A single source of information for the many facets of transport phenomena
This hands-on guide lays out core principles and practices of heat, mass, and momentum transfer in one useful resource. Written by a seasoned biological and agricultural engineering professor,
Transport Phenomena for Biological and Agricultural Engineers: A Problem-Based Approach
includes examples and problem sets reflecting real-world applications. You will explore fluid, mass, and heat transfer; pressure measurements; Fick’s and Kirchhoff’s Laws; and much more. This textbook is designed to be the singular resource for biological and agricultural engineering students studying transport phenomena.
Coverage includes:
Modes of heat transfer
Conduction heat transfer
Steady-state conduction heat transfer
Unsteady state conduction
Convection heat transfer
Design and analysis of heat exchangers
Elements of thermal radiation
Fluid flow fundamentals
Flow through pipes
Pumps and fans
Fundamentals of mass transfer
Introduction to psychrometrics
Fundamentals of refrigeration
Introduction to adsorption