Principles of Convective Heat Transfer

Convective heat transfer is the result of fluid flowing between objects of different temperatures. Thus it may be the objective of a process (as in refrigeration) or it may be an incidental aspect of other processes.


Intended for graduate students and for researchers entering the field, this text reviews in a concise and unified manner recent contributions to the principles of convective heat transfer for single and multi-phase systems: It summarizes the role of the fundamental mechanism and the governing differential equations, describes approximation schemes and phenomenological models, and examines their solutions and applications. After a review of the basic physics and thermodynamics, the book divides the subject into three parts. Part 1 deals with single-medium transfers, specifically with intraphase transfers in single-phase flows and with intramedium transfers in two-phase flows. Part 2 deals with fluid-solid transfer processes, both in cases where the interface is small and in cases where it is large, as well as liquid-liquid transfer processes. Part 3 considers three media, addressing both liquid-solid-solid and gas-liquid-solid systems.


The emphasis on the presence multiple phases and on energy-conversion mechanisms, such as phase changes or chemical reactions, will make this text a valuable reference for practicing engineers. This new edition has been updated throughout and contains new examples and problems.

Introduction and Preliminaries. -
Part I:
Single-Medium Treatments. Single-Phase Fluid Streams. Fluid Streams in Two-Phase Systems. -
Part II:
Two-Medium Treatments. Solid-Fluid Systems with Simple, Continuous Interface. Solid-Fluid Systems with Large Specific Interfacial Area. Fluid-Fluid Systems. -
Part III:
Three-Medium Treatments. Solid-Solid-Fluid Systems. Solid-Liquid-Gas Systems.