Civil engineering | University of Parma

APPLIED PHYSICS 2
cod. 1002195

Professor

Academic discipline

Fisica tecnica industriale (ING-IND/10)

Field

Attività formative affini o integrative

Type of training activity

Related/supplementary

42 hours
of face-to-face activities

6 credits

hub:

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Learning objectives

The course aims at providing the tools necessary to understand and carry out analysis in engineering applications of heat transfer.

Prerequisites

Mathematics, Applied Thermodynamics.

Course unit content

Heat transfer and thermofluidics.

Full programme

Heat conduction, Fourier law and Fourier equation. Thermal conductivity, insulating materials. Temperature profile, heat flux. Internal power generation. Cartesian and cylindrical coordinates.
Heat convection, heat transfer coefficient and Newton law. Biot and Nusselt numbers.
Radiative heat transfer; Absorption and emission. Black and grey bodies. Stefan Boltzmann law, Plank law, Wien law, Lambert law, Kirchhoff law. Applications. Solar radiation. Combined radiative and convective heat transfer.
Non isothermal fluid flow. Viscosity and reology. Boundary layers, external and internal flows. Entrance region, fully developed flows. Continuity, Navier-Stokes and energy equations. Coutte flow. Poiseuille flow. Falling film on inclined surfaces. Laminar flow in circular and non-circular ducts. Microfluidics, Knudsen number. Slip flow in micro channels.
Laminar flow of non-Newtonian fluids in circular ducts. Forced, mixed and natural convection. Reynolds, Prandtl, Brinkman, Grashof numbers. Turbulent flow. Heat exchangers.

Bibliography

M. Spiga, Fisica Tecnica 2, Esculapio Editore, Bologna.

Teaching methods

Lectures and tutorials.

Assessment methods and criteria

Examinations.

Other information

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APPLIED PHYSICS 2 cod. 1002195