- Hardcover: 912 pages
- Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; 5th Edition edition (1 Sep 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0471457272
- ISBN-13: 978-0471457275
- Product Dimensions: 26.2 x 20.8 x 3.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 514,318 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Noted for its readability, comprehensiveness and relevancy, the new fifth edition of this bestselling book provides readers with an accessible examination of the heat transfer field. They’ll gain a better understanding of the terminology and physical principles for any process or system involving heat transfer. And they’ll find out how to develop representative models of real processes and systems, and draw conclusions concerning process/systems design or performance from the attendant analysis.
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The new standard for mastering heat transfer
Respected for its readability, comprehensiveness, and relevance, Incropera and DeWitt’s text is the recognized standard for learning heat transfer. This text combines detailed coverage with the resources students need to meet their objectives. Its rigorous and systematic problem–solving methodology is filled with examples and problems that reveal the richness and beauty of the discipline.
This new 5th Edition introduces new coauthors Ted Bergman and Adrienne Lavine, who bring their record of success in teaching heat transfer and active involvement with research in the field to the text.
New Features
- Expanded coverage of areas of recent interest in heat transfer, including fuel cells and alternative energy devices, electronics cooling, micro–scale heat transfer, and biological as well as bioheat transfer. New homework problems are included for each area.
- New material on two–phase heat transfer and enhanced internal forced convection.
- Introduction to the concepts of nano–scale transport and unified treatment of transient conduction.
- New, revised, and updated problems and examples.
Model, solve, and explore heat transfer problems
Interactive Heat Transfer and Finite Element Heat Transfer software with User’s Guide CD and print booklet, ISBN: 0–471–76115–X
Completely updated with a modern graphical user interface and better graphing tools, Interactive Heat Transfer (IHT) software will help you learn how to build thermal models, solve specific conditions, and explore the effects of multiple parameter variations. IHT is now capable of solving 300+ equations. The Finite Element Heat Transfer software enhances capabilities for treating steady–state and transient one– and two–dimensional conduction problems.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book serves as a first course in heat transfer, introducing the reader to the basic principles and subsequently demonstrate their application in solving actual engineering problems. The authors also took an extra effort in providing a good number of open-ended heat transfer problems which can certainly help to deepen the understanding of the basic principles. More advanced topics such as the application of finite-difference methods for solving steady-state and transient problems have also been covered adequately.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Heat transfer is a very tough subject. When I was doing my MSc a couple of years ago, it seemed fairly straightforward, but it gets a lot harder when you get into it. There are three types: radiation, conduction and convection which is one complexity. Then there are the different shapes to contend with, and the possibility of internal heating. Then convection is dependent on fluid mechanics, which is a difficult subject itself. There is fluid flow over plates and through tubes. Convection may be driven by fluid flow or by buoyancy effects. This is a pretty good book on the subject. It seems to cover all the main topics and their complications. It took me over a year to work through. The maths is pretty hairy. I remember trying to find out what the erf function was and not finding it either in my engineering mathematics book or my Casio scientific calculator. I would like to have posed a few other choice examples, but sadly I can't cut and paste them here. I was somewhat surprised to discover that so many of the mathematical equations were empircal, there appearing to be no theoretical solution to explain the behaviour. There are thirteen chapters with usually over a hundred questions at the end of each chaper. I used to try and do about 1 in 10, avoiding all the questions requiring the IHT computer programme (which I never worked out how to download) and also avoiding all the really long ones and the ones without numeric answers. Even so, the questions were tough, more like assignments than questions. I did manage to work out how to download the answers file from Wiley website, so at least I could see if I got them correct.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Great Book
17 April 2005
Format:Hardcover
I don't usually write reviews of books that I have purchased but I felt that I had to for this one. Does a great job in explaining the concepts and doesn't leave you lost as it moves through the chapters. It is written clearly and very easy to follow. The answers(not the worked out solutions) are avaliable on the company's website. (....)
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Descriptive
9 April 2001
Format:Hardcover
As far as textbooks go, I thought this was an excellent one. The text itself is useful, the example problems are relevant to the problems related to each chapter, and the theory is clearly mapped out.
Our class used this text to supplement another, though I thought the course could have stoof alone on the Incropera and Dewitt text. An excellent introduction to the topic.
10 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Good Book, but missing solutions to problems
23 Feb 2000
Format:Hardcover
This book paints a good picture of concepts. The formulas are explained adequately and are followed by examples most of the time.
My only dislike of the book is the examples that are shown are very elementary and don't offer a lot of help on solving new problems. Another thing that the book needs is answers to the problems, because if you are working the problems and arrive at an answer, you don't know if you are correct.
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