Finite Element Analysis for Heat Transfer: Theory and Software [Hardcover]

H. C. Huang (Author), Asif S. Usmani (Author), Hou-Cheng Huang (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0387198806 | ISBN-13: 978-0387198804 | Publication Date: December 1994

The use of Finite Elements for the modelling of heat transfer problems is here described for the first time. Applicable in Mechanical, Civil as well as in Materials engineering, it copes with heat transfer in virtually any medium including polymers and ceramics. The essential theory is covered and full implementational details given including two FORTRAN programs. HEAT2D, a program capable of steady and transient, linear and nonlinear analyses of diffusive and convective heat transfer and its adaptive version HADAPT are also presented with full instructions and documented examples. The complete source code for both programs and sample input data files are provided on a floppy disc included with the book. The programs can be run on any computer with a FORTRAN 77 compiler.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 199 pages
• Publisher: Springer (December 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0387198806
• ISBN-13: 978-0387198804
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,431,085 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars This book is badly written, June 21, 2001

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John Williams "Will" (Manchester, England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Finite Element Analysis for Heat Transfer: Theory and Software (Hardcover)

I really has a bad experience with books written by the author H-C Huang. The other one, Plate & Shell, is also the same thing. I suspect what he did are just taking the source code from their research group, modify it and to make money out of it. All the codes in those books are "goto" code --- code filled with goto statement. I sincerely advice those who which to buy this book give it a second thought. The technique outlined in this book is out of date, and is really fundamental stuff. It lacks insight, motivation and does not show any realistic application of the FEM for heat transfer problem.