Heat Transfer Basics : A Concise Approach to Problem Solving

Concise introduction to heat transfer, with a focus on worked example problems to aid in reader comprehension and student learning

Heat Transfer Basics covers the essential topics of heat transfer in a focused manner, starting with an introduction to heat transfer that explains its relationship to thermodynamics and fluid mechanics and continuing on to key topics such as free convection, boiling and condensation, radiation, heat exchangers, and more, for an accessible and reader-friendly yet comprehensive treatment of the subject.

Each chapter features multiple worked out example problems, including derivations of key governing equations and comparisons of worked solutions with computer modeled results, which helps students become familiar with the types of problems they will encounter in the field. Throughout the book, figures and diagrams liberally illustrate the concepts discussed, and practice problems allow students to test their understanding of the content. The text is accompanied by an online instructor’s manual.

Heat Transfer Basics includes information on:

• One-dimensional, steady-state conduction, covering the plane wall, the composite wall, solid and hollow cylinders and sphere, conduction with and without internal energy generation, and conduction with constant and temperature-dependent thermal conductivity
• Heat transfer from extended surfaces, fins of uniform and variable cross-sectional area, fin performance, and overall fin efficiency
• Transient conduction, covering general lumped capacitance solution method, one- and multi-dimensional transient conduction, and the finite-difference method for solving transient problems
• Free and forced convection, covering hydrodynamic and thermal considerations, the energy balance, and thermal analysis and convection correlations

More advanced than introductory textbooks yet not as overwhelming as textbooks targeted at specialists, Heat Transfer Basics is ideal for students in introductory and advanced heat transfer courses who do not intend to specialize in heat transfer, and is a helpful reference for advanced students and practicing engineers.

Jamil Ghojel, Ph.D. is a retired academic with 25 years’ experience of teaching undergraduate and graduate mechanical and aerospace engineering courses in heat engines and heat transfer. He has held positions at the University of Damascus (Syria), the University of Michigan (USA), the University of Melbourne (Australia), and Monash University (Australia). He has conducted extensive research on heat engines and is the author of the Wiley-ASME Press book Fundamentals of Heat Engines: Reciprocating and Gas Turbine Internal Combustion Engines.