Pre-Requisite(s): B.Tech. level Thermodynamics, Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer
Introduction to micro/nanoscale transport phenomena and applications, Quantum mechanics, Schroniger equation and solutions, statistical thermodynamics and quantum theory, ensembles, probability statics, energy states in solids, size effects on specific heats of solids, thermal energy storage, energy transfer by waves, radiation phenomenon in spatial and temporal microscales, wave propagation in thin films, energy waves in nanostructures, kinetic theory of gases, Boltzmann transport equation, carrier scattering, constitutive laws and equations, classical size effects, size effects, size effects on phonon and electron conduction, ballistic-diffusive theory, rarefied flows, slip theory, effect of roughness, thermal transport in nanofluids, transport phenomena in nano-suspensions, applications to microelectronic and thermoelectric devices, coupled energy transport and conversion, electronic cooling by microchannels and nanofluids.
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