Introduction To Heat Transfer [Hardcover]

Frank P. Incropera (Author), David P. DeWitt (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 15, 2001 | ISBN-10: 0471386499 | ISBN-13: 978-0471386490 | Edition: 4

The de facto standard text for heat transfer - noted for its readability, comprehensiveness and relevancy. Now revised to include clarified learning objectives, chapter summaries and many new problems. The fourth edition, like previous editions, continues to support four student learning objectives, desired attributes of any first course in heat transfer:
* Learn the meaning of the terminology and physical principles of heat transfer delineate pertinent transport phenomena for any process or system involving heat transfer.
* Use requisite inputs for computing heat transfer rates and/or material temperatures.
* Develop representative models of real processes and systems and draw conclusions concerning process/systems design or performance from the attendant analysis.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

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. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

About the Author

Frank P. Incropera is currently Matthew H. McCloskey Dean of the College of Engineering at Univeristy of Notre Dame. Professor Incropera received his B.S.M.E. from M.I.T. and his M.S.M.E. and Ph.D. from Stanford University, all in mechanical engineering. In 1998, he became the Clifford and Evelyn Brosey Professor of Mechanical Engineering. Professor Incropera has received four major Purdue teaching awards and was the 1982 recipient of the ASEE Ralph Coats Roe Award for excellence in teaching. He was the 1983 recipient of the ASEE George Westinghouse Award for achievements in teaching and research. In 1984 he became a Fellow of the ASME, and in 1988 he received the ASME Heat Transfer Memorial Award for twenty years of research accomplishments in the fields of plasma heat transfer, radiative transfer in participating media, and double-diffusive and mixed convection. In 1988 he was also recipient of the Senior Scientists Award of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and recipient of the Melville Medal for the best original paper published by ASME. In 1995 he received the Worcester Reed Warner Medal of ASME for contributions to the fundamental literature of heat transfer and his textbooks on the subject. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 912 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 4 edition (August 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471386499
• ISBN-13: 978-0471386490
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.1 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #812,169 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, April 16, 2005

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P. Kuss "PK" (NY, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Introduction To Heat Transfer (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:

4.0 out of 5 stars Descriptive, April 9, 2001

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Amy E. Comer "aec20" (Baltimore, MD United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Introduction to Heat Transfer, 3rd Edition (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:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good Book, but missing solutions to problems, February 23, 2000

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Johnny Dickson (Stillwater, Oklahoma) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Introduction to Heat Transfer, 3rd Edition (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.