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Transport Phenomena for Biological and Agricultural Engineers : A Problem-Based Approach
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Transport Phenomena for Biological and Agricultural Engineers : A Problem-Based Approach / Praveen Kolar.
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9781264268238 (e-ISBN)
1264268238 (e-ISBN)
9781264268221 (print-ISBN)
126426822X (print-ISBN)
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First edition.
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New York, N.Y. : McGraw Hill LLC, [2023]
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?2023
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1 online resource (352 pages) : 200 illustrations.
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Print version: Transport Phenomena for Biological and Agricultural Engineers : A Problem-Based Approach. First edition. New York, N.Y. : McGraw-Hill Education, 2023
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English
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents at a Glance
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
1 Modes of Heat Transfer
Chapter Objectives
1.1 Motivation
1.2 Conduction
1.3 Mathematical Description of Conduction?Fourier?s Law
1.4 The Interpretation of the Negative Sign
1.5 The Concept of Thermal Conductivity
1.6 Convection
1.7 Mathematical Description of Convection?Newton?s Law of Cooling
1.8 The Concept of Heat Transfer Coefficient (h)
1.9 Radiation
1.10 Mathematical Description of Radiation?The Stefan?Boltzmann Law
1.11 The Concept of Emissivity (e)
1.12 Multimodal Heat Transfer
1.13 Heat Transfer Nomenclature
Practice Problems for the FE Exam
Practice Problems for the PE Exam
2 Conduction Heat Transfer
Chapter Objectives
2.1 Motivation
2.2 The Concept of Thermal Diffusivity (a)
2.3 Derivation of Three-Dimensional Heat Conduction Equation in Rectangular Coordinate System
2.4 Applications of Heat Conduction Equations
2.5 Derivation of Three-Dimensional Heat Conduction Equation in Spherical Coordinate System
2.6 Derivation of Three-Dimensional Heat Conduction Equation in Cylindrical Coordinate System
Practice Problems for the FE Exam
Practice Problems for the PE Exam
3 Steady-State Conduction Heat Transfer
Chapter Objectives
3.1 Motivation
3.2 One-Dimensional Steady-State Conduction in Simple Geometries
3.3 Similarity with Flow of Electricity
3.4 Heat Transfer in Composite Sections in Series
3.5 Heat Transfer in Composite Sections in Parallel
3.6 Heat Transfer in Composite Sections in Series and Parallel
3.7 Heat Transfer in Composite Spherical and Cylindrical Bodies
3.8 Controlling Heat Transfer via Insulation
3.9 Critical Radius of Insulation
3.10 Applications of Numerical Methods in Steady-State Transfer
Practice Problems for the FE Exam
Practice Problems for the PE Exam
4 Unsteady-State Conduction
Chapter Objectives
4.1 Motivation
4.2 Solving the Unsteady-State Heat Conduction Problems
4.3 The Lumped Approach
4.4 Mathematical Analysis of the Lumped Approach
4.5 The Concept of Biot Number
4.6 Validity of the Lumped Approach
4.7 What Happens When the Biot Number Exceeds 0.1?
4.8 Graphical Approach
4.9 Procedure for Using Heisler?Gr?ber Plots for Solving One-Dimensional Unsteady-State Heat Transfer Problems
4.10 One-Dimensional Unsteady-State Heat Transfer in Semi-Infinite Bodies
4.11 Two-Dimensional Unsteady-State Heat Transfer in Finite-Sized Bodies
Practice Problems for the FE Exam
Practice Problems for the PE Exam
5 Fundamentals of Convection Heat Transfer
Chapter Objectives
5.1 Motivation
5.2 The Concept of Convection Heat Transfer
5.3 Quantifying Convection Heat Transfer
5.4 Nusselt Number
5.5 Physical Meaning of Nusselt Number
5.6 Nusselt Number Versus Biot Number
5.7 Relationship with Fluid Mechanics
5.8 Physical Meaning of Reynolds Number
5.9 Boundary Layer Formation in Convection Heat Transfer
5.10 Prandtl Number (NPr)
5.11 Physical Meaning of Prandtl Number
5.12 Free and Forced Convection
5.13 Grashof Number (NGr)
5.14 Determining Heat Transfer Coefficients
5.15 Heat Transfer Coefficient for Free Convection
5.16 Heat Transfer Coefficients for Free Convection for Flow over a Vertical Plate and Cylinder (Characteristic Length = Length of the Cylinder)
5.17 Heat Transfer Coefficients for Flow over a Sphere and Cylinder
5.18 Heat Transfer Coefficient for Forced Convection
5.19 Internal Flow in Circular and Noncircular Pipes
5.20 External Flow over Flat Plates
5.21 Flow over a Sphere
5.22 Flow over a Cylinder
Practice Problems for the FE Exam
Practice Problems for the PE Exam
6 Design and Analysis of Heat Exchangers
Chapter Objectives
6.1 Motivation
6.2 The Principles of Heat Exchanger
6.3 Common Recuperative Heat Exchanger Configurations Counter-Flow Heat Exchanger (CFHXs)
