Fundamentals of Momentum, Heat, and Mass Transfer - Hardcover

Welty, James; Wicks, Charles E.; Wilson, Robert E.; Rorrer, Gregory L.

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9780471381495: Fundamentals of Momentum, Heat, and Mass Transfer

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471381497 ISBN 13: 9780471381495

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2001

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Provides a unified treatment of momentum transfer (fluid mechanics), heat transfer and mass transfer. The treatment of the three areas of transport phenomena is done sequentially. The subjects of momentum, heat, and mass transfer are introduced, in that order, and appropriate analysis tools are developed.

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A TRUSTED CLASSIC, NOW UPDATED WITH MODERN APPLICATIONS

For more than three decades, FUNDAMENTALS OF MOMENTUM, HEAT, AND MASS TRANSFER has set the standard in the field with its consistent, clearly written, unified approach to transfer processes.

Building on the strengths of previous editions, the Fourth Edition of this classic text is updated with applications to contemporary technologies, such as materials processing, electronic chip cooling, biochemical engineering, and more. Readers will develop a sound understanding of transfer phenomena, build a set of valuable analysis skiss, and apply basic principles to a wide variety of modern problems and examples.

Feature of the Fourth Edition

New! Contemporary subject matter.
New! More homework exercises and example problems that deal with current technologies.
New! Revised coverage pf mass transfer.
Consistent approach to transport processes, highlighting similarities among different modes.
Easy–to–understand descriptions of basic principles.
A clear methodology for solving fundamentally based problems.
Extensive table of physical properties of solids, liquids, and gases.

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