Heat Transfer
Video Lectures
Displaying all 66 video lectures.
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Heat Transfer Basics Explains the types of heat transfer and the terms associated with the governing equations. |
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Introduction to Heat Transfer - Potato Example An experiment is discussed with a student to demonstrate the main concepts of heat transfer. |
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Heat Transfer Parameters and Units Discusses the most common heat transfer parameters and associated units. |
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Heat Flux: Temperature Distribution Given the temperature distribution for a one-dimensional wall, determine the heat flux, the rate of storage, and the heat transfer coefficient. |
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Conduction Equation Derivation Derives the equation for conductive heat transfer through a plane wall at steady-state conditions. |
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Heat Equation Derivation Derives the heat equation using an energy balance on a differential control volume. |
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Heat Equation Derivation: Cylindrical Coordinates Derives the heat diffusion equation in cylindrical coordinates. |
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Boundary Conditions Compares various boundary conditions for a steady-state, one-dimensional system. |
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Thermal Circuits Introduction Introduces the concept of thermal circuits to solve for heat transfer through a plane wall. |
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Thermal Circuits: Temperatures in a Composite Wall Calculates the temperatures in a composite wall using thermal circuits. |
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Composite Wall: Maximum Temperature Determines the maximum temperature within a composite wall given information about composite materials and heat flux. |
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Temperature Distribution for a Cylinder Simplifies the heat equation for conduction in a hollow cylinder and solves for the temperature distribution. |
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Rate of Heat Generation Determines the rate of heat generation for a wall. |
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Uniform Heat Generation: Maximum Temperature Calculates the maximum temperature for a plane wall with uniform heat generation. |
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Heat Loss from a Cylindrical Pin Fin Calculates the heat transfer coefficient and rate of heat transfer for a cylindrical pin fin. |
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Heat Loss from a Rectangular Fin Models heat loss from a rectangular fin. Assumes properties similar to fins used in microprocessors. |
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Maximum Temperature for a Rectangular Fin Calculates the maximum temperature for an isothermal microprocessor chip soldered to a heat sink. |
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Methods for Solving Transient Conduction Problems Compares lumped capacitance to an analytical solution for a gold sphere dropped into a water bath. |
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Lumped Capacitance Introduction Explains the lumped capacitance model for transient conduction and derives its governing equation. |
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Lumped Capacitance: Temperature of a Sphere Uses the lumped capacitance assumption to find the temperature at the center of a sphere. |
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Transient Conduction in a Sphere (Part I) Calculates the time to cool a sphere placed in a water bath. The problem solving approach is determined by calculating the Biot number. |
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Transient Conduction in a Sphere (Part II) Calculates the time to cool a sphere placed in a water bath using an analytical approach. |
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Transient Conduction: One-Term Approximation Models the temperature of a sphere suddenly immersed in a hot bath using the one-term approximation method. |
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Modeling Heat Transfer along a Semi-Infinite Medium Determines the temperature in a slab modeled as a semi-infinite solid. |
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Solving Convection Problems Outlines the procedure to solve convection problems. |
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Flow over a Flat Plate Determines the heat transfer coefficient for laminar flow over a flat plate and the surface temperature of the plate. |
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Laminar Flow: Flat Plate Surface Temperature Solves for the surface temperature of an isothermal flat plate using a laminar flow correlation. |
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Solar Cell (Part I): Heat Transfer Coefficient Calculates the convective heat transfer coefficient for a solar cell using the appropriate correlation. |
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Solar Cell (Part II): Surface Temperature Calculates the surface temperature for a solar cell using the thermal circuit method. |
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Heat Transfer Rate: Tube Bank Calculates the total heat transfer rate for a bank of tubes used to heat air. |
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Rod Center-line Temperature Determines the center-line temperature of a cylindrical rod heated by convection. |
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Introduction to Blasius Solutions Introduces Blasius solutions to solve steady-state, two-dimensional boundary layer problems for a semi-infinite plate. |
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Blasius Solution for Boundary Layer Thickness Uses flat plate laminar boundary layer functions to solve for boundary layer thickness. |
