Principles of Convective Heat Transfer - (Mechanical Engineering) 2nd Edition by Massoud Kaviany (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Convective heat transfer is the result of fluid flowing between objects of different temperatures. This graduate-level text reviews in a concise and unified manner recent contributions to the principles of convective heat transfer for single and multi-phase systems, concentrating on the latter. The emphasis on multiple phases and on energy-conversion mechanisms, such as phase changes or chemical reactions, will make this text a valuable reference for practicing engineers.

Review Quotes

From the reviews of the second edition:

"Providing a comprehensive and concise treatment of convective heat transfer in single- and multiphase flows ... this book in its second edition appeals to both students (at a graduate level) and researchers. After a carefully written and inviting introduction (including historical remarks), the book is divided into three parts and contains a total of 8 chapters. ... Extensive bibliographical data, citation and subject index as well as many illustrating figures, tables and charts make this book a useful and welcome reference." (Nina Kirchner, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 974, 2001)

"This second edition of this book, part of the 'Mechanical Engineering Series', has been updated throughout and contains new examples and problems. It reviews in a concise and unified manner recent contributions to the principles of convective heat transfer for single- and multiphase systems, summarizes the role of the fundamental mechanisms and the governing differential equations, describes approximation schemes and phenomenological models, and examines their solutions and applications." (Bulletin of the International Institute of Refrigeration, Issue 1, 2002)