Heat transfer is of concern across several engineering disciplines. This course provides a review of basic heat transfer principles, including a summary of commonly used heat transfer terms, and a summary of the principles of and calculations used for conduction heat transfer, convection heat transfer and radiation heat transfer.

Topics: Following the completion of this course, the student will: Be familiar with common terminology used in the heat transfer field Be able to identify whether a given example of heat transfer is conduction, convection, or radiation heat transfer Be able to use Fourier's law of heat conduction to make calculations for conduction heat transfer in rectangular coordinates Be able to use Fourier's law of heat conduction to make calculations for conduction heat transfer in cylindrical coordinates Be able to make convection heat transfer calculations Be able to make radiation heat transfer calculations.

Intended Audience: primarily for mechanical, chemical, nuclear and industrial engineers, but would be of interest to any engineer wanting a basic review of heat transfer principles. Someone completing this course will gain knowledge about heat transfer terminology and about the general principles and equations used for conduction, convection and radiation heat transfer.

Publication Source: US Dept. of Energy