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The accurate measurement of temperature is a vital parameter in many fields. A critically important aspect of applying any temperature sensor is that of traceable calibration - a concept that has been developed to ensure that all measurements made are accurate and legally valid.
This timely new edition reflects the marked move towards ISO accreditation in measurement laboratories internationally, and the ever increasing emphasis on adequate uncertainty analysis for measurements in accredited laboratories to conform to national and international bodies, and the SI and Metric treaty.
· Fully revised and updated to incorporate the latest trends and developments in measurements and calibration
· Provides information concurrent with the latest ISO Quality Standards for assessing the uncertainty of measurement sensors
· Offers detailed converage of traceability, how to make traceable measurements and how to design, carry out and report calibration
· Unique emphasis on possible problems in the field, and provision of practical advice on how to recognise and treat errors.
An essential reference resource for practising and training engineers, scientists and technicians in accredited test and calibration laboratories involved in temperature measurement and calibration.

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all you want to know about temperature calibration
This one book covers alot of ground in enought detail to keep most of us happy...I havent found a single source which covers all the main bases this well.

Informative book - wider than title implies
This book not only covers temperature trace ability but also covers subjects like how a temperature sensor's construction will affect the long-term stability of measurements. However information about how the associated measurement equipment is constructed and how it affects the long-term temperature measurement stability is not thoroughly discussed.

Some parts of the trace ability aspect are limited, for example, how error tolerance build up affects the finial specs, which can be claimed.

Good introductory book, easy to read. ... Read more

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Smith & Van Hess preferable!
This book is used as graduate text for GTech, ChBE course, and suffices in context of summarizing a large amount of material on fugacities in mixtures, empirical methods used for prediction and analysis of phase euilibria problems. With no previous exposure to Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics, I found Smith and Van Hess to be greatly helpful in explaining basic concepts, and providing a lucid, logical development of the subject. While Prausnitz dwells at length on the behavior of mixtures, the development of the subject leaves one wanting for a lot more, and hence this book will always need atleat one complementary text like Smith's book to be a useful text. The topics explained really well in the text include fugacities in gas and liquid mixtures, and calculation of solubilities of solids or gases in liquids. Other areas of thermodynamics are either ignored or coverage is sketchy (for examples treatment of polymers, electrolytes, use of statistical mechanics, etc).

Clearly written , Very good book
The book explains clearly the subjects making easy to understand the topics. I would suggest chem. eng to use it as a tool for understanding any specific subject in phase equilibria. It points out clearly the principles. Any book written by Dr. Prausnitz has high quality.

Good solution thermo, but don't get rid of Smith & Van Ness
This is the text that is used for graduate ChE thermo at Georgia Tech. I found many of the chapters to be very useful and complete. For example, the chapters on estimating fugacities and solubilities in gases and liquids were very well written. However, I found the treatment of some topics, such as equations of state and supercritical fluids to be somewhat superficial and not developed very well in general. Smith & Van Ness and The Properties of Gases and Liquids were useful supplements.

Errata
En la Ec. 6-122 pg. 264 el subindice del tercer termino de la derecha de la ecuacion: phi* dice 2 debe decir 1.

Por favor si tienen un Fe de Erratas comunicarlo a todos los usuarios.

El libro es excelente. gracias

Simple and interesting...
I found this book easy to read about some topics that others books make to difficult to understand. I widely recommend this book... ... Read more

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Basic Books is proud to announce the next two volumes of the complete audio CD collection of the recorded lectures delivered by the late Richard P. Feynman, lectures originally delivered to his physics students at Caltech and later fashioned by the author into his classic textbook Lectures on Physics. Ranging from the most Basic principles of Newtonian physics through such formidable theories as Einstein's general relativity, superconductivity, and quantum mechanics, Feynman's 111 lectures stand as a monument of clear exposition and deep insight. ... Read more

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Concise and authoritative, this book set the standard for excellence in basic mechanics texts. The major emphasis is on basic principles and problem formulation. Strong effort has been made to show both the cohesiveness of the relatively few fundamental ideas and the great variety of problems that these ideas solve. All of the problems deal with principles and procedures inherent in the design and analysis of engineering structures and mechanical systems with many of the problems referring explicitly to design considerations. ... Read more

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Dynamics(ISBN 0-471-59767-8)
this books really needs more examples that aren't so vague and difficult to understand. They could really try and make it easier to understand in the literature aspect of the book to. The solutions manual absolutely SUCKS. This book does not help what so ever but does guarantee to confuse you. If you could find me a better solutions manual please let me know because I would like to order it. Thank You

