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Contents

Preface ix
Vision Statement xi
Contributors xiii

PART 1 ENERGY 1

1. Thermophysical Properties of Fluids 3
Peter E. Liley
2. Fluid Mechanics 46
Reuben M. Olson
3. Thermodynamics Fundamentals 94
Adrian Bejan
4. Exergy Analysis, Entropy Generation Minimization, and Constructal Theory 117
Adrian Bejan
5. Heat-Transfer Fundamentals 144
G. P. Peterson
6. Furnaces 211
Carroll Cone
7. Energy Auditing 277
Carl Blumstein and Peter Kuhn
8. Heat Exchangers, Vaporizers, Condensers 295
Joseph W. Palen
9. Heat Pipes 335
Hongbin Ma
10. Air Heating 362
Richard J. Reed
11. Cooling Electronic Equipment 371
Allan Kraus and Avram Bar-Cohen
12. Refrigeration 421
Dennis L. O’Neal
13. Cryogenic Systems 465
Leonard A. Wenzel
14. Indoor Environmental Control 531
Jelena Srebric
15. Thermal Systems Optimization 554
Reinhard Radermacher

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