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Thermodynamics: Fundamentals of Heat Transfer

This course provides a review of basic heat transfer principles

Created byHarlan Bengtson, PhD, PE
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BeginnerUpdated Dec 27, 2024
Thermodynamics: Fundamentals of Heat Transfer

What You'll Learn

check_circleUnderstand common terminology used in the field of heat transfer.
check_circleIdentify and classify examples of heat transfer as conduction, convection, or radiation.
check_circleLearn to apply Fourier's law of heat conduction for calculations in rectangular and cylindrical coordinates.
check_circleGain the ability to perform convection and radiation heat transfer calculations using fundamental principles and equations.

About This Course

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

Your Instructor

Harlan Bengtson, PhD, PE
Harlan Bengtson, PhD, PE
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Dr. Harlan Bengtson is an online PDH course provider of continuing education courses for professional engineers. Dr. Bengtson is a graduate of Iowa State University with B.S. and M.S. degrees and of the University of Colorado with a PhD. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in Missouri. Dr. Bengtson has spent 30 years in engineering education in teaching and administrative positions, including six years as Dean of Engineering at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Dr. Harlan H. Bengtson, PE 33 Grainey Drive Glen Carbon, IL 62034 Phone: (618) 406-6892 E-mail: hnkbengtson@yahoo.com PROFESSIONAL PROFILE Dr. Bengtson is a graduate of Iowa State University with B.S. and M.S. degrees and of the University of Colorado with a PhD. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in Missouri. He has spent 30 years in engineering education in teaching and administrative positions, including six years as Dean of Engineering at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. His areas of expertise are environmental engineering, hydrology and hydraulics, engineering science and renewable energy systems. He has done regular consulting work while holding the academic positions. Prior to entering academia, Dr. Bengtson worked for Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing as a Product Development Engineer and for E. I. duPont deNemours as a Process Development Engineer. Dr. Bengtson has authored numerous publications, presentations and technical reports. He is currently active as a freelance technical writer, author of continuing education courses for Professional Engineers, and is the founder of www.engineeringexceltemplates.com and www.EngineeringExcelSpreadsheets.com, sites with the objective of providing inexpensive, easy to use Excel spreadsheets for a variety of engineering calculations.

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