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Submit a ProposalKern's Process Heat Transfer, 2nd edition
 | By Ann Marie Flynn, Toshihiro Akashige and Louis Theodore Copyright: 2019 | Status: Published ISBN: 9781119363644 | Hardcover | 726 pages | 105 illustrations Price: $149 USD  |
One Line Description
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.
Audience
Chemical and mechanical engineers primarily but all other engineering disciplines will have interest. The book is designed for junior and senior undergraduate courses as well as 1st year graduate (Master’s) courses.
Chemical and mechanical engineers primarily but all other engineering disciplines will have interest. The book is designed for junior and senior undergraduate courses as well as 1st year graduate (Master’s) courses.
Description
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 includes boiling and condensation, boilers, cooling towers and quenchers, as well as newly designed open-ended problems.
Part III of the book examines other related topics of interest, including refrigeration and cryogenics, batch and unsteady-state processes, health & safety, and the accompanying topic of risk. In addition, this part also examines the impact of entropy calculations on exchanger design.
A 36-page Appendix includes 12 tables of properties, layouts and design factors.
Changes that are addressed in the 2nd edition so that Kern’s original work continues to remain relevant in 21st century process engineering include:
■■ Updated Heat Exchanger Design
■■ Increased Number of Illustrative Examples
■■ Energy Conservation/ Entropy Considerations
■■ Environmental Considerations
■■ Health & Safety
■■ Risk Assessment
■■ Refrigeration and Cryogenics
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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 includes boiling and condensation, boilers, cooling towers and quenchers, as well as newly designed open-ended problems.
Part III of the book examines other related topics of interest, including refrigeration and cryogenics, batch and unsteady-state processes, health & safety, and the accompanying topic of risk. In addition, this part also examines the impact of entropy calculations on exchanger design.
A 36-page Appendix includes 12 tables of properties, layouts and design factors.
Changes that are addressed in the 2nd edition so that Kern’s original work continues to remain relevant in 21st century process engineering include:
■■ Updated Heat Exchanger Design
■■ Increased Number of Illustrative Examples
■■ Energy Conservation/ Entropy Considerations
■■ Environmental Considerations
■■ Health & Safety
■■ Risk Assessment
■■ Refrigeration and Cryogenics
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Reviews
"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
"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
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Author / Editor Details
Ann Marie Flynn, PhD, the first female Manhattan College graduate to return to the school as a full-time faculty member, served as the department chair and graduate program director during her 27-year tenure in the chemical engineering department where she received multiple awards for teaching and leadership. She used Donald Q. Kern’s text almost exclusively during the 16- year period when she taught Heat Transfer, and undertook the writing of the 2nd edition to bring Kern’s straight forward approach towards heat exchanger design to the next generation of engineers.
Ann Marie Flynn, PhD, the first female Manhattan College graduate to return to the school as a full-time faculty member, served as the department chair and graduate program director during her 27-year tenure in the chemical engineering department where she received multiple awards for teaching and leadership. She used Donald Q. Kern’s text almost exclusively during the 16- year period when she taught Heat Transfer, and undertook the writing of the 2nd edition to bring Kern’s straight forward approach towards heat exchanger design to the next generation of engineers.
Toshihiro Akashige,BSChE is a graduate from Manhattan College and currently enrolled in a PhD program for chemical and biomolecular engineering at the New York University Tandon School of Engineering. He particularly enjoyed the process heat transfer class taught by Dr. Flynn and eventually joined in co-authoring this textbook with a hope that Dr. Kern's design methodology will help many other students and future engineers gain comfort in the technical knowledge of heat exchangers.
Louis Theodore, MChE and EngScD, is a retired professor of chemical engineering (50 years). He is the author of several publications, including Fluid Flow for the Practicing Chemical Engineer, Thermodynamics for the Practicing Engineer, Mass Transfer Operations for the Practicing Engineer, and Air Pollution Control Equipment Calculations. Dr. Theodore is also a contributor to Perry’s Chemical Engineers’ Handbook.
