Heat Transfer

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Syllabi, schedules, course notes

• Western Michigan University: Detailed syllabus and schedule
• Mississippi State University: Syllabus

Textbooks

Screencasts

• LearnChemE (University of Colorado Boulder): More than 100 short screencast videos for heat transfer.
    

Interactive Simulations

• University of Colorado Boulder: More than 22 interactive simulations, most of which can be run with a free CDF player plug-in, and a few are MATLAB based.​

   

Heat Transfer ConcepTests

Multiple-choice conceptual questions for use in class with student response systems (clickers)

• LearnChemE (University of Colorado Boulder): More than 75 heat transfer ConcepTests. Contact LearnChemE@gmail.com to obtain access.
• AIChE Concept Warehouse (Oregon State University)

Software

• Comsol Modules (Mississippi State University):
  • Heat Transfer in a Composite Slab
  • Finite Element Modules: ASEE Proceedings article
  • Fuel Cell Modeling Background
• CHECALC: Calculation for heat exchanger, lmtd correction factor, and insulation losses
• CHE Guide

Useful links

• National Committee for Fluid Mechanics Films: More than 25 fluid mechanics videos
• University of Wisconsin Heat Transfer Exploration of Three Modes of Heat Transfer
• Portland State University Heat Conduction in a Sphere with Convection Boundary Conditions
• Thermopedia Numerical Heat Transfer Theory
• Syvum Online Heat Transfer Worked Problems
• Online Ethics Center of the National Academy of Engineering: Heat Transfer
  • Numerical Heat Transfer
  • HVAC Design Problem
  • Heat Pump Ethics Problem
• Free Study Tutorials
  • Heat Conduction
  • Convection and Radiation
  • Advanced Studies (Heat Exchangers)
• Modules applying heat transfer to fuel cells
  • Conduction and Convection Heat Transfer in Fuel Cells
  • Microscopic Balances Applied to Fuel Cells
  • Diffusion Coefficients for Fuel Cell Gases
  • Conduction, Convection, and Radiation Heat Transfer in a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell
• Visual Encyclopedia of Chemical Engineering