This updated edition of a widely admired text provides a user-friendly
introduction to the field that requires only routine mathematics. The
book starts with the elements of fluid mechanics and heat transfer, and
covers a wide range of applications from fibrous insulation and
catalytic reactors to geological strata, nuclear waste disposal,
geothermal reservoirs, and the storage of heat-generating materials. As
the standard reference in the field, this book will be essential to
researchers and practicing engineers, while remaining an accessible
introduction for graduate students and others entering the field. The
new edition features 2700 new references covering a number of rapidly
expanding fields, including the heat transfer properties of nanofluids
and applications involving local thermal non-equilibrium and
microfluidic effects.