REVIEWS

Professor R. Darby, Texas A & M University. Choice Journal Review. Thomas offers a very extensive (more than a thousand pages) and comprehensive treatise on both the theoretical and practical aspects of heat transfer. Theoretical aspects of conduction, convection, and radiation are covered in the first seven chapters, and the practical aspects and applications of forced and natural convection, boiling and condensation, and heat exchangers are covered in chapters 8 through 11. Chapter 11 on heat exchangers is 170 pages long and covers all aspects of the subject except for pinch analysis. Eighteen appendixes, some 150 pages, provide detailed supplemental information for both the theoretical and practical material. The book is well written and well organized, with many clear figures, diagrams, tables, equations, etc. Although there is no collection of unsolved problems accompaning each chapter, there is an extensive collection of organized, worked examples to illustrate applications of most of the principles. An extremely useful and highly recommended reference book for all levels, from introductory to advanced applications. Undergraduates and graduate students; professionals; two-year technical program students.

Professor Ralph Webb - Heat Transfer Engineering This book should provide very serious competition for [the leading seller]... Chapter 8 (practical analysis of convection) and chapter 11 (170 pages on heat exchangers) are absolutely outstanding... I would definitely recommend it for working professionals who want an excellent desk reference... [This book is among] my top three choices in the undergraduate heat transfer text area.(Professor Ralph L. Webb is part of the Mechanical Engineering Department, Penn State University)

Professor Benjamin Chung, University of Akron. Dr. Thomas has done such a wonderful job, especially Chapters 8 and 11 (which deal with practical aspects of convection). I do not think any current heat transfer text can match these two chapters.

Dr. Jerry Taborek - Chemical Engineering Chapter 11 covers heat exchangers in depth - their types and characteristics. Double-pipe exchangers, supported by nine calculated examples, shell-and-tube exchangers (10 examples), plate exchangers, cross-flow finned tube exchangers, regenerators and feedwater heaters are dealt with in a comprehensive manner. This gives the student a better survey of the field than is seen in most other textbooks...Overall, the book has several unique advantages as a textbook, with excellent examples and a survey of heat exchangers. (Dr. Jerry Taborek is a consulting engineer.)

Dr. Gene Minner, Scientech Inc. The text is very well written and easy to read and the software is easy to use.

Benjamin Scott, Baltimore Gas & Electric. I really admired the 1st edition. It is the best heat transfer text I have come across in terms of practical applications. Somehow I eventually ended up with three copies one on my desk at home, one at work, and one to lend to the procession of people that were continually borrowing it. I was surprised to find that the 2nd edition could be even better.

Jayesh Modi, Yuba Heat Transfer. I found Dr. Thomas´ text extremely well written. It should be a great help to engineering students as well as practicing engineers as it has a wealth of information, is well organized, and has an even flow of topics.

Joel D. Janisse, American Electric Power. I found the textbook to be excellent,much better than my college text.

Scott Ingalls, Proto-Power Corp. Overall I found Dr. Thomas´ text to be readable and comprehensive. I grew very accustomed to my college text, but this book is better than that text in many sections including heat exchangers.

I should have brought the text with me to the Professional Engineers exam;it would have helped me on a couple of problems. I intend on using the text more often for day-to-day use.

Professor Y. Demirel, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals. I would recommend highly for adoption of Heat Transfer (2e) for use in undergraduate courses.

Booknews Intended for practicing engineers as well as engineering students, this text discusses conduction, radiation, and convection heat transfer, giving special attention to practical aspects of heat-exchanger analysis. It covers basic concepts of heat transfer; practical approaches for analyzing heat transfer in composite walls; numerical finite-difference method; modern convection correlations for shell-and-tube heat exchangers; and other topics. The text is supported by free, downloadable software (www.capstonepc.com) and a problems/solutions manual.