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Heat and mass transfer 420


 
Module code MHM 420
Qualification Undergraduate
Faculty Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Module content

Fundamentals of Thermal Radiation; blackbody radiation, radiative properties, Kirchhoff’s law. Radiation Heat Transfer; the view factor, gray surfaces, radiation shields. Boiling and condensation; pool and film boiling, film condensation, dropwise condensation. Heat exchangers; types, analysis, design, and selection. Mass transfer: Fick’s Law, mass diffusion, mass convection, simultaneous heat and mass transfer, porous catalysts. 
Module credits 16.00
Prerequisites No prerequisites.
Contact time 3 lectures per week, 1 practical per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering
Period of presentation Semester 2
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