Extended Surface Heat Transfer

by Allan D. Kraus, Abdul Aziz, James Welty

Overview

A much-needed reference focusing on the theory, design, and applications of a broad range of surface types.
* Written by three of the best-known experts in the field.
* Covers compact heat exchangers, periodic heat flow, boiling off finned surfaces, and other essential topics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780471395508
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	01/22/2001
Pages:	1120
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.55(h) x 2.25(d)

About the Author

Allan D. Kraus, PhD, is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Akron, Ohio, and is principal associate at Allan D. Kraus Associates. He is the author of many works on thermal systems.

Abdul Aziz, PhD, is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington.

James Welty, PhD, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Oregon State University in Corvallis, is co-author of Fundamentals of Momentum, Heat, and Mass Transfer (Wiley).

Table of Contents

Preface.

Convection with Simplified Constraints.

Convection with Real Constraints.

Convective Optimizations.

Convection Coefficients.

Linear Transformations.

Elements of Linear Transformations.

Algorithms for Finned Array Assembly.

Advanced Array Methods and Array Optimization.

Finned Passages.

Compact Heat Exchangers.

Longitudinal Fin Double-Pipe Exchangers.

Transverse High-Fin Exchangers.

Fins with Radiation.

Optimum Design of Radiating and Convecting-Radiating Fins.

Multidimensional Heat Transfer in Fins and Fin Assemblies.

Transient Heat Transfer in Extended Surfaces.

Periodic Heat Flow in Fins.

Boiling From Finned Surfaces.

Condensation on Finned Surfaces.

Augmentation and Additional Studies.

Appendix A: Gamma and Bessel Functions.

Appendix B: Matrices and Determinants.

References.

Author Index.

Subject Index.

Editorial Reviews

Extended surfaces<-->longitudinal or radial fins or spines<-->enhance heat transfer between a surface and an adjacent fluid in applications as large as tubes in heat exchangers and as small as the temperature control of electronic components. Kraus (U. of Akron) and Donald Q. Kern published an extensive treatise on extended surface heat transfer in 1972, but now finds the field changed enough to need an update. So he teams up with Abdul Aziz (Ganzaga U.) and James Welty (Oregon State U.) to set out the current thinking on such matters as convection with simplified and real constraints, longitudinal fin double-pipe exchangers, and boiling from finned surfaces. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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