Syllabus

Introduction to microscale and nanoscale transport – basic phenomenon of conductive transport in nanoscale – basic aspects of quantum mechanics – basics of kinetic theory and statistical me- chanics – thermodynamic relations – Boltzmann transport equation – microscale heat conduction – basics of electron and phonon transport – thermal conductivity models – Equilibrium breakdown and characterisation of flow regimes in micro and nano scale – continuum approach – heat transfer in Poiseuille microflows – single phase convection in micro channels – rarefied gas flows – Slip models – Burnett and Grad equations – boiling and condensation in mini and micro channels – introduction to microscale and nanoscale radiative transport – heat transfer enhancement using nanoparticles.