Fundamentals of Momentum, Heat, and Mass Transfer
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Fundamentals of Momentum, Heat, and Mass Transfer

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  2. English
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Fundamentals of Momentum, Heat, and Mass Transfer

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The field's essential standard for more than three decades, Fundamentals of Momentum, Heat and Mass Transfer offers a systematic introduction to transport phenomena and rate processes. Thorough coverage of central principles helps students build a foundational knowledge base while developing vital analysis and problem solving skills. Momentum, heat, and mass transfer are introduced sequentially for clarity of concept and logical organization of processes, while examples of modern applications illustrate real-world practices and strengthen student comprehension. Designed to keep the focus on concept over content, this text uses accessible language and efficient pedagogy to streamline student mastery and facilitate further exploration.

Abundant examples, practice problems, and illustrations reinforce basic principles, while extensive tables simplify comparisons of the various states of matter. Detailed coverage of topics including dimensional analysis, viscous flow, conduction, convection, and molecular diffusion provide broadly-relevant guidance for undergraduates at the sophomore or junior level, with special significance to students of chemical, mechanical, environmental, and biochemical engineering.

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Yes, you can access Fundamentals of Momentum, Heat, and Mass Transfer by James Welty,Gregory L. Rorrer,David G. Foster in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Technologie et ingénierie & Ingénierie de la chimie et de la biochimie. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. COVER
  2. TITLE PAGE
  3. COPYRIGHT PAGE
  4. PREFACE TO THE SEVENTH EDITION
  5. CONTENTS
  6. CHAPTER 1 PROBLEMS
  7. CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO MOMENTUM TRANSFER
  8. CHAPTER 2 PROBLEMS
  9. CHAPTER 2 FLUID STATICS
  10. CHAPTER 3 DESCRIPTION OF A FLUID IN MOTION
  11. CHAPTER 4 PROBLEMS
  12. CHAPTER 4 CONSERVATION OF MASS: CONTROL-VOLUME APPROACH
  13. CHAPTER 5 PROBLEMS
  14. CHAPTER 5 NEWTON’S SECOND LAW OF MOTION: CONTROL-VOLUME APPROACH
  15. CHAPTER 6 PROBLEMS
  16. CHAPTER 6 CONSERVATION OF ENERGY: CONTROL-VOLUME APPROACH
  17. CHAPTER 7 PROBLEMS
  18. CHAPTER 7 SHEAR STRESS IN LAMINAR FLOW
  19. CHAPTER 8 PROBLEMS
  20. CHAPTER 8 ANALYSIS OF A DIFFERENTIAL FLUID ELEMENT IN LAMINAR FLOW
  21. CHAPTER 9 PROBLEMS
  22. CHAPTER 9 DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS OF FLUID FLOW
  23. CHAPTER 10 PROBLEMS
  24. CHAPTER 10 INVISCID FLUID FLOW
  25. CHAPTER 11 PROBLEMS
  26. CHAPTER 11 DIMENSIONAL ANALYSISAND SIMILITUDE
  27. CHAPTER 12 PROBLEMS
  28. CHAPTER 12 VISCOUS FLOW
  29. CHAPTER 13 PROBLEMS
  30. CHAPTER 13 FLOW IN CLOSED CONDUITS
  31. CHAPTER 14 PROBLEMS
  32. CHAPTER 14 FLUID MACHINERY
  33. CHAPTER 15 PROBLEMS
  34. CHAPTER 15 FUNDAMENTALS OF HEAT TRANSFER
  35. CHAPTER 16 PROBLEMS
  36. CHAPTER 16 DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONSOF HEAT TRANSFER
  37. CHAPTER 17 PROBLEMS
  38. CHAPTER 17 STEADY-STATE CONDUCTION
  39. CHAPTER 18 PROBLEMS
  40. CHAPTER 18 UNSTEADY-STATE CONDUCTION
  41. CHAPTER 19 PROBLEMS
  42. CHAPTER 19 CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER
  43. CHAPTER 20 PROBLEMS
  44. CHAPTER 20 CONVECTIVE HEAT-TRANSFER CORRELATIONS
  45. CHAPTER 21 PROBLEMS
  46. CHAPTER 21 BOILING AND CONDENSATION
  47. CHAPTER 22 PROBLEMS
  48. CHAPTER 22 HEAT-TRANSFER EQUIPMENT
  49. CHAPTER 23 PROBLEMS
  50. CHAPTER 23 RADIATION HEAT TRANSFER
  51. CHAPTER 24 PROBLEMS
  52. CHAPTER 24 FUNDAMENTALS OF MASS TRANSFER
  53. CHAPTER 25 PROBLEMS
  54. CHAPTER 25 DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS OF MASS TRANSFER
  55. CHAPTER 26 PROBLEMS
  56. CHAPTER 26 STEADY-STATE MOLECULAR DIFFUSION
  57. CHAPTER 27 PROBLEMS
  58. CHAPTER 27 UNSTEADY-STATE MOLECULAR DIFFUSION
  59. CHAPTER 28 PROBLEMS
  60. CHAPTER 28 CONVECTIVE MASS TRANSFER
  61. CHAPTER 29 PROBLEMS
  62. CHAPTER 29 CONVECTIVE MASS TRANSFER BETWEEN PHASES
  63. CHAPTER 30 PROBLEMS
  64. CHAPTER 30 CONVECTIVE MASS-TRANSFER CORRELATIONS
  65. CHAPTER 31 PROBLEMS
  66. CHAPTER 31 MASS-TRANSFER EQUIPMENT
  67. NOMENCLATURE
  68. APPENDIX A TRANSFORMATIONS OF THE OPERATORS ∇ AND ∇2 TO CYLINDRICAL COORDINATES
  69. APPENDIX B SUMMARY OF DIFFERENTIAL VECTOR OPERATIONS IN VARIOUS COORDINATE SYSTEMS
  70. APPENDIX C SYMMETRY OF THE STRESS TENSOR
  71. APPENDIX D THE VISCOUS CONTRIBUTION TO THE NORMAL STRESS
  72. APPENDIX E THE NAVIER–STOKES EQUATIONS FOR CONSTANT Ρ AND Μ IN CARTESIAN, CYLINDRICAL, AND SPHERICAL COORDINATES
  73. APPENDIX F CHARTS FOR SOLUTION OF UNSTEADY TRANSPORT PROBLEMS
  74. APPENDIX G PROPERTIES OF THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERE
  75. APPENDIX H PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF SOLIDS
  76. APPENDIX I PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF GASES AND LIQUIDS
  77. APPENDIX J MASS-TRANSFER DIFFUSION COEFFICIENTS IN BINARY SYSTEMS
  78. APPENDIX K LENNARD–JONES CONSTANTS
  79. APPENDIX L THE ERROR FUNCTION
  80. APPENDIX M STANDARD PIPE SIZES
  81. APPENDIX N STANDARD TUBING GAGES
  82. INDEX
  83. EULA