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Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer, Sixth Edition

Frank P. Incropera, David P. DeWitt, Theodore L. Bergman, Adrienne S. Lavine

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The de facto standard text for heat transfer — noted for its readability, comprehensiveness, and relevancy — has been revised to address new application areas of heat transfer while continuing to emphasize the fundamentals. The sixth edition, like previous editions, continues to support four student learning objectives:

learn the meaning of the terminology and physical principles of heat transfer
identify and describe appropriate transport phenomena for any process or system involving heat transfer
use requisite inputs for computing heat transfer rates and/or material temperatures
develop representative models of real processes and systems and draw conclusions concerning process/systems design or performance from the attendant analyses.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction.

Chapter 2. Introduction to Conduction.

Chapter 3. One-Dimensional, Steady-State Conduction.

Chapter 4. Two-dimensional, Steady-State Conduction.

Chapter 5. Transient Conduction.

Chapter 6. Introduction to Convection.

Chapter 7. External Flow.

Chapter 8. Internal Flow.

Chapter 9. Free Convection.

Chapter 10. Boiling and Condensation.

Chapter 11. Heat Exchangers.

Chapter 12. Radiation: Processes and Properties.

Chapter 13. Radiation Exchange Between Surfaces.

Chapter 14. Diffusion Mass Transfer.

Appendix A: Thermophysical Properties of Matter.

Appendix B: Mathematical Relations and Functions.

Appendix C: Thermal Conditions Associated with Uniform Energy Generation in One-Dimensional, Steady-State Systems.

Appendix D: Graphical Representation of One-Dimensional, Transient Conduction in the Plane Wall, Long Cylinder, and Sphere.

Appendix E: The Convection Transfer Equations.

Appendix F: An Integral Laminar Boundary Layer Solution for Parallel Flow Over a Flat Plate.

Index.

Author Information

Frank P. Incropera is currently Matthew H. McCloskey Dean of the College of Engineering at Univeristy of Notre Dame. Professor Incropera received his B.S.M.E. from M.I.T. and his M.S.M.E. and Ph.D. from Stanford University, all in mechanical engineering. In 1998, he became the Clifford and Evelyn Brosey Professor of Mechanical Engineering. Professor Incropera has received four major Purdue teaching awards and was the 1982 recipient of the ASEE Ralph Coats Roe Award for excellence in teaching. He was the 1983 recipient of the ASEE George Westinghouse Award for achievements in teaching and research. In 1984 he became a Fellow of the ASME, and in 1988 he received the ASME Heat Transfer Memorial Award for twenty years of research accomplishments in the fields of plasma heat transfer, radiative transfer in participating media, and double-diffusive and mixed convection. In 1988 he was also recipient of the Senior Scientists Award of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and recipient of the Melville Medal for the best original paper published by ASME. In 1995 he received the Worcester Reed Warner Medal of ASME for contributions to the fundamental literature of heat transfer and his textbooks on the subject.

New To This Edition

Adds coverage of areas of recent interest in heat transfer, including fuel cells and alternative energy devices, electronics cooling, micro-scale heat transfer, and biological as well as bioheat transfer. New homework problems are included for each area for use in homework or exams.
Discussion of the First Law of Thermodynamics has been revised to make a closer connection to the typical undergraduate thermodynamics course.
New material on two-phase heat transfer and enhanced internal forced convection.
Introduction to the concepts of nano-scale transport and unified treatment of transient conduction.
New, revised, and updated problems and examples.
Completely updated Interactive Heat Transfer software to assist in modeling, solving, and exploring heat transfer problems.

-Modern GUI w/ better graphing tools
-Interface with Excel spreadsheet capability

Hallmark Features

Comprehensive, authoritative, and trusted coverage of all core areas of heat transfer
Extensive collection of realistic examples and homework problems, considered by many to be the best on the market
Structured problem solving procedures which help students develop strategies for thinking through solutions to complex problems.
The most extensive and complete solutions manual available

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