Heat transfer

GATE Syllabus

Condution– Modes of heat transfer; one dimensional heat conduction, resistance concept and electrical analogy, heat transfer through fins; unsteady heat conduction, lumped parameter system,Heisler’s charts;
Convection-Thermal boundary layer, dimensionless parameters in free and forced convective heat transfer, heat transfer correlations for flow over flat plates and through pipes, effect of turbulence;
Heat exchanger– Heat exchanger performance, LMTD and NTU methods;
Radiation– Radiative heat transfer, Stefan-Boltzmann law, Wien’s displacement law, black and grey surfaces, view factors, radiation network analysis

Chapters you Study in Heat Transfer Notes

1. Modes of Heat Transfer
2. One Dimensional Steady State Conduction
3. Critical Thickness of Insulation
4. Heat Transfer from Extended Surfaces (Fins)
5. One Dimensional Unsteady Conduction
6. Free & Forced Convection
7. Boiling and Condensation
8. Heat Exchangers
9. Radiation
10. Mass Transfer