Engineering Flow and Heat Exchange

• Main Author: Levenspiel, Octave (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Edition: 3rd ed. 2014.
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Chemical engineering.; Thermodynamics.; Heat engineering.; Heat transfer.; Mass transfer.; Fluid mechanics.; Mechanical engineering.; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering.; Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer.; Engineering Fluid Dynamics.; Mechanical Engineering.

The third edition of Engineering Flow and Heat Exchange is the most practical textbook available on the design of heat transfer and equipment. This book is an excellent introduction to real-world applications for advanced undergraduates and an indispensable reference for professionals. The book incl...

Table of Contents:

• Basic Equations for Flowing Streams
• Flow of Incompressible Newtonian Fluids in Pipes
• Compressible Flow of Gases
• Molecular Flow .-Non-Newtonian Fluids
• Flow Through Packed Beds
• Flow in Fluidized Beds
• Solid Particles Falling Through Fluids
• The Three Mechanisms of Heat Transfer: Conduction, Convection, and Radiation
• Combination of Heat Transfer Resistances
• Unsteady-state Heating and Cooling of Solid Objects
• Introduction to Heat Exchangers
• Recuperators: Through-the-Wall, Nonstoring Exchangers
• Direct-Contact Gas-Solid Nonstoring Exchangers
• Heat Regenerators: Direct-Contact Heat Storing Exchangers Using a Batch of Solids
• Potpourri of Problems.