Write a comprehensive report with sections on: methodology,
implementation/evaluation, verification/validation, conclusion/challenges, and recommendations/future work and references.
Word length: 4,000
Topic:
Select a mini project/practical heat transfer problem from industry demonstrating the application of theory and concepts learned in this unit to obtain a solution either theoretically or numerically through the use of software.
Example Project Topics:
1. Heat transfer problem related to heat exchangers, including fouling effect.
2. Calculation of heat dissipated through fins of an air-cooled heat exchanger.
3. Forced convection problems.
4. Free convection problems.
5. Radiator heat transfer calculation for automobiles.
6. Radiation heat transfer problems in aerospace.
7. Radiation heat transfer problems in furnaces. And so on.
Some tools which students can use: MS Excel, ANSYS, IHT software, EES software, any CFD software, MATLAB, or any other open-source software.