Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer [Paperback]

Product Details

• Paperback: 986 pages
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons (WIE); 2nd edition
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471517291
• ISBN-13: 978-0471517290
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (47 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,507,493 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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31 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Heat X-Fer but So-So Mass X-Fer, January 4, 2003

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This review is from: Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer, 5th Edition (Hardcover)

I used this textbook for a few years when teaching a course in heat and mass transfer. The heat transfer parts are some of the best I've seen. Very clear explanations and great diagrams. The mass transfer material is not all that great. The authors are mechanical engineers but mass transfer is really the domain of chemical engineers. They're not as often clear (or even totally correct) in the mass transfer sections. There used to be a heat transfer only version of this textbook which might be a better buy. For mass transfer I would use any established chemical engineering textbook.

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Thorough heat transfer book, August 19, 2000

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hbcarter (Ann Arbor, MI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer, 4th Edition (Hardcover)

This is an excellent text for the heat transfer novice, both as a supplement to a class and as a personal teaching tool. The writing is easy to understand, and the chapters are arranged logically. The examples are well chosen and usually demonstrate how the theory and equations can be put to good use.

I have only two complaints about this text: There are far too few sample problems (and no problems with only answers provided) and the mass transfer is not taught in a useful way. The prior is a failure of many text books, but the latter is a major drawback. Incropera and Dewitt basically say "Mass transfer is the same as heat transfer, except use these units and equations." All of the mass transfer is tucked into a few chapters, as if it was an afterthought.

I recommend this book to anyone interested in the fundamentals of heat transfer, but look elsewhere for a useful introduction to mass transfer.

17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent general heat transfer book, May 13, 2000

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Edward J. McInerney (San Jose, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer, 4th Edition (Hardcover)

This is the best all around book on heat transfer I have come across. I have owned the 3rd edition for nearly 10 years and refer to it almost daily in my job (doing heat transfer and fluid flow analysis for a semiconductor equipment company). The theory is clearly explained and well illustrated by many worked examples. The extensive tables of thermal properties in the back are nearly worth the price themselves. I don't think the serious student of heat transfer can go wrong with this book.