Great book
This is really a great book in a hard to grasp subject.It is easy to follow ,has a lot of excellent sample problems and examples ,student-friendly and it is ideal for selfstudy.

great book, great choice, but my taste has chosen Hibbeler10
(refers to Dynamics, 5th Edition. but is meant for both volumes):
Lets begin with Meriam5 Pro's:
+ generously big-sized format. what a wonderful look when you open. really inviting, attractive. and enjoyable reading!
+ nicest written text passages: clear, in full, rigorous, easy-to-follow theory, explained with many words and extra-words. reading for interesting and lovely background information.
+ excellent general, comprehensive treatment of particle systems incl rigorous maths (Read this chapter and learn from it!!)derivations. results in many useful key equations. good overview.
+ rigid bodies treated as special case of particle systems (cool!). again, read the "Kinetics of Particle Systems"-chapter from this book, and not from any other.
+ key kinetic equations are easily identified and are given in most general forms, precision to special cases when needed only. good math manipulation/derivation of formulas and equations. gives best kinetics math fundament. Easy to spot the colourful boxes!
+ *each* problem statement supported by picture book illustrations, agreeable.
+ superb appendix: extremely detailed coverage of moments, products of inertia etc. Recomendable chapter.
+ book physical quality outstanding: page paper, hardcover, beautiful overall layout. Highest quality available! inside page layout not as modern as Hibbeler10 but maybe more attractive in total (talking about looks and physical quality).
+ no doubt, best problem set on the market (>1500 probs of immense educational value though they cover plane motion only)
+ recommendable for purchase. (but i d prefer a different one!)
The list of Con's is as long as the Pro's-list:
- neglects the 3rd-dim in general formulation and application of equations of motion, horror!
- except for last chapter whole book covers 2-dim motion only. no use of cylindrical coord's, nowhere.
- sticks to cartesian coord instead of being general
- doesnt cover eccentric impact at all
- 3-dim motion is covered truely "introductory" only.
- lacks basic kinematic formulas (n-t-coord's: no binormal unit vec, no formula for 'rho' curvature y(x) or tan 'psi')
- 'Key Concepts'-pages are not down to the details. interesting background reading but not too useful for application of concepts. No step-by-step procedure is given. Just vague formulations. Good for overview but not of any explicit use.
- Ch1 introduces spherical and cylindrical coord's but are never used in text/examples/problems (motion are in 2-dim's only) *very irritating* (problems and examples are all planar motion problems. except for very last Chapter)
- lacks a number of desirable illustrations t/a math developments
- not as much supplementary material on the companion website, poor.
- with reading the nice text passages one gains info/knowledge/wisdom but not problem-solving skills.
- lacks a few spicey but useful formulas found in Hibbeler's
- no money-saving Combined hardcover package available (only a money-saving 2-vols packaged paperback).
- inconsistent notation for rotational vector 'omega'.

to sum up, MeriamKraige is a great buy - I respect the physical quality and content quality though it is a pure undergrad text and never wants to go beyond. all is presented in the most simple manner. no advanced (but useful) formulas, derivations, maths with the result: I am really missing a few equations. Taking into consideration that *none* of the competitors (BeerJohnston, Shames, Hibbeler) is complete either consider buying it if you can live with the above Con's. I could live with them, but my personal taste is towards Hibbeler10. Read also my Hibbeler10-review (amazon.com).

Uh, this book sucks
If I could rate it 0 stars, that's what I would give it. I'm a graduate student at UC Berkeley and I was taking an undergrad dynamics course. The book was utterly dense and really confusing. The only good thing about this thing were the pictures.

I'm studying Dynamics as one of my prelim exam topics and I sure as heck am NOT using this book. Try Engineering Dynamics: A Primer by O'Reilly. It's a much better book sans color pictures.

In fact, right after I finish writing this review, I'm selling this book on Amazon Marketplace!

Oh, did I say this book sucked... no, it's great- ---- buy mine!

Nice book, but I recommend Beer & Johnston
I took to reading this book because I enjoyed the book on Statics by the same author. I was not disappointed, but I thought Dynamics was covered much better in Beer & Johnston. ... Read more

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Not a great physics text
Characteristics of this book (and ratings out of 10). Note that all ratings and descriptions are in comparison to other books.

