Introduction to Engineering Heat Transfer

Introduction to Engineering Heat Transfer integrates fundamental theory with modern computational tools such as MATLAB to equip students with the essential tools for designing and optimizing real-world systems and the skills needed to become effective practicing engineers. Real engineering problems are illustrated and solved in a clear step-by-step manner. Starting from first principles, derivations are tailored to be accessible to undergraduates by separating the formulation and analysis from the solution and exploration steps to encourage a deep and practical understanding. Numerous exercises are provided for homework and self-study and include standard hand calculations as well as more advanced project-focused problems for the practice and application of computational tools. Appendices include reference tables for thermophysical properties and answers to selected homework problems from the book. Complete with an online package of guidance documents on MATLAB, sample code, lecture slides, video tutorials, a test bank, and full solutions manual for instructors, this is a text designed for undergraduate heat transfer courses and a useful guide for practicing engineers.

Features

• Introduces fundamental concepts and links them directly with computational tools that are essential for the design and optimization of real-world systems
• MATLAB is integrated throughout the book and is accompanied by online guidance documents on how to use the software available to instructors
• Numerous homework problems are provided in each chapter, and include standard hand calculations as well as advanced project-focused problems requiring use of computational tools
• Includes extensive examples of real engineering problems and takes a clear step-by-step approach to ensure students gain a thorough understanding of every derivation