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Main description
Packed with laws, formulas, calculations solutions, enhancement techniques and rules of thumb, this practical manual offers fast, accurate solutions to the heat transfer problems mechanical engineers face everyday.
Table of contents
CONTRIBUTORSPREFACEPart 1 - Introductory CalculationsChapter 1: Multiphase Films and Phase ChangeChapter 2: Industrial Heat-Transfer CalculationsPart 2 - Steady-State CalculationsChapter 3: Heat Transfer and Temperature Results for a Moving Sheet Situated in a Moving FluidChapter 4: Solution for the Heat-Transfer Design of a Cooled Gas Turbine AirfoilChapter 5: Steady-State Heat-Transfer Sample Problem: Cooling FinChapter 6: Cooling of a Fuel CellChapter 7: Turbogenerator Rotor Cooling CalculationChapter 8: Heat Transfer through a Double Glazed WindowPart 3 - Transient and Cyclic CalculationsChapter 9: On the Use of Green's Function to Solve for Temperatures in a Bi-Material Slab Exposed to a Periodic Heat Flux Applied to Corrosion DetectionChapter 10: Lumped Capacitance Model of a Tube Heated by a Periodic Source with Application to a Pulsed Detonation Engine TubeChapter 11: Calculation of Decoking Intervals for Direct-Fired Gas and Liquid Cracking HeatersChapter 12: Transient Heat-Transfer Sample Problem: Tape Pack CoolingChapter 13: Calculation of the Transient Response of a Roof to Diurnal Heat Load VariationsChapter 14: Transient Heating of a Painted Vehicle Body Panel in an Automobile Assembly Plant Paint Shop OvenChapter 15: Thermal System Transient ResponseChapter 16: Thermal Response of Laminates to Cyclic Heat Input from the EdgeChapter 17: A Simple Calculation Procedure for Transient Heat and Mass Transfer with Phase Change: Moist Air ExampleChapter 18: A Calculation Procedure for First and Second Law Efficiency Optimization of Refrigeration CyclesChapter 19: Transient Analysis of a Low-Temperature, Low-Energy Carrier, LoTEC(c)Chapter 20: Parameter Estimation of LoTEC(c)Part 4 - Heat-Transfer Coefficient DeterminationChapter 21: Calculation of Convective Heat-Transfer Coefficient using the Semi-Infinite Solid AssumptionChapter 22: Determination of Heat-Transfer Film Coefficients by the Wilson AnalysisPart 5 - Tubes, Pipes, and DuctsChapter 23: Calculation of Local Inside-Wall Convective Heat-Transfer Parameters from Measurements of the Local Outside-Wall Temperatures along an Electrically Heated Circular TubeChapter 24: Two-Phase Pressure Drop in PipesChapter 25: Heat-Transfer Calculations for Predicting Solids Deposition in Pipeline Transportation of "Waxy" Crude OilsChapter 26: Heat Transfer in a Circular DuctPart 6 - Heat ExchangersChapter 27: Air Cooling of a High-Voltage Power Supply Using a Compact Heat ExchangerChapter 28: Energy Recovery from an Industrial Clothes Dryer Using a Condensing Heat ExchangerChapter 29: Sizing of a Crossflow Compact Heat ExchangerChapter 30: Single-Phase Natural Circulation Loops: An Analysis Methodology with an Example (Numerical) Calculation for an Air-Cooled Heat ExchangerChapter 31: Evaluation of Condensation Heat Transfer in a Vertical Tube Heat ExchangerChapter 32: Heat Exchanger Design Using an Evolutionary AlgorithmPart 7 - Fluidized BedsChapter 33: Fluidized Bed Heat TransferPart 8 - Parameter and Boundary EstimationChapter 34: Estimation of Parameters in ModelsChapter 35: Upper Bounds of Heat Transfer from Boxes Chapter 36: Estimating Freezing Time of Foods Part 9 - Temperature ControlChapter 37: Precision Temperature Control Using a Thermoelectric ModuleThermal Analysis and DesignChapter 38: Thermal Analysis of a Large Telescope MirrorChapter 39: Thermal Design and Operation of a Portable PCM CoolerChapter 40: A First-Order Thermal Analysis of Balloon-Borne Air-Cooled ElectronicsChapter 41: Thermal Analysis of Convectively Cooled Heat Dissipating Components on Printed Circuit BoardsChapter 42: Design of a Fusion Bonding Process for Fabricating Thermoplastic-Matrix CompositesPart 11 - Economic OptimizationChapter 43: Economic Optimization of Heat-Transfer Systems Chapter 44: Turkey Oven Design ProblemINDEX
Author comments
Myer P. Kutz has been President of Myer Kutz Associates, Inc., a publishing and information services consulting firm, since 1990. He was vice president in charge of professional and sci-tech publishing at John Wiley & Sons for 5 years. He is a member of the board of the Online Computer Library Center and is a former chair of the publications committee of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). He has a BS in mechanical engineering from MIT and a master's from RPI. Mr. Kutz is the editor of Standard Handbook of Biomedical Engineering & Design and Handbook of Transportation Engineering, both from McGraw-Hill, and other books on engineering.
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ESSENTIAL HEAT-TRANSFER SOLUTIONS IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND
An on-the-spot source for heat-transfer calculations, this book is packed with step-by-step procedures, calculations, enhancement techniques, formulas, laws, and rules of thumb. This convenient reference gives you the tools to solve a broad section of problems dealing with subjects ranging from thermal industrial equipment to thermal properties of materials.
Written by an international team of authors, this book offers:
- Systematic procedures for specific problems, such as those involving heat-exchanger design and air-conditioning systems heat load
- Solutions to thousands of problems in all types of heat transfer—conduction, convection, radiant, boiling, and condensation
- Methods for achieving the highest possible energy efficiency
- Calculation procedures for thermal properties of materials and surfaces
- Quick-find organization
- Tabular data at your fingertips
THE COMPLETE HEAT-TRANSFER SOLUTIONS TOOLKIT
Basic heat-transfer concepts * Conduction heat transfer * Convection heat transfer * Radiation heat transfer * Boiling and condensation heat transfer * Heat-exchanger calculations * Heat transfer in furnaces * Techniques to enhance heat transfer * Thermophysical properties of fluids and gases * Thermal properties of solid materials * Thermal properties of surfaces
