Basic Concepts.- One-Dimensional Steady State Conduction.- Two-Dimensional Steady State Conduction.- Transient Conduction.- Conduction in Porous Media.- Conduction with Phase Change: Moving Boundary Problems.- Non-Linear Conduction Problems.- Approximate Solutions: The Integral Method.- Perturbation Solutions.- Numerical Solutions Using Matlab.- Heat Transfer in Living Tissue.- Microscale Conduction.
Latif M. Jiji is emeritus Herbert G. Kayser Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the City College of the City University of New York. Besides his scientific expertise he has won several awards during his 50 years of teaching including The City College "Outstanding Teacher Award".
Amir H. Danesh-Yazdi is Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. His teaching interests include fluid mechanics and heat transfer, aerodynamics, vibrations, engineering mechanics and measurements and instruments. His work appears in several publications, including the Journal of Sound and Vibration and the International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. He earned the American Society of Engineering Education's Mechanics Division Ferdinand P. Beer and E. Russel Johnston Jr. Outstanding New Mechanics Educator Award in 2020.
This textbook presents the classical topics of conduction heat transfer and extends the coverage to include chapters on perturbation methods, heat transfer in living tissue, numerical solutions using MATLAB®, and microscale conduction. This makes the book unique among the many published textbooks on conduction heat transfer. Other noteworthy features of the book are:
The material is organized to provide students with the tools to model, analyze, and solve a wide range of engineering applications involving conduction heat transfer.
Mathematical techniques and numerical solvers are explained in a clear and simplified fashion to be used as instruments in obtaining solutions.
The simplicity of one-dimensional conduction is used to drill students in the role of boundary conditions and to explore a variety of physical conditions that are of practical interest.
Examples are carefully selected to illustrate the application of principles and construction of solutions.
Students are trained to follow a systematic problem-solving methodology with emphasis on thought process, logic, reasoning, and verification. Solutions to all examples and end-of-chapter problems follow an orderly problem-solving approach.
