Radiative Heat Transfer

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Every chapter of Radiative Heat Transfer offers uncluttered nomenclature, numerous worked examples, and a large number of problems - many based on "real world" situations, making it ideal for classroom use as well as for self-study. The book's 22 chapters cover the four major areas in the field: surface properties; surface transport; properties of participating media; and transfer through participating media. Within each chapter, all analytical methods are developed in substantial detail, and a number of examples show how the developed relations may be applied to practical problems.

· Extensive solution manual for adopting instructors
· Most complete text in the field of radiative heat transfer
· Many worked examples and end-of-chapter problems
· Large number of computer codes (in Fortran and C++), ranging from basic problem solving aids to sophisticated research tools
· Covers experimental methods

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Especially commended to students of engineering.......2003-05-22

Now in an updated and expanded second edition, Radiative Heat Transfer by Michael F. Modest is a college-level mechanical and chemical engineering textbook, specifically written and intended for advanced students already familiar with basic calculus. Individual chapters address radiative exchange between a variety of surfaces; equations, functions, and methodologies; the influence of conduction and convention, and much, much more. An advanced resource and an excellent text or supplement to engineering education, Radiative Heat Transfer is especially commended to students of Mechanical Engineering and Chemical Engineering.

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Holman Heat Transfer

Heat Transfer
Jack P. Holman
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0072406550

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As one of the most popular heat transfer texts, Jack Holman's HEAT TRANSFER is noted for its clarity, accessible approach, and inclusion of many examples and problem sets. The new Ninth Edition retains the straight-forward, to-the-point writing style while covering both analytical and empirical approaches to the subject. Throughout the book, emphasis is placed on physical understanding while, at the same time, relying on meaningful experimental data in those situations that do not permit a simple analytical solution. New examples and templates provide students with updated resources for computer-numerical solutions.

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The Good and the Bad.......2005-02-27

The Good:
- A nice amout of examples.
- Whatever is explained is explained pretty well.
- Friendly style of writing.
The Bad:
- No solution manual.
- Some mistakes in the solved examples.
The Worst:
- There is no focus on the heat transfer sceince itself - the equations are "dumped" on you with no explanations/development or even some example experiments that were made to get to the equations. The focus is on application of the equations to engineering problems and methods of solving differential equations.

The bottom line:
This book will not give you an understanding of the heat transfer science, but the ability to solve heat transfer problems. If that's what you look for - this is your book. Otherwise, look for something else.

Why only five stars?.......2004-07-24

This book is a winner . Forget about any other substitute . In this detailed text you will find all you want about every ine of the multiple equations about the heat transfer , clearly and powerful illustrated . The level of the problems are gradually increased so when you decide to solve them you will become in a real gladiator in this topic .
I recommend it deeply . Since I acquired it I noticed the little difference that makes the great difference . This is a heavyweight text and hardly you will find out another better than this .
A must for Chemical , Mechanical and Industrial engineers!

A League of Its Own.......2004-01-23

In Holman's (the author) spirit I'll keep this simple. This text (along with Moran/Shapiro's introductory text in thermodynamics) is among the best textbooks met during the course of a civil, aerospace or mechanical enginnering study. The language used constitutes what should be an "industrial standard" for engineering textbooks. It keeps the level of attention peaking by avoiding loose talk and wordy explanations where this is not required. This is (academic) litterature in its truest sense. I own about 50 science/engineering texts within fluid mechanics, solid mechanics/dynamics, mathematics, physics and more. Among these, this book is top three - no small feat.

textbook critic.......2003-11-30

This is a required classical text in most senior Mechanical Engineering programs. However, it was a difficult text to get through especially the sketchy discussed complex mathematical material -- if one is not well versed in Partial Differential Equations.

For most students, the text's analytical developments are difficult to grasp in the beginning since the author was inclinded to stay with the typical old style in writing engineering texts where as little as possible is given to the students!

I hope we're getting away from this rediculous old writing style and methodologies which ultimately needlessly blocks many good students from doing well or graduate.

Engineering textbook writers are slowly getting away from this horrible old style, by providing more comprehensive examples and making solutions manuals available to those students who wish to purchase them.

But, here I think that real market forces that brought about some needed change was the popular Schaum Outlines and REAs solution books -- giving the students what they really needed to do problems. So authors slowly began competing with these growing anciliary technical products!

Please note, in the past years, it was almost inhuman what technical students had to endure to get through their required courses to graduate.

