Ch E 350, Process Heat Transfer

Fall 2010
Course Content
The course is an introduction to heat transfer mechanisms in solids and fluids and their application to chemical
processes. The first part of the course will focus on the introduction of basic heat transfer and energy balance
concepts. The second part of the course will focus on the application of these concepts to predict the steady-state
and time varying behavior of chemical processes. Finally, basic design concepts for heat exchangers will be covered.

Instructors
Instructor:
Office:
Office Hours:
Office Phone:
e-mail:

Dr. Antonios Armaou

170 Fenske
Tues. 2:00pm-4:30pm
865-5316
armaou@psu.edu

Teaching Assistant:
Office:
Office Hours:
e-mail:

Ali Qajar
133 Fenske
Wed. 3:00pm-6:00pm
axq106@psu.edu

Lectures:
Help Sessions:

Tues. & Thurs. 11:15am-12:30pm at 111 WARTIK.

Announced during class.

Web resources:

http://angel.psu.edu (syllabus, homework, discussion rooms, CALENDAR)

Course textbook
F.P. Incropera, D.P. DeWitt, T.L. Bergman, A.S. Lavine Introduction to Heat Transfer, John Wiley &
Sons Inc., 5th edition.

Reference textbooks
F.P. Incropera and D.P. DeWitt, Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer, John Wiley & Sons Inc., 6th
edition.
D. Pitts & L. Sissom, Schaums outlines Heat Transfer, McGraw Hill, 2nd edition.
J.R. Welty, C.E. Wicks, R.E. Wilson and G. Rorrer, Fundamentals of Momentum, Heat, and Mass Transfer,
John Wiley & Sons Inc., 4th edition.
R.B. Bird, W.E. Stewart and E.N. Lightfoot, Transport Phenomena, John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2nd edition.

Prerequisites
Prerequisite: CH E 220, CH E 330.

Homework
Homework will be assigned weekly and will be due the following week, at the beginning of the class. Credit for
late homework will be given only in special cases and only if submitted before the distribution of the solutions.
Corrected homework assignments will be at the Fenske basement homework cabinet one week after the due date.
The homework grade will reflect the correctness of the solution as well as clarity in the presentation and neatness
in form. In the case of grading dispute, please submit the original to the T.A., with a cover page describing exactly
what is disputed. The entire homework will be reviewed and returned to you with the final judgment.

Examinations
There will be two in-class mid-semester exams and a two-hour final exam. All exams will be open-book, closed
notes. The exams will be testing all material covered in lectures and reading assignments, from the beginning
of the course until the exam date, with special emphasis on the material that has not been covered by the previous exam. In the case of grading dispute, please submit the original to Professor Armaou, with a cover page
describing exactly what is disputed. The entire exam will be reviewed and returned to you with the final judgment.

Grading and Exam Schedule

Homework
1 st Midterm Exam:
2 nd Midterm Exam:
Final Exam:

20%
25%
25%
30%

weekly
Evening of October 7, 2010
Evening of November 11, 2010
week of December 13, 2010

Grading Scale
90-100%
85-90%
80-85%
75-80%
70-75%
65-70%
60-65%
50-60%
< 50%

A
AB+
B
BC+
C
D
F

Scholastic Conduct
You are encouraged to discuss the issues raised by material of the course, however, you are expected to work on
assigned problems independently. In the case of plagiarism or cheating, zero credit will be given for the work in
question to all parties implicated.

Course Outline
The course will cover the following topics in the order presented.
1. Heat Transfer Preliminaries.
2. Energy balances.
Integral energy balances
Differential energy balances
3. Steady-state conduction in solids.
4. Unsteady-state conduction.
5. Convective heat transfer.
Forced convection
natural convection
6. Application: Heat exchangers.
7. Radiative heat transfer.