Transport Phenomena for Biological and Agricultural Engineers: A Problem-Based Approach, 1st Edition. PDF

A single source of information for the many facets of transport phenomena

This hands-on guide lays out core principles and practices of heat, mass, and momentum transfer in one useful resource. Written by a seasoned biological and agricultural engineering professor, Transport Phenomena for Biological and Agricultural Engineers: A Problem-Based Approach includes examples and problem sets reflecting real-world applications. You will explore fluid, mass, and heat transfer; pressure measurements; Fick's and Kirchhoff's Laws; and much more. This textbook is designed to be the singular resource for biological and agricultural engineering students studying transport phenomena.

Coverage includes:

• Modes of heat transfer

• Conduction heat transfer

• Steady-state conduction heat transfer

• Unsteady state conduction

• Convection heat transfer

• Design and analysis of heat exchangers

• Elements of thermal radiation

• Fluid flow fundamentals

• Flow through pipes

• Pumps and fans

• Fundamentals of mass transfer

• Introduction to psychrometrics

• Fundamentals of refrigeration

• Introduction to adsorption

Author Praveen Kolar, PhD