Difficulty of material: 8 (not necessarily a good thing for everyone), the book is more difficult than most freshman physics texts (calc-based), but there are some derivations that were left out or some were poor in explanation.

Examples: 5, the setup of the examples appear as though they would be excellent, and the setup was a good idea. However, Tipler did a poor job in his carrying out the explanation portion of the examples. Because of this, some of the examples are difficult to follow. This is probably the most important point of the book--examples are crucial to problem solving! Tipler's text doesn't stand up.

Problem Planning: 7, some of the problems have terrible setups, others are simply just vague. In one problem you have to assume a weight for the problem, although this was difficult to discern from the problem description. It was just confusing about how the problem should be approached. Tipler should have actually given the statement "assume a weight," instead of leaving it vague. Another problem had two different masses for answers. That is simply poor planning. The positive aspects of the problem set is that, at least for some colleges, the answers to all the problems can be found on the college's website. Also, there are lots of problems to work, and the conceptual problems are, for the most part, well done.

Compared to Other Books: I have 5 other physics books and this is by far the worst of them. Serway's or Young's books are FAR better. There is far more explanation and the problems are just as difficult (Serway's has even harder material in some aspects). The other texts contains more and better derivations (assuming you are looking for the hardest editions). Other books give much better material for the amount of money asked for.

If you must buy this book for class, I would recommend getting an additional used book (from an author other than Tipler) for reference. You may find you use other texts more than the assigned text because Tipler's text is poor. Also, problems on physics tests are usually from other books--so working problems in other books can only help test grades.

dazed and confused
Terrible book - often when explaining problems, it skips steps (so you have no idea how they got from one point to the next), and they show so few examples. Over 100 homework problems for each chapter, with only the odd-#ed answers in back (no explanations, or even-#ed answers), and most of the problems have nothing similar that are explained in the chapter!
I'm having a rough time comprehending this book, and I'm an 'A' calculus student.

Very excelent.
The first equation that you see in this book is that "Tipler= Quality"

At first, this seems a little pompous and presumptuous. But it is alas, oh so true. When I first started physics this year, I had no experience of calculus. I thought taking a physics course based in calc was going to be hard. I was wrong, as Tipler's explinations were so well done that I found the math to be easy. Although its true that most of my physics learning came from my high school teacher, the only thing he lectured on where things that came almost directly from Tipler. This was convinient if I didn't feel like taking extensive notes. By the end of the simester, I had mechanics mastered. With Tipler by my side, the biggest challenge in learning physics was overcoming my own lazyness.

WORST TEXT EVER!!!
this book is BAAAD. i hated it. it's very hard to understand. it's too technical. i think it should explain the concepts more in english, instead of all technical then it'll be easier to understand.

This book is so hard to understand.
I'm a straight A student, and I've never had any problems in any of my classes. But this book is making me failing my physics class. It is sooooo hard to read and understand. It's making me so afraid of physics. ... Read more

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Addresses fundamentals and advanced topics relevant to the behavior of materials under in-service conditions such as impact, shock, stress and high-strain rate deformations. Deals extensively with materials from a microstructure perspective which is the future direction of research today. ... Read more

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Basic Heat and Mass Transfer has been written for undergraduate students in mechanical-engineering programs. The book is quite versatile. It can be used as the text for an introductory course during the junior or senior year, although the coverage is sufficiently comprehensive for use as a reference work in undergraduate laboratory and design courses. The emphasis throughout is on engineering calculations and each topic is developed to a point that will provide the student with the tools needed to practice the art of design. In addition, the student is introduced to design methodology for heat and mass transfer equipment. ... Read more

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This book presents a modern approach to the study of internal combustion engines! Building upon the foundation of the first edition, the book has been completely revised, with each chapter reorganized and updated. The purpose of the book is to apply the principles of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer to the analysis of internal combustion engines. The text also features modern web-based computational methods. ... Read more

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Published April 2004

The 4th edition Convective Heat and Mass Transfer continues the trend of encouraging the use of a numerically based, computational approach to solving convective heat and mass transfer problems, in addition to classical problem-solving approaches.This best-selling text also presents a strong theoretical basis for the subject of convective heat and mass transfer by focusing on boundary layer theory and provides optional coverage of the software teaching tool TEXSTAN. ... Read more