Author J. P. Holman began in the 1960's with a really sketchy Heat Transfer textbook assuming students undestood the analytical proofs and then slowly began to make changes that gave the students more information in which to understand the complex analytical Partial Differential Equation derivations and solutions. The concepts of heat flow are not difficult it is the mathematics, the assumptions and the numerous steps reaching a solutions that is wild.

Hopefully, someday, we'll get away altogether from technical textbooks, which are inherently a 2-Dimensional medium, and move to modern medias that easily allow authors to write textbooks having 3-Dimensional data so students can quickly see and understand what the author is trying to convey.

Most technical courses deal with 3-Dimensional information so it is appropraite that authors move to new mediums soon and finally wean ourselves from technical textbooks altogether.

Gerard Jerry Sagliocca, P.E.
Albany, New York (USA)

Holman Heat Transfer.......2003-11-12

A classical. Required reading for heat transfer design in heater convection sections. I found it simple and practical. By the way, I am looking for a new book (as mine was stolen).

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This extensively revised 4th edition provides an up-to-date, comprehensive single source of information on the important subjects in engineering radiative heat transfer. It presents the subject in a progressive manner that is excellent for classroom use or self-study, and also provides an annotated reference to literature and research in the field. The foundations and methods for treating radiative heat transfer are developed in detail, and the methods are demonstrated and clarified by solving example problems. The examples are especially helpful for self-study. The treatment of spectral band properties of gases has been made current and the methods are described in detail and illustrated with examples. The combination of radiation with conduction and/or convection has been given more emphasis nad has been merged with results for radiation alone that serve as a limiting case; this increases practicality for energy transfer in translucent solids and fluids. A comprehensive catalog of configuration factors on the CD that is included with each book provides over 290 factors in algebraic or graphical form. Homework problems with answers are given in each chapter, and a detailed and carefully worked solution manual is available for instructors.

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Review of Siegel's Radiation Heat Transfer.......2006-03-22

Overall, good text for radiation heat transfer. Certain cases in radiation problems where the solution will involve some numerical technique are not emphasized enough in the example problems.

The Definative Book on Thermal Radiative Heat Transfer.......2003-01-30

Thermal Radiation Heat Transfer by Robert Siegel and John Howell is probably the ,most widely used text for graduate students and is the book I have probably used more than any other in my professional engineering career. Originally published in the 1960's as a NASA Special Publication (SP-164), this book has been significantly updated three times since its initial published in 1972. In this latest version of the book, the authors cover the standard radiation heat transfer topics, such as the Stefan-Boltzmann relation, blackbody radiation, the various forms of optical surfaces properties (emissivity, transmissivity, absorptivity, diffuse, specular and much more), and an enclosure analysis. Topics, which are often overlooked in other textbooks, such as gas radiation, scattering, multi-mode heat, the Maxwell relationships, are given a thorough examination in this book. Furthermore, this latest edition of the book includes a CD-ROM contains a catalog of 290 configuration factors in algebraic or graphical form, plus homework problems. Finally, if you are looking for an excellent textbook which covers almost aspects of radiation heat, this book is a must, especially for those people planning of a career in which is involved with heat transfer.

Great textbook, great reference book.......2002-03-07

This is fourth edition of excellent monograph that comprises all theoretical and computational problems of radiative heat transfer. In comparison with the previous edition, the book of R. Siegel and J. R. Howell is updated by the state-of-the-art material concerning the analysis of radiative heat transfer in absorbing, emitting, and scattering media, in semitransparent bodies, modern applications of Monte Carlo method etc. The book may serve a great textbook for university students, as well as a great reference book for all experts in radiation heat transfer. Accompanying CD-ROM with the catalog of radiation configuration factors (bibliographic rarity, up to a recent time available only on John Howell's web site) will be a reliable tool to everyone who deals with computation of radiation transfer within system of diffuse surfaces. I beleive this is a best book in its area (you may compare with the books of Sparrow & Cess or Modest)

Good, but misplaces the heat retention theory........1998-12-06

This book is scientifically applicable, but lacks certain validity concerning heat retention, and other various forms heat transfer. I would reccomend this book to anybody who is interested in thermodynamics, but a profound interest it must be, because for most, it may seem a little dry. I give it 2 stars, but I would have given it higher if it's theories had been more precise. Mr. Siegel obviously knows his thermodynamics , though, and it is a rather intriguing book, once you get into the more exciting thermal theories. A good book, all in all, and I hope Mr.Siegel authors other books that I may be able to obtain.