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgement
Contents (First Edition)
Preface (First Edition)
Dedication
Contents to the Second Edition
Preface to the Second Edition
Part I Fundamentals and Principles
1 Introduction to Process Heat Transfer
Introduction
1.1 Units and Dimensional Analysis
1.2 Key Physical Properties
1.3 Key Process Variables and Concepts
1.4 Laws of Thermodynamics
1.5 Heat-Related Theories and Transfer Mechanisms
1.6 Fluid Flow and Pressure Drop Considerations
1.7 Environmental Considerations
1.8 Process Heat Transfer
References
2 Steady-State and Unsteady-State Heat Conduction
Introduction
2.1 Flow of Heat through a Plane Wall
2.2 Flow of Heat through a Composite Plane Wall: Resistances in Series
2.3 Flow of Heat through a Pipe Wall
2.4 Flow of Heat through a Composite Pipe Wall: Resistances in Series
2.5 Steady-State Conduction: Microscopic Approach
2.6 Unsteady-State Heat Conduction
2.7 Unsteady-State Conduction: Microscopic Approach
References
3 Forced and Free Convection
Introduction
3.1 Forced Convection Principles
3.2 Convective Resistances
3.3 Heat Transfer Coefficients: Quantitative Information
3.4 Convection Heat Transfer: Microscopic Approach
3.5 Free Convection Principles and Applications
3.6 Environmental Applications
References
4 Radiation
Introduction
4.1 The Origin of Radiant Energy
4.2 The Distribution of Radiant Energy
4.3 Radiant Exchange Principles
4.4 Kirchoff-- Law
4.5 Emissivity Factors and Energy Interchange
4.6 View Factors
References
Part II Heat Exchangers
5 The Heat Transfer Equation
Introduction
5.1 Heat Exchanger Equipment Classification
5.2 Energy Relationships
5.3 Log Mean Temperature Difference (LMTD) Driving Force
5.4 The Overall Heat Transfer Coefficient (U)
5.5 The Heat Transfer Equation
References
6 Double Pipe Heat Exchangers
Introduction
6.1 Equipment Description and Details
6.2 Key Describing Equations
6.3 Calculation of Exit Temperatures
6.4 Pressure Drop in Pipes and Pipe Annuli
6.5 Open-Ended Problems
6.6 Kern-- Design Methodology
6.7 Practice Problems from Kern-- First Edition
References
7 Shell-and-Tube Heat Exchangers
Introduction
7.1 Equipment Description and Details
7.2 Key Describing Equations
7.3 Open-Ended Problems
7.4 Kern-- Design Methodology
7.5 Other Design Procedures and Applications
7.6 Computer Aided Heat Exchanger Design
7.7 Practice Problems from Kern-- First Edition
References
8 Extended Surface/Finned Heat Exchangers
Introduction
8.1 Fin Details
8.2 Equipment Description
8.3 Key Describing Equations
8.4 Fin Effectiveness and Performance
8.5 Kern-- Design Methodology
8.6 Other Fin Considerations
8.7 Practice Problems from Kern-- First Edition
References
9 Other Heat Exchangers
Introduction
9.1 Condensers
9.2 Evaporators
9.3 Boilers and Furnaces
9.4 Waste Heat Boilers
9.5 Cogeneration/Combined Heat and Power (CHP)
9.6 Quenchers
9.7 Cooling Towers
9.8 Heat Pipes
References
Part III Peripheral Topics
10 Other Heat Transfer Considerations
Introduction
10.1 Insulation and Refractory
10.2 Refrigeration and Cryogenics
10.3 Instrumentation and Controls
10.4 Batch and Unsteady-State Processes
10.5 Operation, Maintenance, and Inspection (OM&I)
10.6 Economics and Finance
References
11 Entropy Considerations and Analysis
Introduction
11.1 Qualitative Review of the Second Law
11.2 Describing Equations
11.3 The Heat Exchanger Dilemma
11.4 Application to a Heat Exchanger Network
References
12 Health and Safety Concerns
Introduction
12.1 Definitions
12.2 Legislation
12.3 Material Safety Data Sheets
12.4 Health Risk versus Hazard Risk
12.5 Health Risk Assessment
12.6 Hazard Risk Assessment
References
Appendix
Tables
AT.1 Conversion Constants
AT.2 Thermodynamic Properties of Steam/Steam Tables
AT.3 Properties of Water (Saturated Liquid)
AT.4 Properties of Air at 1 atm
AT.5 Properties of Selected Liquids at 1 atm and 20 ‚°C (68 ‚°F)
AT.6 Properties of Selected Gases at 1 atm and 20 ‚°C (68 ‚°F)
AT.7 Dimensions, Capacities, and Weights of Standard Steel Pipes
AT.8 Dimensions of Heat Exchanger Tubes
AT.9 Tube-Sheet Layouts (Tube Counts) on a Square Pitch
AT.10 Tube-Sheet Layouts (Tube Counts) on a Triangular Pitch
AT.11 Approximate Design Overall Heat Transfer Coefficients (Btu/hr ¢Ë†„¢ft2 ¢Ë†„¢ ‚°F)
AT.12 Approximate Design Fouling Coefficient Factors (hr ¢Ë†„¢ft2 ¢Ë†„¢ ‚°F/Btu)
Figures
AF.1 Fanning Friction Factor (f) vs. Reynolds Number (Re) Plot
AF.2 Psychometric Chart: Low Temperatures:
Barometric Pressure, 29.92 in. Hg.
AF.3 Psychometric Chart: High Temperatures: Barometric Pressure, 29.92 in. Hg.
