This course has been discontinued
Heat transfer is the study of thermal energy in motion. This
5-hour online course presents the fundamentals of conduction heat transfer with radiation and convection boundary conditions. Development of the general three-dimensional heat conduction equation (Fourier's Equation) from basic principles is then simplified to one-dimensional, steady heat flow with many examples in different applications to demonstrate the utility of one-dimensional analyses.
Fundamental concepts such as understanding temperature profiles, effect of material properties on heat flow and the interaction of conduction thermal systems with both radiation and convection boundary conditions present the practicing engineer with a better working knowledge of the physics of heat transfer. The demonstration of a one-dimensional energy balance on complex systems illustrates the power of modeling well formulated heat transfer problems from basic laws. The simple solutions to these complex problems provide insight into the many practical engineering problems that can be analyzed using this simple but powerful method. The examples demonstrate how the application of fundamental heat transfer principles for developing mathematical models of thermal systems is the approach practicing engineers should use.
This course includes a quiz at the end with True/False, multiple-choice of concepts, and multiple-choice with problems-to-solve questions.