CHAPTER 01

INTRODUCTION TO HEAT TRANSFER

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INTRODUCTION

 Heat transfer (or heat) is thermal energy in transit due to a spatial temperature
difference.
 Whenever a temperature difference exists in a medium or between media, heat
transfer must occur.
 Heat flows or is transferred from a high temperature region to a low temperature
one.
 The thing in transit, called heat, cannot be observed or measured directly. However,
its effects can be identified and quantified through measurements and analysis.
 The flow of heat, like the performance of work, is a process by which the initial
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MODES OF HEAT TRANSFER
 Modes of heat transfer:
 As shown in Figure 1.1, we refer to different types of heat transfer processes as modes.
 When a temperature gradient exists in a stationary medium, which may be a solid or a
fluid, we use the term conduction to refer to the heat transfer that will occur across
the medium.
 In contrast, the term convection refers to heat transfer that will occur between a
surface and a moving fluid when they are at different temperatures.
 The third mode of heat transfer is termed thermal radiation. All surfaces of finite
temperature emit energy in the form of electromagnetic waves. Hence, in the absence of
an intervening medium, there is net heat transfer by radiation between two surfaces at
different temperatures.
 As engineers, it is important that we understand the physical mechanisms which
underlie the heat transfer modes and that we will be able to use the rate equations that 3
quantify the amount of energy being transferred per unit time.
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BASIC EQUATIONS OF CONDUCTION HEAT TRANSFER

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BASIC EQUATIONS OF CONDUCTION HEAT TRANSFER

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BASIC EQUATIONS OF CONDUCTION HEAT TRANSFER

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EXERCISES 01

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BASIC EQUATIONS OF CONVECTION HEAT TRANSFER

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BASIC EQUATIONS OF CONVECTION HEAT TRANSFER

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BASIC EQUATIONS OF CONVECTION HEAT TRANSFER

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EXERCISES 02

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BASIC EQUATIONS OF RADIATION HEAT TRANSFER

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BASIC EQUATIONS OF RADIATION HEAT TRANSFER

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BASIC EQUATIONS OF RADIATION HEAT TRANSFER

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BASIC EQUATIONS OF RADIATION HEAT TRANSFER

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