Index
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Acknowledgement
Contents (First Edition)
Preface (First Edition)
Dedication
Contents to the Second Edition
Preface to the Second Edition
Part I Fundamentals and Principles
1 Introduction to Process Heat Transfer
Introduction
1.1 Units and Dimensional Analysis
1.2 Key Physical Properties
1.3 Key Process Variables and Concepts
1.4 Laws of Thermodynamics
1.5 Heat-Related Theories and Transfer Mechanisms
1.6 Fluid Flow and Pressure Drop Considerations
1.7 Environmental Considerations
1.8 Process Heat Transfer
References
2 Steady-State and Unsteady-State Heat Conduction
Introduction
2.1 Flow of Heat through a Plane Wall
2.2 Flow of Heat through a Composite Plane Wall: Resistances in Series
2.3 Flow of Heat through a Pipe Wall
2.4 Flow of Heat through a Composite Pipe Wall: Resistances in Series
2.5 Steady-State Conduction: Microscopic Approach
2.6 Unsteady-State Heat Conduction
2.7 Unsteady-State Conduction: Microscopic Approach
References
3 Forced and Free Convection
Introduction
3.1 Forced Convection Principles
3.2 Convective Resistances
3.3 Heat Transfer Coefficients: Quantitative Information
3.4 Convection Heat Transfer: Microscopic Approach
3.5 Free Convection Principles and Applications
3.6 Environmental Applications
References
4 Radiation
Introduction
4.1 The Origin of Radiant Energy
4.2 The Distribution of Radiant Energy
4.3 Radiant Exchange Principles
4.4 Kirchoff-- Law
4.5 Emissivity Factors and Energy Interchange
4.6 View Factors
References
Part II Heat Exchangers
5 The Heat Transfer Equation
Introduction
5.1 Heat Exchanger Equipment Classification
5.2 Energy Relationships
5.3 Log Mean Temperature Difference (LMTD) Driving Force
5.4 The Overall Heat Transfer Coefficient (U)
5.5 The Heat Transfer Equation
References
6 Double Pipe Heat Exchangers
Introduction
6.1 Equipment Description and Details
6.2 Key Describing Equations
6.3 Calculation of Exit Temperatures
6.4 Pressure Drop in Pipes and Pipe Annuli
6.5 Open-Ended Problems
6.6 Kern-- Design Methodology
6.7 Practice Problems from Kern-- First Edition
References
7 Shell-and-Tube Heat Exchangers
Introduction
7.1 Equipment Description and Details
7.2 Key Describing Equations
7.3 Open-Ended Problems
7.4 Kern-- Design Methodology
7.5 Other Design Procedures and Applications
7.6 Computer Aided Heat Exchanger Design
7.7 Practice Problems from Kern-- First Edition
References
8 Extended Surface/Finned Heat Exchangers
Introduction
8.1 Fin Details
8.2 Equipment Description
8.3 Key Describing Equations
8.4 Fin Effectiveness and Performance
8.5 Kern-- Design Methodology
8.6 Other Fin Considerations
8.7 Practice Problems from Kern-- First Edition
References
9 Other Heat Exchangers
Introduction
9.1 Condensers
9.2 Evaporators
9.3 Boilers and Furnaces
9.4 Waste Heat Boilers
9.5 Cogeneration/Combined Heat and Power (CHP)
9.6 Quenchers
9.7 Cooling Towers
9.8 Heat Pipes
References
Part III Peripheral Topics
10 Other Heat Transfer Considerations
Introduction
10.1 Insulation and Refractory
10.2 Refrigeration and Cryogenics
10.3 Instrumentation and Controls
10.4 Batch and Unsteady-State Processes
10.5 Operation, Maintenance, and Inspection (OM&I)
10.6 Economics and Finance
References
11 Entropy Considerations and Analysis
Introduction
11.1 Qualitative Review of the Second Law
11.2 Describing Equations
11.3 The Heat Exchanger Dilemma
11.4 Application to a Heat Exchanger Network
References
12 Health and Safety Concerns
Introduction
12.1 Definitions
12.2 Legislation
12.3 Material Safety Data Sheets
12.4 Health Risk versus Hazard Risk
12.5 Health Risk Assessment
12.6 Hazard Risk Assessment
References
Appendix
Tables
AT.1 Conversion Constants
AT.2 Thermodynamic Properties of Steam/Steam Tables
AT.3 Properties of Water (Saturated Liquid)
AT.4 Properties of Air at 1 atm
AT.5 Properties of Selected Liquids at 1 atm and 20 ‚°C (68 ‚°F)
AT.6 Properties of Selected Gases at 1 atm and 20 ‚°C (68 ‚°F)
AT.7 Dimensions, Capacities, and Weights of Standard Steel Pipes
AT.8 Dimensions of Heat Exchanger Tubes
AT.9 Tube-Sheet Layouts (Tube Counts) on a Square Pitch
AT.10 Tube-Sheet Layouts (Tube Counts) on a Triangular Pitch
AT.11 Approximate Design Overall Heat Transfer Coefficients (Btu/hr ¢Ë†„¢ft2 ¢Ë†„¢ ‚°F)
AT.12 Approximate Design Fouling Coefficient Factors (hr ¢Ë†„¢ft2 ¢Ë†„¢ ‚°F/Btu)
Figures
AF.1 Fanning Friction Factor (f) vs. Reynolds Number (Re) Plot
AF.2 Psychometric Chart: Low Temperatures:
Barometric Pressure, 29.92 in. Hg.
AF.3 Psychometric Chart: High Temperatures: Barometric Pressure, 29.92 in. Hg.
Index
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