Heat Transfer (ME 4150)
In this course, students learn about the three forms of heat transfer -- conduction, convection, and radiation.
This version of the lecture series has better audio and video quality, and includes additional topics that were not in the 2015 version. The first two-thirds of the lecture was recorded in 2020, and the remaining third was recorded in 2022.
Syllabus for Spring 2020 | Syllabus for Spring 2022
Playlist of all videos in the lecture series
Lecture 01 - Introduction to heat transfer, conduction, convection, and radiation
Lecture 02 - Introductory examples, energy balance on a control volume and control surface
Lecture 03 - Energy balance problems, thermal conductivity, thermal diffusivity
Lecture 04 - Heat diffusion equation, boundary conditions, property tables
Lecture 05 - Heat diffusion examples, 1D conduction in a plane wall
Lecture 06 - 1D conduction in a cylindrical wall, composite wall network model
Lecture 07 - Overall heat transfer coefficient, composite geometries examples
Lecture 08 - Extended surfaces (fins), fin efficiencies
Lecture 09 - Finned surfaces, fin examples
Lecture 10 - 2D conduction analysis, heat flux plots
Lecture 11 - 2D conduction shape factors, shape factor examples, finite difference analysis
Lecture 12 - Finite difference examples
Lecture 13 - Transient heat conduction, lumped heat capacity model and examples
Lecture 14 - Transient heat conduction, approx. solution model (spatial effects) and examples
Lecture 15 - Introduction to radiation heat transfer, blackbodies, blackbody examples
Lecture 16 - Radiation heat transfer surface properties (reflectivity, transmissivity, etc.)
Lecture 17 - Radiation heat transfer surface properties examples
Lecture 18 - View factors, simple view factor examples
Lecture 19 - 2D and 3D view factors, 2D and 3D view factor examples
Lecture 20 - Surface and space resistances, radiation network models and examples
Lecture 21 - Radiation network examples
Lecture 22 - Radiation heat shields and examples, hypothetical surfaces and examples
Lecture 23 - Convection heat transfer over external surfaces, flat plate analysis
Lecture 24 - Flat plate convection heat transfer coefficients
Lecture 25 - Flat plate convection heat transfer examples, Flows over cylinders
Lecture 26 - Heat transfer in flows over cylinders examples
Lecture 27 - Heat transfer in internal flows in tubes
Lecture 28 - Heat transfer in internal flows in tubes examples
Lecture 29 - Heat transfer in tubes examples, Overall heat transfer coefficient
Lecture 30 - Combined internal and external heat transfer in tubes
Lecture 31 - Free convection heat transfer
Lecture 32 - Free convection heat transfer over various geometries
Lecture 33 - Examples of free convection heat transfer
Lecture 34 - Combined mode heat transfer and examples
Lecture 35 - Combined mode heat transfer and examples
Lecture 36 - Heat transfer hardware examples
Lecture 37 - Real world heat transfer examples
Syllabus for Fall 2015 (Note: The course was called "ME 415" at that time)
Lecture 01 - Introduction to Heat Transfer
Lecture 02 - Important Properties in Heat Transfer
Lecture 03 - Conduction Heat Diffusion Equation
Lecture 04 - One-Dimensional Conduction
Lecture 05 - Thermal Conduction Resistance
Lecture 06 - Extended Surfaces (Fins)
Lecture 07 - Fin examples
Lecture 08 - Two-Dimensional Conduction, Part I
Lecture 09 - Two-Dimensional Conduction, Part II
Lecture 10 - Transient Conduction, Part I
Lecture 11 - Transient Conduction, Part II
Lecture 12 - Introduction to Thermal Radiation
Lecture 13 - Thermal Radiation Properties
Lecture 14 - Radiation View Factors
Lecture 15 - Thermal Radiation Networks
Lecture 16 - Thermal Radiation Network Examples
Lecture 17 - Midterm Exam Review Problems
Lecture 18 - Flat Plate Convection, Part I
Lecture 19 - Flat Plate Convection, Part II
Lecture 20 - Convection Over Cylinders, Part I
Lecture 21 - Convection Over Cylinders, Part II
Lecture 22 - Internal Flow Convection, Part I
Lecture 23 - Internal Flow Convection, Part II
Lecture 24 - Internal Flow Convection, Part III
Lecture 25 - Heat Transfer Hardware
Lecture 26 - Course Overview