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Transport Phenomena has been revised to include deeper and more extensive coverage of heat transfer, enlarged discussion of dimensional analysis, a new chapter on flow of polymers, systematic discussions of convective momentum,and energy. Topics also include mass transport, momentum transport and en...

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Main Author: Bird, R. Byron (Robert Byron), 1924-
Other Authors: Stewart, Warren E., 1924-, Lightfoot, Edwin N., 1925-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : J. Wiley, [2002]
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
Fluid dynamics.
Transport theory.
Online Access:Table of Contents
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Subject of transport phenomena
  • Viscosity and the mechanisms of momentum transport
  • Shell momentum balances and velocity distributions in laminar flow
  • Equations of change for isothermal systems
  • Velocity distributions with more than one independent variable
  • Velocity distributions in turbulent flow
  • Interphase transport in isothermal systems
  • Macroscopic balances for isothermal flow systems
  • Polymeric liquids
  • Thermal conductivity and the mechanisms of energy transport
  • Shell energy balances and temperature distributions in solids and laminar flow
  • Equations of change for nonisothermal systems
  • Temperature distributions with more than one independent variable
  • Temperature distributions in turbulent flow
  • Interphase transport in nonisothermal systems
  • Macroscopic balances for nonisothermal systems
  • Energy transport by radiation
  • Diffusivity and the mechanisms of mass transport
  • Concentration distributions in solids and laminar flow
  • Equations of change for multicomponent systems
  • Concentration distributions with more than one independent variable
  • Concentration distributions in turbulent flow
  • Interphase transport in nonisothermal mixtures
  • Macroscopic balances for multicomponent systems
  • Other mechanisms for mass transport
  • Appendix A : vecotr and tensor notation
  • Appendix B : fluxes and the equations of change
  • Appendix C : mathematical topics
  • Appendix D : the kinetic theory of gases
  • Appendix E : tables for prediction of transport properties
  • Appendix F : constants and conversion factors
  • Notation
  • Author index
  • Subject index.