Heat Transfer: Professional Version

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0133827488 ISBN 13: 9780133827484

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 1993

This book has established a reputation for its clarity and comprehensive treatment of the topic. In addition to covering the standard material expected in an undergraduate heat transfer text, Thomas provides practical methods and fresh insight pertaining to conduction and convection not available in other texts. In this connection, Thomas’ practical treatment of convection and heat exchangers has been judged to be “absolutely outstanding”. Other special features of the book include a huge number of excellent worked examples, and extensive appendices that enhance the readability of the text. The book is supported by (1) comprehensive software by Wu and Lumsdaine that covers all major topics in the book, and (2) separate problems and solutions manuals covering all aspects of the material presented in the book (for use by students and instructors). According to reviewers, this refreshing new undergraduate heat transfer book should provide very serious competition for! the market leader.

From the Inside Flap:

This book was designed and written for practicing engineers and engineering students. This second edition provides a comprehensive, easy-to-read treatment of conduction, radiation, and convection, with special attention given to practical aspects of heat-exchanger analysis.

Among the topics covered are:
Basic concepts of heat transfer;
Practical approaches for analyzing composite walls;
Numerical finite-difference method;
Practical analysis of radiation heat transfer;
Practical analysis of forced and natural convection;
Practical analysis of boiling and condensation;
Practical analysis of heat exchangers;
And much more.

Supported by:
Comprehensive Problems/Solutions Manuals; and
Heat Transfer Software by Wu and Lumsdaine

The heat transfer software is:
Easy to use and requires no manual;
Comprehensive, treating all basic topics in book;
Coordinated with the text; and
Available free of charge at capstonepc.com

Selected for Outstanding Academic Titles Award by Choice, Publication of the Association of College and Research Libraries, American Library Association

Review:

I found Dr. Thomas' text to be extremely well written. It should be a great help to engineering students as well as practicing engineers... -- Jayesh Modi, Yuba Heat Transfer. Publisher solicited review.

I grew very accustomed to [the best selling] text, but this book is better than that text in many sections, including heat exchangers. -- Scott Ingalls. Proto-Power Corp. Publisher solicited review.

The book is very modern and well-written... a must-buy for all universities offering a heat-transfer course. -- CEP, August 2000

[This book is among] my top three choices in the undergraduate heat transfer text area. -- Heat Transfer Engineering, July 2000. Dr. Ralph Webb, Mechanical Engineering Department, Penn State University.

extremely useful and highly recommended reference book for all levels;...Undergraduates and graduate students; professionals; -- Choice, September 1999. Dr. R. Darby, Chemical Engineering Department. Texas A&M University.