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Book Synopsis

This edition ensures the legacy of the original 1950 classic, Process Heat Transfer, by Donald Q. Kern that by many is held to be the gold standard.

This second edition book is divided into three parts: Fundamental Principles; Heat Exchangers; and Other Heat Transfer Equipment/ Considerations.

  • Part I provides a series of chapters concerned with introductory topics that are required when solving heat transfer problems. This part of the book deals with topics such as steady-state heat conduction, unsteady-state conduction, forced convection, free convection, and radiation.
  • Part II is considered by the authors to be the meat of the book, and the primary reason for undertaking this project. Other than minor updates, Part II remains relatively unchanged from the first edition. Notably, it includes Kern''s original design methodology for double-pipe, shell-and-tube, and extended surface heat exchangers. Part II also in

    Trade Review

    "Congratulations to the authors for keeping Kern's classic heat transfer book alive and relevant. This new edition is a wonderful contribution to the chemical engineering literature. As with the classic first edition, the new book can be used as either a reference book for the practicing engineer or a textbook for the undergraduate/graduate engineering student. This book was masterfully updated by a team of experts."
    Rita L. D'Aquino, Former Senior Editor of Chemical Engineering Magazine



    Table of Contents

    Table of Contents (First Edition) vii

    Preface to the First Edition xiii

    Preface to the Second Edition xv

    Acknowledgement xix

    Part I Fundamentals and Principles 1

    1. Introduction to Process Heat Transfer 3

    1.1 Units and Dimensional Analysis 4

    1.2 Key Physical Properties 10

    1.3 Key Process Variables and Concepts 14

    1.4 Laws of Thermodynamics 22

    1.5 Heat-related Theories and Transfer Mechanisms 26

    1.6 Fluid Flow and Pressure Drop Calculations 28

    1.7 Process Heat Transfer 35

    Reference 40

    2 Steady-State and Unsteady-State Heat Conduction 43

    2.1 Flow of Heat through a Wall 46

    2.2 Flow of Heat through a Composite Wall: Resistances in Series 50

    2.3 Flow of Heat through a Pipe Wall 54

    2.4 Microscopic Approach: Steady-State Conduction 63

    2.5 Unsteady-State Heat Conduction 68

    2.6 Microscopic Approach: Unsteady-State Conduction 71

    Reference 77

    3 Forced and Free Convection 79

    3.1 Forced Convection Principles 82

    3.2 Convective Resistances 87

    3.3 Heat Transfer Coefficients: Quantitative Information 89

    3.4 Convection Heat Transfer: Microscopic Approach 105

    3.5 Free Convection Principles and Applications 108

    3.6 Environmental Applications 120

    Reference 126

    4 Radiation 129

    4.1 The Origin of Radiant Energy 132

    4.2 The Distribution of Radiant Energy 133

    4.3 Radiant Exchange Principles 138

    4.4 Kirchoff ’s Law 139

    4.5 Emissivity Factors and Energy Interchange 145

    4.6 View Factors 152

    Reference 157

    Part II – Heat Exchangers 159

    5. The Heat Transfer Equation 161

    5.1 Heat Exchanger Equipment Classification 162

    5.2 Energy Relationships 163

    5.3 The Log Mean Temperature Difference (LMTD) Driving Force 166

    5.4 The Overall Heat Transfer Coefficient 183

    5.5 The Heat Transfer Equation 208

    Reference 216

    6 Double Pipe Heat Exchangers 217

    6.1 Equipment Description and Details 218

    6.2 Key Describing Equations 225

    6.3 Pressure Drop in Pipes and Pipe Annuli 244

    6.4 Calculation of Exit Temperatures 251

    6.5 Open-Ended Problems 254

    6.6 Kern’s Design Methodology 262

    Reference 286

    7 Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers 287

    7.1 Equipment Description and Details 288

    7.2 Key Describing Equations 305

    7.3 Open-Ended Problems 331

    7.4 Kern’s Design Methodology 337

    7.5 Other Design Procedures and Applications 348

    7.6 Computer Aided Heat Exchanger Design 370

