Heat and Mass Transfer, ENFP Course, A. James Clark School of Engineering, University of Maryland

ENFP 312 - Heat and Mass Transfer (3 credits)

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Prerequisites:

Textbooks:

F.P. Incropera & D.P. DeWitt, Fundamentals of heat and mass transfer, 3rd edition, Wiley, 2002.

Course Description:

Fundamentals of heat and mass transfer. Conduction, convection, radiation modes of heat transfer. Diffusion concepts and evaporation phenomena. Problem solving techniques with applications to fire problems.

Course Objectives:

To provide a physical understanding of conduction, convection and radiation, phase change heat transfer and mass transfer phenomena.
To develop a sound methodology enabling the formulation and solution of a broad variety of related engineering problems.

Topics Covered:

Introduction: modes of heat transfer, energy balances, problem solving methodology, units & dimensions.
Conduction: thermal properties, diffusion equation, one dimensional steady state, lumped capacitance transient conduction, semi-infinite solid transient conduction.
Convection: boundary layer concept, dimensional analysis, heat & mass transfer analogy, evaporative cooling, external flow convection, cylinders in cross flow, impinging jets, mention to pipe flow.
Free convection: external free convection flows, free convection in channels, free convection in enclosures, mixed convection, convective mass transfer.
Boiling and condensation: boiling modes, pool boiling, flow boiling, film condensation, dropwise condensation.
Radiation: radiation intensity, black body radiation, surface emissivity, absorption, reflection, transmission, Kirchhoff’s law, gray surfaces, view factors, black body radiation exchange, radiation exchange between surfaces, additional effects.
Mass transfer: Fick’s law, mass diffusion, equimolar counterdiffusion, evaporation.