Heat and Mass Transfer

Experimental determinations and analytic discussions explore the four primary material properties of heat and mass transfer: thermal conductivity, convective heat transfer coefficient, surface emissivity, and mass diffusivity.

Efficient coverage of analytical and empirical methods prepares students to assess, design, and solve contemporary engineering problems.

The book helps students develop an intuitive understanding of the relationship between heat and mass transfer and the disciplines of thermodynamics and fluid mechanics.

Especially strong coverage of radiation view factors sets the book apart from other texts available for the course.

Photos and figures illustrate real industrial processes and relate theoretical presentations with real-world devices.

Emphasis is placed on the importance of understanding the physical phenomena involved in a problem, recognizing the modes of heat transfer involved, and, for complicated physical processes, knowing that numerical methods can be used to help reach a realistic solution.

Chapter-ending student learning aids include a summary, discussion questions, class quiz questions, practice problems, and references.

A variety of new features make the learning experience more engaging and interactive.

Practical features in every chapter apply the content to "doing" engineering.

A new emphasis on renewable energy and energy efficiency prepares students for engineering practice in the 21st century.

New information on the history of heat transfer discoveries helps students develop an understanding of the development of the field.