Fundamentals of Momentum, Heat and Mass Transfer | 
 enlarge | Authors: James Welty, Charles E. Wicks, Gregory L. Rorrer, Robert E. Wilson
Publisher: Wiley
Category: Book
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 223480
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 5
Pages: 740
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.9
Dimensions (in): 10 x 7.9 x 1.1
ISBN: 0470128682
Dewey Decimal Number: 620.106
EAN: 9780470128688
Publication Date: November 12, 2007
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Product Description
Fundamentals of Momentum, Heat, and Mass Transfer, now in its fifth edition, continues to provide a unified treatment of momentum transfer (fluid mechanics), heat transfer, and mass transfer. This new edition has been updated to include more coverage of modern topics such as biomedical/biological applications as well as an added separations topic on membranes. Additionally, the fifth edition will focus on an explicit problem-solving methodology that is thoroughly and consistently implemented throughout the text.
Designed for undergraduates taking transport phenomena or transfer and rate process courses.
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 GREAT TEXT! Marciej is an idiot April 20, 2006
Chris Papamitrou
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
I highly recommend this book to anyone new at the subject, it is really a very good text. The derivations are not confusing at all, in fact they are some of the easiest to follow. The way the book is written makes a hard subject relatively easy to understand. Converting units is one of the easiest thing in the world, and if the problems you have with this book are because of unit conversions then you shouldn't be reading a transport book. I also can't understand why someone would say that this book goes over vector calculus very poorly? It is not supposed to go over it at all! You can't expect the author to hold your hand the whole time, he needs to assume you have some knowledge before you read a book especially one on transport. Maciej should check out Harry Potter or something less involved. Another thing about Biskups review that irritates me, is how can you say you are a chemical engineer and don't know multivariable calculus? This kid is so dumb. I am chemical engineer too, and I love all calculus even easier forms like multivariable which you are required to know. How else can you get through thermodynamics genius?
 Nice mass transfer portion April 3, 2008
Yue Meng Yi
I didn't really like the portions on heat and momentum transfer, because I think there are other more specialised books dealing with those areas, and the applications problems weren't that great.
The mass transfer portion was my favourite. I really appreciated the straightforward, fun and exiciting applications the authors incorporated into the text. It is a very good introduction to mass transfer. Hand-waving aside, I guess there has to be a balance somewhere, so for most people, it is good enough, as it is for me.
Overall 4-star grading, but only because of the good mass transfer portion.
This book is missing something June 10, 2006
Allan Vandyke (New Zealand)
Some chapters were very useful and infomative. However I was dissapointed with most of the fluid mechanics. I would have liked more information about setting up the relevant equations. These chapters are very short and do not provide sufficient information.
Maybe a classic, but 5th ed. full of TYPOs! September 29, 2008
K. Lawrence (Berkeley, CA)
I have carefully studied this text over a two-semester series in transport phenomena and I am amazed at the severity of typographical errors. For example, eqn 27-15 on pg 502 is missing a crucial 1/n term in the infinite sum. Equation 30-20 on pg 582 is completely misplaced-- it should be on the next page. Virtually every page you turn to has at least one typo, sometimes up to ten. It is criminal to sell a book for upwards of $150 without extensive proofreading. Next time hire an editor (I'm available for a reasonable pay).
A Good Book October 7, 2000
2 out of 10 found this review helpful
This is a easy entrance book for graduated students. Chemical Engineers will be safe with this.
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