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Introduction to Heat Transfer

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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. (....)

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.

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.

I liked this book going through it the first time, and I assume that the information in it is fairly standard for heat transfer courses, but I found severe drawbacks while using it a second time. The way the information is presented is too theoretical to use as a reference text. It is difficult to find equations since they are strewn throughout the text in a matter-of-fact way. The Index is very bare considering it is almost a 900 page text. Overall it is not very useful since it is difficult to open it up and check something quick that you may have forgotten about after a few years.

took a course in heat transfer based on this text book.
easy to follow chapters, clear examples.
formulas are batched each subject and are highlighted for easy to find.
a lot of questions for exercise but need solutions book for answers...

The book is an excellent and complete introduction to heat trasfer learning and design. Very good examples.

Just in time to help my son to study the subject. Very good concepts presentation and guidance in using them.

I actually enjoy reading this book for my heat transfer class. The author has good communication skills, the examples are thorough, and material is presented in an organized manner.

While IDBL does start off very slowly, by the time chapter three starts it really hits it's stride. The book contains a surprising amount of information compared to how readable it is (at least compared to BSL, the long time standard for the subject), and the examples and derivations are relevant and well explained. There are just no weak parts of the book.

I am somewhat surprised that only some of the reviews complain about how the selected answers are only online. I find this to be most unconventional and inconvenient. This means I will feel like I have to be by a computer to work the problems, or I will have to waste my time printing them out when the answers should already be in the book. Also, I can't stand how many problems some books put in the back of the chapters. 150 problems is way to many to be useful for anything.
I also read the preface (or intro), and it ticked me off. Pretty much obvious scheming to make more editions that are the same as the earlier editions except useless new flashy pictures.
Then there is another thing. Why does this book exist when "Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer" exists. They differ by only one chapter. Only makes things more confusing.