    Reference 377

    8 Finned heat Exchangers 379

    8.1 Fin Details 380

    8.2 Equipment Description 386

    8.3 Key Describing Equations 388

    8.4 Fin Effectiveness and Performance 396

    8.5 Kern’s Design Methodology 416

    8.6 Other Fin Considerations 430

    Reference 432

    9 Other Heat Exchangers 433

    9.1 Condensers 435

    9.2 Evaporators 447

    9.3 Boilers and Furnace 466

    9.4 Waste Heat Boilers 476

    9.5 Quenchers 484

    9.6 Cogeneration/Combined Heat and Power 488

    9.7 Cooling towers 494

    9.8 Heat pipes 504

    Reference 506

    Part III – Peripheral Topics 509

    10 Other Heat Transfer Considerations 511

    10.1 Insulation and Refractory 512

    10.2 Refrigeration and Cryogenics 529

    10.3 Instrumentation and Controls 542

    10.4 Batch and Unsteady-state Processes 551

    10.5 Operation, Maintenance and Inspection (OM & I) 558

    10.6 Economics and Finance 565

    Reference 581

    11. Entropy Considerations and Analysis 585

    11.1 Qualitative Review of the Second Law 586

    11.2 Describing Equations 587

    11.3 The Heat Exchanger Dilemma 591

    11.4 Application to a Heat Exchanger Network 599

    Reference 602

    Chapter 12 – Health and Safety Concerns 603

    12.1 Definitions 607

    12.2 Legislation 616

    12.3 Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) 619

    12.4 Health Risk versus Hazard Risk 624

    12.5 Health Risk Assessment 625

    12.6 Hazard Risk Assessment 636

    Reference 646

    Appendix 649

    AT.1 Conversion Constants 641

    AT.2 Steam Tables 653

    AT.3 Properties of Water (Saturated Liquid) 662

    AT.4 Properties of Air at 1 atm 664

    AT.5 Properties of Selected Liquids at 1 atm and 20°C (68°F) 665

    AT.6 Properties of Selected Gases at 1 atm and 20.°C (68.°F) 667

    AT.7 Dimensions, Capacities, and Weights of Standard Steel Pipes 669

    AT.8 Dimensions of Heat Exchanger Tubes 671

    AT.9 Tube-Sheet Layouts (Tube Counts) on a Square Pitch 673

    AT.10 Tube-Sheet Layouts (Tube Counts) on a Triangular Pitch 675

    AT.11 Approximate Design Overall Heat Transfer Coefficients (Btu/hr∙ft2.°F) 678

    AT.12 Approximate Design Fouling Coefficient Factors (hr∙ft2.°F/Btu) 679

    Figures

    AF.1 Fanning Friction Factor (f) vs. Reynolds Number (Re) Plot 683

    AF.2 Psychometric Chart: Low Temperatures: Barometric Pressure, 29.92 in. Hg. 684

    AF.3 Psychometric Chart: High Temperatures: Barometric Pressure, 29.92 in. Hg. 685

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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      This edition ensures the legacy of the original 1950 classic, Process Heat Transfer, by Donald Q. Kern that by many is held to be the gold standard.

      This second edition book is divided into three parts: Fundamental Principles; Heat Exchangers; and Other Heat Transfer Equipment/ Considerations.

      • Part I provides a series of chapters concerned with introductory topics that are required when solving heat transfer problems. This part of the book deals with topics such as steady-state heat conduction, unsteady-state conduction, forced convection, free convection, and radiation.
      • Part II is considered by the authors to be the meat of the book, and the primary reason for undertaking this project. Other than minor updates, Part II remains relatively unchanged from the first edition. Notably, it includes Kern''s original design methodology for double-pipe, shell-and-tube, and extended surface heat exchangers. Part II also in

        Trade Review

        "Congratulations to the authors for keeping Kern's classic heat transfer book alive and relevant. This new edition is a wonderful contribution to the chemical engineering literature. As with the classic first edition, the new book can be used as either a reference book for the practicing engineer or a textbook for the undergraduate/graduate engineering student. This book was masterfully updated by a team of experts."
        Rita L. D'Aquino, Former Senior Editor of Chemical Engineering Magazine



