Heat conduction. Third edition

The study of heat transfer is one of the important fields of engineering science. Heat transfer problems are of great practical significance in many branches of engineering. Although it is generally regarded as most closely related to mechanical engineering, much work in this field has also been done in nuclear, chemical, metallurgical, and electrical engineering where heat transfer problems are equally important. In this book, various heat conduction problems in rectangular, cylindrical, and spherical coordinates are solved by the method of separation of variables, integral and Laplace transforms, numerical techniques, and the integral and variational methods. The material presented has evolved from a series of lecture notes developed by the authors when teaching a graduate course in heat conduction over a period of years. This book is written for both engineering students and engineers practicing in areas involving heat diffusion problems. In general, the problems at the end of each chapter are designed to clarify the physically and/or theoretically important points, and to supplement the text. The authors have a strong conviction that this is essential for a clear understanding of the applications of the theoretical results. Special attention has also been given to the derivation of basic equations andmore » their solutions in sufficient detail to help the student clearly understand the subject matter.« less