Heat Transfer

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About this book


An introductory text which should be of particular interest to students of chemical or mechanical engineering.

Contents

Introduction The basics

Heat Balances What goes in must come out

Conduction A mechanism of heat transfer

Convection A mechanism of heat transfer

Radiation A mechanism of heat transfer

Heat Transfer with Phase Change Different rules apply when this happens

Heat Exchangers Industrial devices for heating, cooling and saving energy

Appendices There may be something in here later

Bibliography Recommended for more in-depth study

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