Transport Phenomena for Biological and Agricultural Engineers: A Problem-Based Approach

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