equivalent electrical circuit, volumetric heat sources, forced convection, natural convection, calculation of the Nusselt number and of the convective heat transfer coefficient h, heat transfer during phase change, boiling and condensation, heat exchangers in parallel/anti-parallel/mixed configurations, heat radiation, black bodies and grey bodies.