Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer

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Lecturers

Prof.
Davor Grgić
PhD
Assoc. Prof.
Siniša Šadek
PhD

Lectures

Asst. Prof.
Paulina Družijanić
PhD

Course Description

Heat sources. Heat conduction in solids with and without an internal heat source. Basics of hydrodynamics. Laws of conservation of mass and momentum. Mass transfer. Heat convection. Heat transfer coefficients for natural and forced circulation. Heat transfer during phase-change (evaporation and condensation). Heat transfer by radiation. Heat exchangers and cooling towers. Numerical methods in heat and mass transfer (finite difference method, finite element method, finite volume method). Cooling of electrical and electronic equipment. Gas-vapour mixtures and air conditioning. Modeling of laminar and turbulent flows. Analyzes of operation of steam, gas, water and wind turbines.

Study Programmes

University graduate
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Elective courses (1. semester) (3. semester)
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Elective courses (1. semester)
Elective Courses (3. semester)
[FER3-EN] Electrical Power Engineering - profile
Elective courses (1. semester) (3. semester)

Learning Outcomes

  1. Analyze heat transfer in energy devices during the steady state and time-varying conditions
  2. Calculate heat transfer from solids to different types of fluid in forced and natural circulation
  3. Analyze cocurrent and countercurrent flow heat exchangers
  4. Compare the heat transfer to single-phase and two-phase fluid, during evaporation and condensation, and nucleate and film boiling
  5. Solve the equations of conservation of mass and momentum of fluid motion for simple examples in power engineering
  6. Apply fluid dynamics laws in the modeling of steam, gas, water and wind turbines

Forms of Teaching

Lectures

Lectures will provide a theoretical background to the students.

Exercises

These will be used to solve numerical examples to the students.

Laboratory

Solving practical examples using computer simulation.

Grading Method

Continuous Assessment Exam
Type Threshold Percent of Grade Threshold Percent of Grade
Homeworks 0 % 15 % 0 % 15 %
Mid Term Exam: Written 0 % 30 % 0 %
Final Exam: Written 0 % 45 %
Final Exam: Oral 10 %
Exam: Written 0 % 75 %
Exam: Oral 10 %

Week by Week Schedule

  1. Heat conduction in rectangular, spherical and cylindrical geometry without internal heat source
  2. Heat conduction in materials with internal heat source
  3. Equations of conservation of mass and momentum applied to fluid flow
  4. Energy conservation equation, flow similarity theory
  5. Heat convection during forced and natural circulation
  6. Heat transfer during boiling, critical heat flux
  7. Modeling of laminar and turbulent flows
  8. Midterm exam
  9. Heat exchangers
  10. Radiation heat transfer
  11. Gas-vapour mixtures
  12. Numerical modeling of heat transfer, heat transfer in 2D and 3D space
  13. Introduction to computational fluid dynamics
  14. Application of methods to problems of heating of electrical components
  15. Final exam

Literature

(.), Baehr, H.D., Stephan, K. (2006.), Heat and Mass Transfer (2nd Edition), Springer,
(.), Miroslav Pečornik, Tehnička mehanika fluida, Školska knjiga, Zagreb, 1989.,
(.), Mills, A.F. (1999.), Basic Heat and Mass Transfer (2nd Edition), Prentice Hall,

General

ID 223058
  Winter semester
5 ECTS
L1 e-Learning
30 Lectures
0 Seminar
15 Exercises
8 Laboratory exercises
0 Project laboratory
0 Physical education excercises

Grading System

90 Excellent
75 Very Good
60 Good
50 Sufficient

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