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The study of droplets and sprays has developed rapidly over the past two decades because of their many important applications, from automobile engine combustion to drug aerosols. This book addresses the complex subject of the interactions of droplets and sprays.It describes the behavior of an individual droplet in a spray, the behavior of a spray, and the critical relationships between the two. Along with a strong theoretical foundation, the book presents results in a way that will be useful for engineering practice, with summaries of key formulae and examples of various spray computations.Among topics covered are transient heating (or cooling) and vaporization (or condensation), multicomponent liquid droplet vaporization, near critical and supercritical ambient conditions, interaction of droplets with turbulent or vortical structures, distortion of the spherical shape and secondary atomization of the droplets, and computational issues.As an authoritative review of the science and technology of droplets and sprays, this book will be useful for graduate students, researchers, and practicing engineers. ... Read more

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This textbook contains a wealth of information essential for successful experiments at low temperatures. The first chapters describe the low-temperature properties of liquid and solid matter, including liquid helium. The major part of the book is devoted to refrigeration techniques and the physics on which they rely, the definition of temperature, thermometry, and a variety of design and construction techniques. The lively style and practical basis of this text make it easy to read and particularly useful for anyone beginning research in low-temperature physics. Low-temperature scientists will find it of great value due to its extensive compilation of materials data and relevant new results from thermometry and materials properties as well as many additional references. This edition also includes 'problems'. ... Read more

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The bible for building low temperature cryostats
If you want to build a low temperature cryostat you need this book.

The bible for building low temperature cryostats
Frank Pobell's book is essentially the bible for building cryostats. If you are in need of a low temperature system and the organization that you are working with doesn't know about Pobell's book, you should look for another vendor. ... Read more

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This scholarly text provides an introduction to the numerical methods used to model partial differential equations governing wave-like and weakly dissipative flows. The focus of the book is on fundamental methods and standard fluid dynamical problems such as tracer transport, the shallow-water equations and the Euler equations. The emphasis is on methods appropriate for applications in atmospheric and oceanic science, but these same methods are also well-suited for the simulation of wave-like flows in many other scientific and engineering disciplines.

The text discusses finite-difference, spectral, finite-element and finite-volume methods. Also included are additional chapters on semi-Lagrangian schemes, non-reflecting boundary conditions and methods for the efficient solution of problems that include physically insignificant rapidly propagating waves.

Throughout the book the author has followed a middle ground between the theorem-proof formalism of a pure mathematics text and the highly empirical approach found in some engineering publications. Although there are no formal proofs, the essential characteristics of the various schemes are mathematically derived in a style familiar to physical scientists. Numerical examples illustrating the theoretically derived properties of the various methods are presented throughout the book to establish a concrete link between theory and practice. Both theoretical and applied problems are provided at the end of each chapter.

Numerical Methods for Wave Equations in Geophysical Fluid Dynamics will be useful as a senior undergraduate and graduate text and as a reference for those teaching or using numerical methods, particularly for those concentrating on fluid dynamics.

Dale R. Durran is a professor at the University of Washington, Seattle. He has a doctorate in meteorology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a master's in mathematics from UC Berkeley.From the reviews:"...The book's unquestionable advantage is the clarity and simplicity in presenting virtually all basic ideas and methods of numerical analysis currently actively used in geophysical fluid dynamics." -Physics of Atmosphere and Ocean "...an excellent reference...should be brought to the attention of readers in meteorology, oceanography, physics, mechanics and engineering... an excellent text book...the extensiveness, theoretical and practical extent this book reaches make it a classical work." -Acta Meteorologica Sinica ... Read more

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A great textbook!
In this introductory text space is equally divided into traditional methods (finite difference and spectral) and more modern methods (finite volume and semi-Lagrangian) for solving GFD-related PDEs. The book also contains chapters on filtering of physically insignificant fast waves and on open boundary conditions. Arguably these subjects can be learned by studying a collection of specialty books, but very seldom one finds even-handed treatment of all major techniques in a single book like this. More important, the breadth in scope does not come at the cost of depth or conciseness in presentation. Rather, the book achieves a delightful balance between breadth and depth, as well as between theory and practice. Not only is it an important successer to the long-respected Haltiner and Williams (1984), but it is much more readable.

I used the book to teach a graduate course on numerical methods at the University of Chicago. I could not cover the entire book in a 10-week quarter, but was able to cover chapters 2,3,4 and 5. The clearly written text was very helpful in organizing the class material.

