ME 321 Syllabus
ME 321 Syllabus
BHOPAL - 462003
Prerequisite: None
Course Outcomes:
1. To introduce a basic study of the phenomena of heat and mass transfer involving three
modes of heat transfer.
2. To develop methodologies for solving a wide variety of practical engineering problems.
3. To provide useful information concerning the performance and design of thermal systems
such as heat exchangers and associated processes.
Description of Contents in brief:
1. Conduction: Steady State Conduction: Fourier’s law and general conduction equation in
Cartesian coordinate, Analysis of composite slabs, cylinders and spheres, insulation
desirable properties and critical thickness of insulation,. Unsteady state Heat Transfer:
Newtonian heating/cooling, Lumped parameter analysis, periodic heat flow, solution of
unsteady state problems using Heisler charts.
2. Convection: Analysis of free and forced convection using dimensional analysis,
significance of various dimensionless numbers empirical co-relations for plates and pipes
under natural/forced convection conditions. Concept of thermal and hydrodynamic
boundary layers.
3. Radiation:
Mechanism, electromagnetic spectrum, reflectivity, absorptivity, transmissivity,
emissivity, emissive power, intensity of radiation, Planck's law, Wien's law, Stefan
Boltzman’s law and Kirchoff’s law. View factor for simple geometries and view factor
relations, Concept of black and gray body, Black body, Radiation heat exchange between
black, grey and diffuse surfaces, radiation shields.
4. Heat Transfer Through Extended Surfaces:
Fins: Heat transfer and temperature distribution in rectangular fins (Longitudinal &
annular) of uniform cross section, effectiveness and efficiency of fin.
Heat Exchanger Types – Overall Heat Transfer Coefficient – Fouling Factors – Analysis
– LMTD method – NTU method.
5. Boiling and Condensation & Mass Transfer: Nusselt’s theory of condensation- Regimes
of Pool boiling and Flow boiling. Correlations in boiling and condensation.
Basic Concepts – Diffusion Mass Transfer – Fick’s Law of Diffusion – Steady state
Molecular Diffusion – Convective Mass Transfer – Momentum, Heat and Mass Transfer
Analogy –Convective Mass Transfer Correlations.
MAULANA AZAD NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,
BHOPAL - 462003
List of Text Books:
1. P.K. Nag, Heat and Mass Transfer, Mc Graw Hill 2011
2. Incropera F.P. & Dewitt D.P. , Introduction to Heat Transfer, Wiley 2018
3. Yunus Cengel, Heat and Mass Transfer, Mc Graw Hill 2020
List of Reference Books:
1. Mahesh M. Rathore, Engg. Heat and Mass Transfer, Laxmi Publications, New Delhi,
2006
2. J.P.Holman, Heat Transfer, McGraw Hill 2010
3. Heat Transfer, A. Bejan, John Wiley, 1993
URLs:
1. http://www.nptel.ac.in
2. https://swayam.gov.in/nc_details/NPTEL
Evaluation Criteria:
Sl.No. Name of Examination Marks Allotted Remarks
1 Mini Test 10
2 Mid Semester Test 20
3 Assignment if any 10
4 Tutorial if any -
5 Quiz if any 10
6 Seminar, Viva voce if any -
7 End Semester Examination 50
8 Experiments if any (for practical courses) -
9 Any other -