Suggested textbooks for the HTTA course - A.Y.

2015-16

Heat Transfer and Thermal Analysis A.Y. 2015/16

Detailed references to textbooks and other materials that cover the

course program

Notes:

• as the course is a 6 CFU course, almost no topic will be covered at the level of detail of a specia-
lized textbook, so the majority of the references in the following contain much more information
with respect to what is strictly needed for the exam. This is why:

– the suggestion is that if you do not attend the lectures, you get a copy of the notes from a
colleague of yours (or at least have a look at them), to have an idea of how each topic was
discussed during the lectures;
– for many of the references a “reduction” in the level of detail at which they have to be
studied is also given. Note: when such information is omitted, it means that the reference
has to be studied in-depth, including figures and examples that often offer important insight.

• for the major topics (conduction, convection, boiling and condensation, radiation, heat exchan-
gers) the suggested reference text is:

J.H. Lienhard IV & J.H. Lienhard V, A Heat Transfer Textbook, 4th edition

which can be downloaded for free at:

http://web.mit.edu/lienhard/www/ahtt.html
(registration is required, but it only asks country, city and occupation)
In the following, it will be abbreviated as AHTT203.

1. Prerequisites
Basic concepts of Thermodynamics (i.e. those usually given in courses of Applied Thermodina-
mics) and Fluid dynamics (basic concepts and equations; mass, energy and momentum balances;
incompressible flow; fluid dynamic and thermal boundary layers theory, introduction to turbu-
lence) will be assumed as known from previous courses.

Specific topics of direct interest for the HTTA course will be reviewed during the first lessons
(for Thermodynamics) and at the beginning of the “Convection” topic (for Fluid dynamics), but
students feeling that they need a general review or to improve their previous knowledge may
refer to the following textbooks:

• M. Abbott, H. Van Ness, Schaum’s Outline of Thermodynamics with Chemical Applications,

2nd ed., McGraw-Hill
• H.B. Callen, Thermodynamics and an Introduction to Thermostatistics, 2nd ed., John Wiley
& Sons

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• P.K. Kundu, I.M. Cohen, D.R. Dowling, Fluid Mechanics, 6th ed., Academic Press
• Lecture notes about turbulence (this is [far far... far] far more detailed than what is needed
for the HTTA course): http://www.engr.uky.edu/ acfd/lctr-notes634.pdf

2. Review of topics from Thermodynamics

Fundamental relation, thermodynamic potentials, state and Maxwell relations, specific heats and
thermal volumetric coefficients and their relations (ks /kT = cv /cP , generalized Mayer relation),
equations for ∆s, ∆u, ∆h of real substances
References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermodynamic potential
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relations between heat capacities
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxwell relations
Chapter 5 from the lecture notes of the course Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics of the
National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL), India:
http://nptel.ac.in/courses/103101004/downloads/chapter-5.pdf (from the beginning to Section
5.4 included, skip the following)

Real states of matter, and particularly real gases: equations of state, inversion and other peculiar
curves
Reference: Chapter 2 from the lecture notes of the course Chemical Engineering Thermo-
dynamics of the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL), India:
http://nptel.ac.in/courses/103101004/downloads/chapter-2.pdf (from the beginning to Section
2.3 included, skip the following)

Phase transitions
Energy and mass balances for transient flowing systems
Inverse cycles
References: ASHRAE Handbook - Fundamentals, Chap 2. Thermodynamics and Refrigeration
Cycles; H.B. Callen, Thermodynamics and an Introduction to Thermostatistics, 2nd ed., John
Wiley & Sons (these can be found in the Politecnico library, but not online for free; anyway,
more or less every textbook about Applied Thermodynamics is suitable too)

Systems with interfaces: interface and surface energies, Laplace-Young and Young equations,
wettability and related models
References:
G. Kumar, K. N. Prabhu, Review of non-reactive and reactive wetting of liquids on surfaces,
Advances in Colloid and Interface Science 133 (2007) 61 - 89, Sections from 1 to 2.3 and from
2.5 to 3.1 (Section 2.4 and from 3.2 on can be skipped)
This can be downloaded from the Elsevier database ScienceDirect using a computer connected
to the Politecnico network.
Students having no previous knowledge about interface energies and Laplace-Young equation
should also study:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface energy (only Sections “Surface energy” and “Interfacial
energy”) and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young-Laplace-equation

3. Overview of the conduction, convection an radiation heat transfer modes

Reference: Chapter 1 of AHTT203.

4. Conduction
References:
AHTT203 Chapter 2
AHTT203 Chapter 4 only Sections 4.1

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AHTT203 Chapter 5 Sections 5.1, 5.2, 5.6 (for 5.6 only physical concepts - including the ones
from examples - mathematical starting points and final results; all proofs / derivations do not
have to be remembered), 5.7 (only the part about shape factors: from p. 240 on).