6.4 Overall Heat Transfer Coefficient
6.5 Governing Equations
6.6 Approach 1?The Log Mean Temperature Difference (LMTD) Method
6.7 The LMTD Method for Parallel-Flow Heat Exchangers
6.8 Approach 2?The Effectiveness-Number of Transfer Units (e -NTU) Method
6.9 The e-NTU Method for a PFHX
6.10 Special Cases
Practice Problems for the FE Exam
Practice Problems for the PE Exam
7 Elements of Thermal Radiation
Chapter Objectives
7.1 Motivation
7.2 Understanding Thermal Radiation
7.3 Thermal Radiation and the Electromagnetic Spectrum
7.4 The Concept of Blackbody Thermal Radiation
7.5 Radiation from a Real Body
7.6 Spectral Blackbody Emissive Power
7.7 Total Blackbody Emissive Power
7.8 Wien?s Law
7.9 Blackbody Radiation Fraction Function
7.10 Energy Balance in Radiation
7.11 Radiation Intensity
7.12 Kirchhoff?s Law of Radiation
7.13 Radiosity
7.14 Radiation between Surfaces: General Analysis
7.15 The Concept of View Factors
7.16 Heat Transfer between Two Surfaces
Practice Problems for the FE Exam
Practice Problems for the PE Exam
8 Fundamentals of Fluid Flow
Chapter Objectives
8.1 Motivation
8.2 Viscosity
8.3 Pressure (P)
8.4 Flow Velocity (v)
8.5 Volumetric Flow Rate (Q)
8.6 Mass Flow Rate (m)
8.7 Fluid Flow Regimes
8.8 The Continuity Equation
8.9 The Energy Equation
Practice Problems for the FE Exam
Practice Problems for the PE Exam
9 Fluid Flow through Pipes
Chapter Objectives
9.1 Motivation
9.2 Laminar Flow through Pipes
9.3 Shear Stress Distribution
9.4 Pressure Drop in Pipes (Major Losses)
9.5 Pumping Power
9.6 Turbulent Flow through Pipes
9.7 Minor Losses
9.8 Flow through Pipes in Series and Parallel
9.9 Equivalent Pipe
Practice Problems for the FE Exam
Practice Problems for the PE Exam
10 Pumps and Fans
Chapter Objectives
10.1 Motivation
10.2 Fluid Moving Equipment
10.3 Centrifugal Pump
10.4 Axial Pump
10.5 Pump Specific Speed
10.6 Matching a Pump for a Given System
10.7 Pump System Curve
10.8 Pump Matching and Selection
10.9 Net Positive Suction Head (NPSH)
10.10 Scaling of Pumps
10.11 Pumps in Series and Parallel
10.12 Multistage Pumps
10.13 Reciprocating Pumps
10.14 Discharge, Power, and Slip
10.15 Double Acting Reciprocating Pump
10.16 Airlift Pumps
10.17 Fans
Practice Problems for the FE Exam
Practice Problems for the PE Exam
11 Fundamentals of Mass Transfer
Chapter Objectives
11.1 Motivation
11.2 Mathematical Description of Mass Transfer (Fick?s Law of Diffusion)
11.3 The Concept of Mass Diffusivity (D)
11.4 Similarity with Heat Transfer
11.5 One-Dimensional Steady-State Diffusional Mass Transfer
11.6 Mass Transfer through Spherical Section
11.7 Mass Transfer through Cylindrical Section
11.8 One-Dimensional Mass Transfer through Composite Sections
11.9 One-Dimensional Unsteady-State Mass Transfer
11.10 Convection Mass Transfer
11.11 The Concept of the Mass Transfer Coefficient (hm)
11.12 Schmidt Number (Nsc)
11.13 Sherwood Number (Nsh)
11.14 Determination of Mass Transfer Coefficient (hm)
11.15 Similarity with Convection Heat Transfer
Practice Problems for the FE Exam
Practice Problems for the PE Exam
12 Introduction to Psychrometrics
Chapter Objectives
12.1 Motivation
12.2 Introduction
12.3 Humidity
12.4 Saturated Pressure (Psat)
12.5 Specific Volume (Vs)
12.6 Enthalpy of Air?Vapor Mixture (h)
12.7 Temperature
12.8 The Psychrometric Chart
12.9 Energy Requirement for Heating of Air
12.10 Cooling with Dehumidification
12.11 Analysis of Air?Vapor Mixtures
12.12 Drying
Practice Problems for the FE Exam
Practice Problems for the PE Exam
13 Principles of Drying
Chapter Objectives
13.1 Motivation
13.2 Introduction
13.3 Moisture Content
13.4 Water Activity (aw)
13.5 Use of Psychrometric Charts Analyzing Drying Processes
13.6 The Mechanism of Drying
13.7 Rate of Drying
13.8 Moisture Adsorption?Desorption Isotherm
13.9 Determination of Drying Rate
13.10 Determination of Drying Time
13.11 Drying Equipment
Practice Problems for the FE Exam
Practice Problems for the PE Exam
14 Fundamentals of Refrigeration
Chapter Objectives
14.1 Motivation
14.2 The Concept of
Refrigeration
14.3 Refrigerants
14.4 Refrigeration Cycle
14.5 Quantifying Refrigeration Capacity
Practice Problems for the FE Exam
Practice Problems for the PE Exam
15 Introduction to Adsorption
Chapter Objectives
15.1 Motivation
15.2 Introduction
15.2 Factors Affecting Adsorption
15.3 Quantitative Analysis of Adsorption
15.4 Adsorption Isotherms
15.5 Freundlich Adsorption Isotherm
15.6 Brunauer?Emmett?Teller (BET) Adsorption Isotherm
15.7 Design of Batch Adsorption Systems Using Adsorption Isotherm Data
15.8 Kinetic Analysis of the Adsorption Data
15.9 Adsorption Thermodynamics
15.10 Column Adsorption
15.11 Kinetic Modeling of Column Adsorption
Practice Problems for the FE Exam
Practice Problems for the PE Exam
References
Index.
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