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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

    Index 000

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    Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
    Publication Date: 02/07/2019
    ISBN13: 9781119363644, 978-1119363644
    ISBN10: 1119363640

    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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