        Table of Contents

        Table of Contents (First Edition) vii

        Preface to the First Edition xiii

        Preface to the Second Edition xv

        Acknowledgement xix

        Part I Fundamentals and Principles 1

        1. Introduction to Process Heat Transfer 3

        1.1 Units and Dimensional Analysis 4

        1.2 Key Physical Properties 10

        1.3 Key Process Variables and Concepts 14

        1.4 Laws of Thermodynamics 22

        1.5 Heat-related Theories and Transfer Mechanisms 26

        1.6 Fluid Flow and Pressure Drop Calculations 28

        1.7 Process Heat Transfer 35

        Reference 40

        2 Steady-State and Unsteady-State Heat Conduction 43

        2.1 Flow of Heat through a Wall 46

        2.2 Flow of Heat through a Composite Wall: Resistances in Series 50

        2.3 Flow of Heat through a Pipe Wall 54

        2.4 Microscopic Approach: Steady-State Conduction 63

        2.5 Unsteady-State Heat Conduction 68

        2.6 Microscopic Approach: Unsteady-State Conduction 71

        Reference 77

        3 Forced and Free Convection 79

        3.1 Forced Convection Principles 82

        3.2 Convective Resistances 87

        3.3 Heat Transfer Coefficients: Quantitative Information 89

        3.4 Convection Heat Transfer: Microscopic Approach 105

        3.5 Free Convection Principles and Applications 108

        3.6 Environmental Applications 120

        Reference 126

        4 Radiation 129

        4.1 The Origin of Radiant Energy 132

        4.2 The Distribution of Radiant Energy 133

        4.3 Radiant Exchange Principles 138

        4.4 Kirchoff ’s Law 139

        4.5 Emissivity Factors and Energy Interchange 145

        4.6 View Factors 152

        Reference 157

        Part II – Heat Exchangers 159

        5. The Heat Transfer Equation 161

        5.1 Heat Exchanger Equipment Classification 162

        5.2 Energy Relationships 163

        5.3 The Log Mean Temperature Difference (LMTD) Driving Force 166

        5.4 The Overall Heat Transfer Coefficient 183

        5.5 The Heat Transfer Equation 208

        Reference 216

        6 Double Pipe Heat Exchangers 217

        6.1 Equipment Description and Details 218

        6.2 Key Describing Equations 225

        6.3 Pressure Drop in Pipes and Pipe Annuli 244

        6.4 Calculation of Exit Temperatures 251

        6.5 Open-Ended Problems 254

        6.6 Kern’s Design Methodology 262

        Reference 286

        7 Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers 287

        7.1 Equipment Description and Details 288

        7.2 Key Describing Equations 305

        7.3 Open-Ended Problems 331

        7.4 Kern’s Design Methodology 337

        7.5 Other Design Procedures and Applications 348

        7.6 Computer Aided Heat Exchanger Design 370

        Reference 377

        8 Finned heat Exchangers 379

        8.1 Fin Details 380

        8.2 Equipment Description 386

        8.3 Key Describing Equations 388

        8.4 Fin Effectiveness and Performance 396

        8.5 Kern’s Design Methodology 416

        8.6 Other Fin Considerations 430

        Reference 432

        9 Other Heat Exchangers 433

        9.1 Condensers 435

        9.2 Evaporators 447

        9.3 Boilers and Furnace 466

        9.4 Waste Heat Boilers 476

        9.5 Quenchers 484

        9.6 Cogeneration/Combined Heat and Power 488

        9.7 Cooling towers 494

        9.8 Heat pipes 504

        Reference 506

        Part III – Peripheral Topics 509

        10 Other Heat Transfer Considerations 511

        10.1 Insulation and Refractory 512

        10.2 Refrigeration and Cryogenics 529

        10.3 Instrumentation and Controls 542

        10.4 Batch and Unsteady-state Processes 551

        10.5 Operation, Maintenance and Inspection (OM & I) 558

        10.6 Economics and Finance 565

        Reference 581

        11. Entropy Considerations and Analysis 585

        11.1 Qualitative Review of the Second Law 586

        11.2 Describing Equations 587

        11.3 The Heat Exchanger Dilemma 591

        11.4 Application to a Heat Exchanger Network 599

        Reference 602

        Chapter 12 – Health and Safety Concerns 603

        12.1 Definitions 607

        12.2 Legislation 616

        12.3 Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) 619

        12.4 Health Risk versus Hazard Risk 624

        12.5 Health Risk Assessment 625

        12.6 Hazard Risk Assessment 636

        Reference 646

        Appendix 649

        AT.1 Conversion Constants 641

        AT.2 Steam Tables 653

        AT.3 Properties of Water (Saturated Liquid) 662

        AT.4 Properties of Air at 1 atm 664

        AT.5 Properties of Selected Liquids at 1 atm and 20°C (68°F) 665

        AT.6 Properties of Selected Gases at 1 atm and 20.°C (68.°F) 667

        AT.7 Dimensions, Capacities, and Weights of Standard Steel Pipes 669

        AT.8 Dimensions of Heat Exchanger Tubes 671

        AT.9 Tube-Sheet Layouts (Tube Counts) on a Square Pitch 673

        AT.10 Tube-Sheet Layouts (Tube Counts) on a Triangular Pitch 675

        AT.11 Approximate Design Overall Heat Transfer Coefficients (Btu/hr∙ft2.°F) 678

        AT.12 Approximate Design Fouling Coefficient Factors (hr∙ft2.°F/Btu) 679

        Figures

        AF.1 Fanning Friction Factor (f) vs. Reynolds Number (Re) Plot 683

        AF.2 Psychometric Chart: Low Temperatures: Barometric Pressure, 29.92 in. Hg. 684

        AF.3 Psychometric Chart: High Temperatures: Barometric Pressure, 29.92 in. Hg. 685

        Index 000

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