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.
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).
Features
A revision of the classic reference originally authored by Kern and Kraus (McGraw-Hill, late 1960s) on the subject of extended surfaces.
Coverage of all facets of extended surface technology including, compact heat exchangers, periodic heat flow and boiling off finned surfaces.
Focus on the theory, design, and applications of a broad range of surface types.
Example problems used throughout to illustrate the use of expressions derived and/ or discussed in the text.
Addresses the fundamentals of extended surface analysis, including the implications of the Murray-Gardner assumptions, the analysis of single fins and analysis and optimization of finned arrays.
Application areas considered include finned passages, heat exchangers of various configurations, radiation effects, optimum designs, heat transfer with change of phase and augmentation.
