Synopses & Reviews
Emphasizing the integration of mathematical expressions with clear physical associations, this challenging graduate-level textbook on convective heat and mass transfer reviews the laws of thermodynamics and fluid motions, behavior of laminar and turbulent flows in a variety of conditions, natural free convection in space, and flows through porous media.
Table of Contents
Fundamental Principles.
Laminar Boundary Layer Flow.
Laminar Duct Flow.
Laminar Natural Convection.
Natural Convection in Enclosures.
Transition to Turbulence.
Wall Turbulence.
Free-Stream Turbulence.
Mass Transfer.
Principles of Convection Through Porous Media.
Natural Convection in Confined Porous Media.
Numerical Methods in Convection.
Appendix.
Index.