The problems sets at the end of each chapter are also well designed, albeit mostly theoretical. It would be helpful to have separate programming assignments based on these problems, so students can learn how to apply principles into practice. ... Read more

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A Good Book
This is a easy entrance book for graduated students. Chemical Engineers will be safe with this. ... Read more

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This great classic by the Nobel Prizewinner who originated quantum theory is still recognized as one of the best introductions to thermodynamics. A model of conciseness and clarity, the book covers fundamental facts and definitions, first and second fundamental principles of thermodynamics, applications to special states of equilibrium, much more. Numerous worked examples. 1922 edition.
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The great classic of macroscopic thermodynamics
Seeing this book still in print makes me think that not all is lost. For decades everyone looked for Planck's treatise in order to give unity to his or her collection of facts concerning heat, as well as depth to the whole thing. The careful and elegant exposition still satisfies these needs, though the main trends have changed. The purity of the macroscopic approach championed by Planck (in fact a competition against Boltzmann) may seem now an exageration. You will not find interpretations in terms of molecules, for instance. On the other hand, the charm of the purely macroscopic approach is undeniable. After the introductory chapters the reader will notice an emphasis towards chemical equilibrium. This is, in fact, common to almost all thermodynamics texts of that time (Sommerfeld's , for instance) and is due to the fact that one of the main scientific efforts of that time was to try to synthesize ammonia, badly needed for agriculture and explosives (wars were much mo! re frequent then). The problem was eventually solved, for gaseous reagents, by Planck's students Guldberg and Waage and, especially, by Nernst, with the discovery of the third law of thermodynamics. This, by the way, receives a very detailed and interesting treatment in the last chapter, named The Absolute Value of Entropy. This alone would be worth the reading. ... Read more

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Fields over Particles
There is an old debate in quantum physics: Do we consider particles or waves? Some believe that debate was concluded by Wigner's work, which says *loosely* that particles are sets of quantum numbers arising as excitations of a given quantum field. The quantum field in turn is an effective structure appearing at low energies due to three fundamental properties of our world: Clustering, relativity, and basic quantum mechanics.

However, the above picture assumes regimes far from strong gravitational fields. In the case of such fields Hawking radiation, and black hole thermodynamics arise, which forces one back to the old question: Do we consider waves or particles. This plot thickens when one considers the fact that in strict general relativity global symmetries, and subsequently conserved quantities such as energy, are special cases within the space of all classical configurations. How do we then go about constructing particle quantum numbers --- which are the origin of the classical conserved quantities --- in a strongly curved circumstance?

Wald's text shows us exactly a method for doing so and more. In Wald's `QFT in Curved Spacetime and Black Hole Thermodynamics' fields are given primary status and explicit consideration of the symplectic spaces, manifolds and geometry associated with the classical space of solutions is made. As an example, the Klein Gordon scalar field is considered in detail. Having completed that task quantization in a geometric manner is possible and carried out in Rindler's geometry --- and others --- where Unruh's effect can be seen. Black hole thermodynamics is derived carefully in this text and its relation to Hawking radiation is precisely shown using all previous techniques presented in the document.

This is a text that is not served by skipping around. Everything here is truly relevant and worth the read. Wald is a true master at conveying in words the tension and solutions of GR and this text clearly describes the motivation, problems and solutions associated with QFT on curved backgrounds. ... Read more

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An interesting book
I teach a course in thermodynamics for college students in biology, as such, I thought the book could be useful, perhaps the new textbook for my course.
Possitive things:
* you will find real thermodynamics, biology and also historical notes in the book.
* there are not too many books that blend biology and thermodynamics in forms acceptable to biologist and physicists, this one does.
* it has an interesting selection of subjects

Problems:
* most of the time it has TOO many words, for those that like concise presentations, it is a problem. There are no evident forms to distinguish essential from accesory
* there is a bias towards bio-chemistry that introduces some additional difficulties for people with other backgrounds

My recommendation to the students
Main text: Kondepudi and Prigogine. Modern Thermodynamics
(extremely clear, concise and with historical notes but little biology)
Second text: Biological Thermodynamics by Haynie

Exciting!
Although Mrs. Faversham is revealed as the murderer in the first third of the book, the joy is in the chase. Dr. Haynie's Inspector Thorndyke is a valuable addition to mystery fiction. Although the subplot about the stuttering pan flute player seemed a little belaboured.

Good Scientific Text
This book is cleverly written. What comes through on every page is Dr. Haynie's breadth of knowledge and enthusiasm for his subject. Dr. Haynie proved that a good scientific text need not be boring. Students who want to learn how thermodynamics relates to everyday life and how their body works will love this book.

