Advanced heat transfer
Graduate · Engineering
Syllabus focus
Topics typically covered
Standard syllabus
Analytical and numerical conduction
- Multidimensional steady conduction solutions
- Green's functions for heat conduction
- Method of separation of variables in transient problems
- Moving boundary phase change (Stefan problem intro)
- Hyperbolic heat conduction models (overview)
- Coupled thermoelastic stress (intro)
- Finite difference methods for conduction
- Finite volume discretization for heat equation
- Inverse heat conduction problems
- Thermal contact resistance and interface materials
Convection and radiation at advanced level
- Boundary layer heat transfer with dissipation
- Natural convection correlations and scaling
- Boiling curve and critical heat flux mechanisms
- Film condensation on vertical surfaces
- Heat transfer in porous media
- Participating media radiation: RTE intro
- Monte Carlo and discrete ordinates methods
- Combined conduction-convection-radiation in enclosures
- Nanoscale heat transfer and phonon transport survey
- Microchannel heat exchangers for electronics
STEM / applied
Multiphysics and energy systems
- Solidification in manufacturing processes
- Thermal management of batteries and power electronics
- Heat pipes and two-phase thermal devices
- Solar thermal system performance modeling
- Nuclear reactor heat removal fundamentals
- Cryogenic systems and insulation design
- Thermal energy storage materials and systems
- Conjugate heat transfer CFD coupling
- Experimental uncertainty analysis in HT labs
- Thesis-scale heat transfer modeling project
Research frontiers
- Metamaterials for thermal radiation control
- Laser-material interaction heat transfer
- Biothermal transport in hyperthermia treatment
- Data centers and cloud cooling infrastructure
- Climate system energy balance models
- Additive manufacturing thermal history simulation
- Machine learning for heat transfer correlation discovery
- International HT conference paper reading
- Peer review of HT journal articles
- Qualifying exam heat transfer preparation
Study units
Each unit includes a study guide, worksheets, review, practice test, and answer key. One unit is free; subscribe for the full class.
- Analytical and numerical conduction
Multidimensional steady conduction solutions
Coming soon - Convection and radiation at advanced level
Boundary layer heat transfer with dissipation
Coming soon - Multiphysics and energy systems
Solidification in manufacturing processes
Coming soon - Research frontiers
Metamaterials for thermal radiation control
Coming soon
Notes
Topics reflect common engineering syllabi at US colleges and universities. Exact order, depth, and applied emphasis vary by institution, department, and instructor.