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Overview
With complete coverage of the basic principles of heat transfer along with a broad range of applications in a flexible format, Heat Transfer: A Practical Approach, provides the perfect blend of fundamentals and applications. The text provides a highly intuitive and practical understanding of the material by emphasizing the physics and the underlying physical phenomena involved. Using a reader-friendly approach and a conversational writing style, the book is self-instructive and entertains while it teaches. It shows that highly technical matter can be communicated effectively in a simple yet precise language.Editorials
Booknews
An introductory text for use in a first course on heat transfer for undergraduate engineering students in their junior or senior year, assuming prior courses in physics, calculus, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and differential equations. Covers key principles and engineering applications in heat transfer using a conversational writing style and an approach emphasizing intuitive and practical understanding of the physics and physical arguments of heat transfer. Features numerous two-color illustrations and diagrams, worked examples, chapter summaries, and some 2,000 problems, including review questions, exercises, and answers keyed to chapter sections, and computer, design, and essay problems. Software for solving design problems is available, but most exercises don't require software. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.Book Details
Published
October 1, 2002
Publisher
Higher Education
Pages
932
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780072458930