This book might become a classic
I'm a Ph.D. student in computational modeling specializing in applications in physics and bioinformatics. My bachelor's degree is in biophysics. I have read numerous biosciences books and texbooks by leading authors. In my opinion this book is one of the best biophysics books I have ever read. I found this book accessible, which is important for students, and yet engaging. The author provides broad coverage of the subject and thoroughly explains basic concepts. For instance, the first law is covered in its own chapter, as is the second law. There are two chapters of Gibbs free energy, with many practical applications, and one on statistical thermodynamics. The chapter on kinetics is an appropriate complement to a book whose main subject is thermodynamics. The final chapter reads like a popular book, introducing students to a number of very interesting and exciting areas for research. This is truly a unique textbook. My guess is that this book might become a classic.

yuk
I thought this book was very confusing and it assumed I knew all about old scientists and so on. The easy bits were labored and the hard bits went too fast. There was a really wierd question about why is it sensible to think stars are gods for instance???!!! ... Read more

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With complete coverage of the basic principles of heat transfer along with a broad range of applications in a flexible format, Heat Transfer: A Practical Approach, provides the perfect blend of fundamentals and applications. The text provides a highly intuitive and practical understanding of the material by emphasizing the physics and the underlying physical phenomena involved. Using a reader-friendly approach and a conversational writing style, the book is self-instructive and entertains while it teaches. It shows that highly technical matter can be communicated effectively in a simple yet precise language. ... Read more

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This is a Great Book
This Book is much Better than any of the Other books out there as far as a GOOD Engineering reference for Heat Transfer. This Book is highly logical and very practical. The Author does not bog you down into the differential equations and boundary conditions, which is un necessary for 99% of all Heat Transfer work. Anwers to problems are not as needed when they have Detailed Examples with Step by step solutions for several problems each chapter. The person above will find a better appreciation for the book when he becomes a professional and doesn't have time to look at theory till you go blind. The book does do a Fair attempt at more then 1 dimensional Heat Transfer patterns and is an Excellent Resource for Theory and Application of all Types of Heat Transfer.

A great book if you want to be confused
The book has much information, but it is not in a very logical format. When you need an equation to use a look up chart, don't expect to find one. The charts in the book are useful, but you really have to know what is going on ahead of time, not a good book to learn from. Using this book as a reference book when taking a test is not a good idea. I wish these people would have put at least the odd answers in the back of the book. With out the answers, especially when your teacher doesn't go over hw with you, you have no clue how to do the problems. ... Read more

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This book reflects the state-of-the-art and current trends in modeling and simulation.The book provides comprehensive coverage of 1) the modeling techniques of the major types of dynamic engineering systems, 2) the solution techniques for the resulting differential equations for linear and nonlinear systems, and 3) the attendant mathematical procedures related to the presentation of dynamic systems and determination of their time and frequency response characteristics. It explains in detail how to select all of the system component parameter values for static and dynamic performance specifications and limits.For anyone interested in systems dynamics, modeling, and interdisciplinary systems. ... Read more

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a keeper
I have taken the Modeling course at UT Arlington with Dr. Woods (the author), the book covers modeling techniques for Electrical, mechanical, heat tranfer..systems. it has a practical review of differenitial equations. Also has Practical simulation information. and it is great to keep as a reference. ... Read more

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This book provides an introduction to understanding combustion, the burning of a substance that produces heat and often light, in microgravity environments-i.e., environments with very low gravity such as outer space. Readers are presented with a compilation of worldwide findings from fifteen years of research and experimental tests in various low-gravity environments, including drop towers, aircraft, and space.

Microgravity Combustion is unique in that no other book reviews low- gravity combustion research in such a comprehensive manner. It provides an excellent introduction for those researching in the fields of combustion, aerospace, and fluid and thermal sciences.

• An introduction to the progress made in understanding combustion in a microgravity environment
• Experimental, theoretical and computational findings of current combustion research
• Tutorial concepts, such as scaling analysis
• Worldwide microgravity research findings ... Read more

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This survey of thermal systems engineering combines coverage of thermodynamics, fluid flow, and heat transfer in one volume. Developed by leading educators in the field, this book sets the standard for those interested in the thermal-fluids market. Drawing on the best of what works from market leading texts in thermodynamics (Moran), fluids (Munson) and heat transfer (Incropera), this book introduces thermal engineering using a systems focus, introduces structured problem-solving techniques, and provides applications of interest to all engineers. ... Read more