MECH338 Heat Transfer

Course Description

This course explores steady-state and transient (unsteady) heat conduction in one and two dimensions. It introduces numerical methods such as finite-difference and finite-element analysis. Additionally, the course covers free and forced convection, along with radiation heat transfer.

Course Objectives

  • Apply heat conduction theory to steady and unsteady systems.
  • Use analytical and numerical methods to solve heat transfer problems.
  • Understand and calculate convection and radiation heat transfer rates.
  • Use MATLAB or similar tools to analyze real-world thermal systems.

Recommended Textbooks

  • Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer by Incropera, DeWitt, Bergman, and Lavine.
  • Heat Transfer by J.P. Holman.