Crash Course Engineering #14: Heat Transfer

Add a little sizzle to your lesson. The 15th video in the Crash Course Engineering playlist looks at heat exchangers, including concentric tubes, finned tubes, plate heat exchangers, and shell-and-tube heat exchangers. It describes how...

Heat up your lesson with a useful resource. An informative video describes the three main types of heat transfer: conduction, radiation, and convection. It explains how these methods of heat transfer should be taken in consideration when...

Did you know that only 2.5 percent of Earth's water is drinkable? An engaging video describes the process of engineering design to solve real-world problems by using a desalination plant as an example. Scholars learn about design...

So you think you know what engineering is? The first of 46 videos in the Crash Course Engineering series identifies and describes different types of engineering, including military, civil, mechanical, electrical, chemical, nuclear,...

Build a concrete understanding of mechanical engineering. Viewers watch an engaging video that describes mechanical engineering as the "design, construction, operation, and maintenance of mechanical systems." It also highlights some...

Don't let materials science break you. An informative video explains the mechanical properties of materials. It uses a stress-strain diagram to discuss elasticity, hardness, toughness, creep strength, and fatigue strength. It also...

Did you know that space flight has its own field of engineering? The 34th video in the Crash Course Engineering series looks at aerospace engineering and its two branches, aeronautical engineering and astronautical engineering. It...

See how the seas wreak havoc on ships. The 43rd video in the Crash Course Engineering playlist focuses on marine engineering and how ships need to protect against corrosion from seawater and from marine life. It also looks at ways of...

If you want, watch the video over and over again. The 11th installment of the Crash Course Engineering series focuses on cycles and repetition. It first reviews how heat engines work and applies the idea to heat pumps. It then explains...

How can you have a zeroth law? The ninth installment of the Crash Course Engineering series focuses on the First and Zeroth Laws of Thermodynamics, including how the zeroth law came into place. Viewers also learn about stationary,...