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Shear Stress at a Wall: Blasius Solutions Uses the Blasius solutions to find the shear stress at a wall as a function of plate length. |
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Blasius Solution for the y-Component of Velocity Uses the Blasius solutions to develop an expression for the y-component of velocity at the edge of a boundary layer. |
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y-Component of Velocity at a Boundary Layer Shows how to find the y-component of velocity at the edge of a boundary layer at any point along the length of a flat plate. |
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Outlet Mean Temperature Calculates the outlet mean temperature for internal flow through a tube. |
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Heat Transfer Rate: Cross-Section Orientation Examines the dependence of the heat transfer rate on the physical orientation of a rectangular cross-section. |
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Nucleate Boiling Example Determines the rate of vapor production for saturated water during nucleate boiling. |
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Counter-Flow Heat Exchanger: Outlet Temperature (Bio) Determines the outlet temperature for a concentric tube, counter-current heat exchanger used to cool blood during open heart surgery. |
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Heat Exchanger: Mass Flow Rate Calculates the mass flow rate of cooling water in a concentric, counter-current heat exchanger. |
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Sizing a Heat Exchanger: Parallel Flow Finds the length of a concentric, parallel flow heat exchanger using an overall heat transfer coefficient and the log mean temperature. |
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Sizing a Heat Exchanger: Counter-Flow Calculates the length of a concentric counter-flow heat exchanger using the same parameters as in 'Sizing a Heat Exchanger: Parallel Flow.' Describes how counter-flow is different from parallel flow. |
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Excel Solver Introduction Describes how to use the solver function in Excel 2010. |
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Laminar, Fully-Developed Internal Flow Through a Pipe Uses a correlation to calculate the heat transfer coefficient and the outlet temperature of a laminar, fully-developed fluid flowing through a pipe with constant surface temperature. |
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NTU Effectiveness Method Introduces the NTU effectiveness method to analyze a heat exchanger. |
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NTU Effectiveness: Counter-Flow Heat Exchanger Uses the NTU effectiveness method to find the overall heat transfer coefficient for a counter-flow, concentric heat exchanger. |
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Log Mean Temperature Difference Explains how to calculate the log mean temperature difference for a heat exchanger. |
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How to Calculate Heat Duty Introduces heat duty and calculates it for a stream of water heated from 25C to 140C at 30 psi. |
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Estimates for Heat Transfer Coefficients Provides estimates for heat transfer coefficients for different scenarios. |
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Local and Average Heat Transfer Coefficients Compares local and average heat transfer coefficients. |
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Internal Flow with Constant Surface Temperature Calculates the mass flow rate of fluid through a pipe with constant surface temperature. |
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Contact Resistance Uses thermal resistances to examine surface contact resistances. |
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Contact Resistance Example Calculates the contact resistance for a composite wall using the overall heat transfer coefficient. |
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Film Pool Boiling Describes the regime of film pool boiling and uses an example to illustrate how to determine the heat transfer rate. |
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Nucleate Pool Boiling The heat flux and convective heat transfer coefficient are determined for a copper pipe with water undergoing nucleate pool boiling. |
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Nucleate Pool Boiling: Unit Conversion Gives a detailed explanation of the unit conversions for the Nucleate Pool Boiling screencast. |
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Overall Heat Transfer Coefficient Rectangular Coordinates Explains how to calculate the overall heat transfer coefficient for a system with conduction and convection. |
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View Factors Defines view factors and shows two examples of how to calculate them. |
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Surface Temperature for a Cylindrical Pipe The overall heat transfer coefficient for a radial system is used to find the surface temperature of a pipe. |
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Internal Flow with Constant Surface Heat Flux Calculates the mass flow rate of a fluid through a pipe with constant surface heat flux. |
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Net Radiative Heat Transfer Rate from a Surface Defines opaque, diffuse and gray surfaces and discusses how they differ from blackbodies. |
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Radiation Exchange Between Surfaces Demonstrates how to calculate radiation exchange between surfaces in an enclosure. |
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Temperature of a Radiation Shield Calculates the temperature of a radiation shield, knowing the heat flux. |
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Heat Generation in a Pipe Calculates the heat generation needed to heat water in a thick-walled pipe. |
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Properties of Radiative Heat Transfer Explanation of the process of radiation. |