Contents

Symbols xxi

CHAPTER 1 Introduction 1

1.1 What and How? 2

1.2 Physical Origins and Rate Equations 3
1.2.1 Conduction 3
1.2.2 Convection 6
1.2.3 Radiation 8
1.2.4 The Thermal Resistance Concept 12
1.3 Relationship to Thermodynamics 12
1.3.1 Relationship to the First Law of Thermodynamics
(Conservation of Energy) 13
1.3.2 Relationship to the Second Law of Thermodynamics and the
Efficiency of Heat Engines 31
1.4 Units and Dimensions 36
1.5 Analysis of Heat Transfer Problems: Methodology 38