Physical and computational aspects of convective heat transfer. Springer study edition based on corr. 2nd printing of orig. hardcover. (English) Zbl 0702.76003
New York etc.: Springer-Verlag. xii, 487 p. DM 76.00 (1988).
This book is designed to be used in a course following on from one that introduces the principles of heat, mass, momentum transfer, together with coupled and uncoupled flows.
In the first seven chapters, it covers the basic fluid mechanics such as conservation of mass, momentum, and energy equations. Boundary layer equations together with uncoupled laminar and turbulent boundary layers, uncoupled laminar and turbulent flows. Further, the authors have discussed free shear flows with two dimensional laminar jet, laminar and turbulent mixing between two uniform streams. Under the heading of buoyant flows it covers natural as well as combined forced convective flows. Coupled laminar and turbulent boundary layers, coupled laminar duct flows, where variation in fluid property results from large change in temperature, either due to large rates of change in temperature in low speed flow or to energy into thermal energy is appreciable.
In chapter 11 coupled equations for turbulent flows on the assumption - usually satisfied - that density fluctuations do not directly effect the turbulence, whereas in the 12th chapter heat transfer in laminar and turbulent coupled duct flows have been dealt with. In the last two chapters, numerical methods and application of computer programs to basic problems of heat transfer etc. have been discussed in detail.
In the authors’ preface, they state that the book not only will be of interest to graduate and undergraduate students of aeronautical, chemical, civil and mechanical engg., but as well to those who are studying relevant aspects of the environment sciences. It should also be of value to those who are engaged in design and development. In this respect I think the book serves the purpose. One can see how someone who is a technologist or an engineer in a field other than chemical or mechanical will find the book sufficiently useful. Such users may well want to go further with a problem than is possible by using the book.
The references given in the book throughout are adequate support for the materials discussed. Besides this, to be of greater use as a book for them who are not experts, a bibliography of newer specialized books on natural convection, heat transfer, boundary layer theory and the like would be most useful. Lastly subject to the above restriction, the book is well written and the examples as well as problems after each chapter are instructive and interesting.
In the first seven chapters, it covers the basic fluid mechanics such as conservation of mass, momentum, and energy equations. Boundary layer equations together with uncoupled laminar and turbulent boundary layers, uncoupled laminar and turbulent flows. Further, the authors have discussed free shear flows with two dimensional laminar jet, laminar and turbulent mixing between two uniform streams. Under the heading of buoyant flows it covers natural as well as combined forced convective flows. Coupled laminar and turbulent boundary layers, coupled laminar duct flows, where variation in fluid property results from large change in temperature, either due to large rates of change in temperature in low speed flow or to energy into thermal energy is appreciable.
In chapter 11 coupled equations for turbulent flows on the assumption - usually satisfied - that density fluctuations do not directly effect the turbulence, whereas in the 12th chapter heat transfer in laminar and turbulent coupled duct flows have been dealt with. In the last two chapters, numerical methods and application of computer programs to basic problems of heat transfer etc. have been discussed in detail.
In the authors’ preface, they state that the book not only will be of interest to graduate and undergraduate students of aeronautical, chemical, civil and mechanical engg., but as well to those who are studying relevant aspects of the environment sciences. It should also be of value to those who are engaged in design and development. In this respect I think the book serves the purpose. One can see how someone who is a technologist or an engineer in a field other than chemical or mechanical will find the book sufficiently useful. Such users may well want to go further with a problem than is possible by using the book.
The references given in the book throughout are adequate support for the materials discussed. Besides this, to be of greater use as a book for them who are not experts, a bibliography of newer specialized books on natural convection, heat transfer, boundary layer theory and the like would be most useful. Lastly subject to the above restriction, the book is well written and the examples as well as problems after each chapter are instructive and interesting.
Reviewer: R.K.Gupta
MSC:
| 76-02 | Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to fluid mechanics |
| 80-02 | Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to classical thermodynamics |
