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To: neolib who wrote (19014)	12/27/2007 1:33:50 PM
From: HPilot	Respond to of 36921

Nope conductive heat transfer is part of the main branch heat transfer. From your wiki link. Heat transfer is typically taught as undergraduate and graduate subjects in both chemical and mechanical engineering curricula. Here a bunch of definition's of Thermodynamics. google.com None mention heat transfer. Here is a brief history of thermodynamics. en.wikipedia.org Notice that it started as a formal subject in 1824 as a study in heat, power, and engine efficiency. Nothing about heat transfer here. Here is a list of prominent scientists who developed the science of heat transfer. Notice that it predates thermodynamics. seas.ucla.edu If heat transfer were part of thermodynamics, then those equations and methods would be discussed as part of that subject they are not.