1. What kind of problem? a. Transient i. Lumped 1. Biot Number ii. 1-D 1. Semi infinite 2. Dimensional b. External Flow i.

Laminar or Turbulent or both ii. Developing or Fully developed or both c. Internal Flow i. Laminar or Turbulent or both ii. Developing or Fully developed or both 2. What Effects are present? a. Conduction, Convection, Radiation, Heat flux, generation, Constant temp 3. What Variables are given? a. K, h, c, rho, Area, Length, Diameter, Temperatures b. Identify Initial Conditions c. What Variables can be solved for? i. Re, Pr, Nu, Mass, Volume, Area, Boundary layer thicknesses, Time constants 4. What Process to solve with? a. Resistance i. Draw Resistance Network 1. Whats involved? a. Ts, q_dot_ s, Resistances 2. Parallel or series 3. What heat is going through which resistors 4. Solve for resistances and if needed an equivalent resistance ii. Energy Balance 1. Identify all in, out, and stored components i. q_cond, q_conv, q_rad, generation, solar flux, dU/dt 2. Substitute equations for heat transfer components 3. Solve for Temperatures, or whatever is needed b. Differentiable i. Energy balance 1. Steady State a. No change in energy (dU/dt) 2. Normal a. Identify all in, out, and stored components i. q_cond, q_conv, q_rad, generation, solar flux, dU/dt b. evaluate and substitute rate equations ii. Identify Unknowns

1. Rearrange for dT/dt + T = 2. Solve Differential c. Numerical i. Energy Balance 1. Identify all in, out, and stored components i. q_cond, q_conv, q_rad, generation, solar flux, dU/dt 2. evaluate and substitute rate equations ii. Identify Unknowns 1. Rearrange for dT/dt = iii. Which Numerical method to use 1. Plug in knowns and solve 5. Draw Graphs a. Identify all variables needed b. Think about what happens to specific variable due to change i. Identify other variables that might also change and effect the main variable c. Find initial conditions for variables i. Any important gradients? d. Find ending conditions for variables i. Any important gradients? e. Draw