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A Heat Transfer Textbook, Third Edition
John H. Lienhard IV , and John H. Lienhard V
Manufacturer: Phlogiston Press
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Fundamentals of Machine Component Design

ASIN: 0971383529

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This textbook is an introduction to heat and mass transfer oriented toward engineering students. The subjects covered include heat conduction, forced and natural convection, thermal radiation, boiling, condensation, heat exchangers, and mass transfer. The book includes worked examples and end-of-chapter exercises. The third edition (2003) has been extensively revised and updated from the old second edition (1987).

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Excellent Book - Well Written, Clear and Practical.......2007-07-19

Of all the heat transfer and thermo books I have, this is my favorite. The authors clearly explain the many difficult concepts involved in heat transfer, and I found the examples helpful. The figures are well drawn and illuminating. I also found that there were enough practical equations and data in the book to do some real-life heat transfer calculations. This is a really wonderful book.

One of the reviewers is right that this book is available for free online. Just shows that price doesn't always correlate with quality.

Stay Away.......2007-05-20

This is one of the worst textbooks I have ever used. As for Heat transfer it is difficult to understand the concepts, and questions as the end of the chapter are ambiguous and is is difficult to understand what the question is looking for. The school required this textbook because of its cheapness to help the students, but unfortunately the book isn't a good one and I have basically been using another book.

Don't buy this book..........2005-06-08

I found this book on the internet for free. If you search, you too will find it.

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Heat and Mass Transfer
Hans Dieter Baehr , and Karl Stephan
Manufacturer: Springer
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This comprehensive presentation of the whole field of heat and mass transfer makes the reader familar with the fundamentals and enables him to solve practical problems. The basic theory is developed systematically, and the solution methods to all important problems are covered in detail. Therefore, this book will be useful not only to students, but likewise to scientists and practising engineers. All areas of heat and mass transfer are dealt with. Many calculated examples in the text and numerous exercises and elaborate solutions will facilitate learning and understanding.

For the second edition, changes apply to heat and mass transfer correlations based on theoretical results or experimental findings. They were adapted to the state-of -the-art. Some of the worked examples as well as the compilation were revised or updated.

Advances in Heat Transfer. Volume 1. (Thermal Radiation with Conduction and Convection, Transient Nonlinear Heat Transfer, Capillary Porous Bodies, Boiling, Electric and Magnetic Fields, Fluid Mechanics and Two-Phase Annular-Dispersed Flow).

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Advances in Heat Transfer. Volume 1. (Thermal Radiation with Conduction and Convection, Transient Nonlinear Heat Transfer, Capillary Porous Bodies, Boiling, Electric and Magnetic Fields, Fluid Mechanics and Two-Phase Annular-Dispersed Flow).
James Hartnett
Manufacturer: Academic Press 1964.
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Catalog of Radiation Configuration Factors

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Catalog of Radiation Configuration Factors
John R. Howell
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Baxter H Armstrong
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Engineering Calculations in Radiative Heat Transfer (International series on materials science and technology)

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Engineering Calculations in Radiative Heat Transfer (International series on materials science and technology)
William Alan Gray , and Rudolph Muller
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Engineering radiation heat transfer
John A Wiebelt
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Seismic waves -- generated both by natural earthquakes and by man-made sources -- have produced an enormous amount of information about the Earth's interior. In classical seismology, the Earth is modeled as a sequence of uniform horizontal layers (or sperical shells) having different elastic properties and one determines these properties from travel times and dispersion of seismic waves. The Earth, however, is not made of horizontally uniform layers, and classic seismic methods can take large-scale inhomogeneities into account. Smaller-scale irregularities, on the other hand, require other methods. Observations of continuous wave trains that follow classic direct S waves, known as coda waves, have shown that there are heterogeneities of random size scattered randomly throughout the layers of the classic seismic model. This book focuses on recent developments in the area of seismic wave propagation and scattering through the randomly heterogeneous structure of the Earth, with emphasis on the lithosphere. The presentation combines information from many sources to present a coherent introduction to the theory of scattering in acoustic and elastic materials and includes analyses of observations using the theoretical methods developed. Written for advanced undergraduates or beginning graduate students of geophysics or planetary sciences, this book should also be of interest to civil engineers, seismologists, acoustical engineers, and others interested in wave propagation through inhomogeneoud elastic media.

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