Deborah A. Kaminski, Michael K. Jensen

Gebundenes Buch

Introduction to Thermal and Fluids Engineering

Beschreibung

This innovative book uses unifying themes so that the boundaries between thermodynamics, heat transfer, and fluid mechanics become transparent. It begins with an introduction to the numerous engineering applications that may require the integration of principles and tools from these disciplines.

Autor

Deborah A. Kaminski is the author of over 80 peer-reviewed articles in technical journals, an invited article in the New York Times, a featured article in Science, with associated podcast, and an engineering textbook published by John Wiley & Sons. After receiving her B.S. degree in Physics, Deborah Kaminski spent 5 years at the General Electric Research and Development Center in Schenectady, New York. Her work focused on heat transfer in electrical machinery, including motors, transformers, batteries, and generators. She then returned to Rensselaer for doctoral research on computational fluid dynamics in free convection. After receiving her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, she joined the Rensselaer faculty in 1985, and was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure in 1991.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• 1st Edition Reprint
• Seitenzahl: 800
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. März 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 225mm x 287mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 1934g
• ISBN-13: 9781119289685
• ISBN-10: 1119289688
• Artikelnr.: 49137344