5. Introduction to numerical methods: the finite difference method

References:
A short introduction that covers most of what will be discussed in the lectures can be found
in: D.M. Causon, C.G. Mingham, Introductory finite difference methods for PDEs, Ventus Pu-
blishing ApS / www.BookBooN.com, Chapter 2, Chapter 1 Section 1.6, Chapter 3 Sections 3.4
and Chapter 4 Section 4.7 (only introduction and Subsection 4.7.1). This textbook can be do-
wnloaded from
http://www.cs.man.ac.uk/ fumie/tmp/introductory-finite-difference-methods-for-pdes.pdf.

The energy balance method can be found in Subsection 4.4.3 of: T.L. Bergman, A.S. Lavine,
F.P. Incropera, D.P. DeWitt, Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer, 7th ed., Wiley. From
the same textbook, Subsections 5.10.1 and 5.10.2 add more details about the explicit and implicit
schemes, with examples of resulting equations.

6. Convection
References:
AHTT203 Chapter 6 Sections 6.1 and 6.2 only the physical concepts and the final results (that
have to be remembered by heart), Sections 6.3, 6.4; Section 6.5 from the beginning to p. 308:
remember only the physical concepts and results (equations) 6.50, 6.55, 6.58, 6.59, 6.62; from
p. 308 on: in-depth study, apart from results 6.63 and 6.64 that must be understood but not
remembered by heart; Section 6.6 retain all the physical concepts and the final results (that have
to be remembered by heart) equations 6.76, 6.77, 6.78, skipping all the intermediate math; Sec-
tions 6.7 and 6.8 retain all the physical concepts, no math and no final result to be remembered
by heart;

AHTT203 Chapter 7 Sections 7.1, 7.2; Section 7.3 in-depth up to Table 7.2 p. 358, from p.
358 Subsection “Illustrative experiment” on retain only the general concepts plus equation 7.39
and Figure 7.6; Section 7.6 retain physical concepts but skip all math and no equations to be
remembered by heart;

AHTT203 Chapter 8 Section 8.3 from the beginning to p. 406 (Subsection “Prediction of h in
natural convection...” excluded) in-depth, then skip until p. 415 included; p. 416 Subsection
“Note on the validity of the b.l. approximations” in-depth; Section 8.4 no math or result
have to be remembered by heart, but all the cases must be read and their underlying concepts
understood.

7. Radiation
References: AHTT203 Chapter 10 all apart from subsections “Algebraic solution of multisurface
enclosure problems” (p. 561), “The atmospheric greenhouse effect and global warming” (p. 581)
and “The potential for solar power” (p. 583).

8. Boiling and condensation

References:

• for boiling the student may choose the preferred reference between:
– AHTT203 Chapter 9 Sections 9.1, for Sections from 9.2 to 9.6 retain only the major
physical concepts, Section 9.7 only from the beginning to Fig. 9.19 p. 501;
– Section 3.4.1 (retaining only the physical concepts and skipping all math) of
F. Kreith, R.F. Boehm, G.D. Raithby, K.G.T. Hollands, N.V. Suryanarayana, et al.,
The CRC Handbook of Thermal Engineering, CRC Press
that can be downloaded using a computer connected to the Politecnico network from:

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http://www.crcnetbase.com/ISBN/9781420050424 (Section 3.4 in included in Chapter

4: Heat and Mass Transfer)

In addition, a short introduction about two-phase flow (which is involved in flow boiling) is
part of the course program. It can be found in a separate document uploaded on the BEEP
Web page. In this document: 1) the details about the drift flux model and the suggested
papers for void fraction and pressure drop models do not have to be studied, just have a
look at them to get an idea of the underlying concepts; 2) Engineering Data Book III is
referred to as it contains real photographs of the flow patterns.
• for condensation, the reference is the same as for boiling, ref. n. 2: Section 3.4.1 (retaining
only the physical concepts and skipping all math) of
F. Kreith, R.F. Boehm, G.D. Raithby, K.G.T. Hollands, N.V. Suryanarayana, et al., The
CRC Handbook of Thermal Engineering, CRC Press
that can be downloaded using a computer connected to the Politecnico network from:
http://www.crcnetbase.com/ISBN/9781420050424 (Section 3.4 in included in Chapter 4:
Heat and Mass Transfer)

9. Heat exchangers and fins

References:
AHTT203 Chapter 3 (heat exchangers)
AHTT203 Chapter 4 only Sections 4.5 (fin design)

Final note: For students who are not comfortable with the way of explaining of the recommended
textbooks or who desire additional information, another excellent heat transfer textbook is the already
cited: T.L. Bergman, A.S. Lavine, F.P. Incropera, D.P. DeWitt, Fundamentals of Heat and Mass
Transfer, 7th ed., Wiley, while for interface phenomena and two-phase flow a very good textbook
is: V.P. Carey, Liquid Vapor Phase Change Phenomena: An Introduction to the Thermophysics of
Vaporization and Condensation Processes in Heat Transfer Equipment, 2nd ed., CRC Press, Taylor &
Francis Group (Chapters 2 and 3 for interface phenomena, Chapter 10 for two-phase flow - the same
if using the first edition). Concerning numerical methods, much more complete and detailed reference
(beyond the scope of the HTTA course) can be found in: J.H. Ferziger, M. Peric, Computational
Methods for Fluid Dynamics, 3rd ed., Springer, Chapters 2, 3 and 4.