Steady and transient heat conduction in isotropic media. Review of fundamental principles of heat conduction and boundary conditions. Introduction of the concept of thermal resistance of systems and of thermal constriction resistance. Derivation of gradient, divergence, Laplacian, conduction equation, boundary conditions and thermal resistance in general orthogonal curvilinear coordinates. Solutions of conduction equations in several coordinate systems. Introduction to finite difference and finite element formulations of the conduction equation in curvilinear coordinates.
What's New	Maple worksheets for 2D conduction in rectangles November 9 Maple worksheets for transient conduction November 2
Lecture Times	Day Time Room Monday 6:00 - 9:00 PM DWE 2136
Instructor	Prof. M. M. Yovanovich Office: CPH 3375C x3588 Lab: E3 2133A x6181 or x4586 mmyov@mhtl.uwaterloo.ca