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Summary
Summary
Presenting the basic mechanisms for transfer of heat, this book gives a deeper and more comprehensive view than existing titles on the subject. Derivation and presentation of analytical and empirical methods are provided for calculation of heat transfer rates and temperature fields as well as pressure drop. The book covers thermal conduction, forced and natural laminar and turbulent convective heat transfer, thermal radiation including participating media, condensation, evaporation and heat exchangers. This book is aimed to be used in both undergraduate and graduate courses in heat transfer and thermal engineering. It can successfully be used in R & D work and thermal engineering design in industry and by consultancy firms
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This is a relatively concise, although surprisingly comprehensive, text addressing virtually all practical aspects of heat transfer. Sunden (Lunds Univ., Sweden) thoroughly discusses classical theoretical/analytical and empirical methods in a practical manner. The book's 15 chapters cover heat conduction with fixed and moving boundaries; thermal conductivity; steady and unsteady conduction; boundary layer flow; natural and forced convection in internal and external flows; radiation; boiling and evaporation; and heat exchangers. Special in-depth treatment of thermal conductivity, fin heat transfer, and buried pipes are examples that distinguish this book from dozens of other similar texts on heat transfer. A collection of 122 problems is included in the back, along with answers to the problems. Although the wording in many places reveals the fact that English is not the author's native language, the book is nevertheless quite readable and clear, with a multiplicity of equations, plots, graphs, and tables--all clearly presented and explained. The book was developed over a period of years as a textbook for graduate and undergraduate students; it is also a useful guide and reference for those in industry with an interest in the subject. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, researchers/faculty, and professionals. R. Darby emeritus, Texas A&M University
