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Summary: Excellent Heat X-Fer but So-So Mass X-Fer
Review: Dear fellow readers: The subject of mass and heat transfer is very involved, and it has applications in many industrial processes. This book starts with a very fundamental explanation of heat transfer. The introduction seems to be from a grade ten science class, hence it is easily understood. As the chapters develop, other concepts such as thermodynamics, solids, and fluids come in to discussion. For this reason I recommend that any one who wishes to read this book, have a firm grasp on these subjects. These sections are far and few in between, so a reader can further develop their understanding with out much difficulty. As the title states the book is about both heat and mass transfer. It is interesting to note that, although these subjects are fundamentally different the calculations are very similar thanks to dimensionless numbers. The book does a very good job of explaining and relating these topics to each other. In my personal opinion, if there is one book that should be bought that encompasses these subjects, and can be used as a reference in the future, this book is my preferred choice.
Rating: 
Summary: Heat and mss transfer simplified
Review: Dear fellow readers: The subject of mass and heat transfer is very involved, and it has applications in many industrial processes. This book starts with a very fundamental explanation of heat transfer. The introduction seems to be from a grade ten science class, hence it is easily understood. As the chapters develop, other concepts such as thermodynamics, solids, and fluids come in to discussion. For this reason I recommend that any one who wishes to read this book, have a firm grasp on these subjects. These sections are far and few in between, so a reader can further develop their understanding with out much difficulty. As the title states the book is about both heat and mass transfer. It is interesting to note that, although these subjects are fundamentally different the calculations are very similar thanks to dimensionless numbers. The book does a very good job of explaining and relating these topics to each other. In my personal opinion, if there is one book that should be bought that encompasses these subjects, and can be used as a reference in the future, this book is my preferred choice.
Rating: 
Summary: A great book
Review: Even if you don't need a course in heat/mass transfer, you could take it just for the book. One of the best engineering books I have ever read, Incropera and De Witt do a great job of explaining heat transfer. Throughout the book, they use clear examples to illustrate the material (and they keep the units throughout the examples!). The only flaw is the mass transfer section (Ch. 14 & 15, I believe). It is a little confusing, but a couple of trips to the professor's office will remedy this. A couple of typos, but not to the extent of other books I've read.
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Summary: Excellent guide for the beginner in Heat and Mass Transfer
Review: I have already read this book. This is one of excellent books that gives the beginner to learn about Heat and Mass Transfer. We can learn about the modus in mass and heat transfer, including conduction, covection, and radiation. This book were completed with problems examples to help us understand about a topic. I hope the author publish a new books that containing about the solutions (answers) for the problems in this book.Best regard, Jonson Sirait
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Summary: The best Heat Transfer book ever
Review: I love this book because was one of the best book I have ever had on my Carreer. As a Chemical Engineer, I have to say that this book has been really useful and I widely recommend to all of you that are studiying Chemical Engineering have one copy of it.
Rating:
Summary: Excellent heat and mass transfer book
Review: I thought this book covered conduction and convection heat
transfer well, but I thought a better job could have been
done on the section about radiation heat transfer. Perhapes more examples of radiation problems could have been used to
make the subject more clear.
I thought the mass transfer sections were well written and
easy to understand.
The solution guide to the problems are not available to the
students. As with all engineering books, I think the solution
guides should be available to the students to promote quicker
and more efficient learning.
Rating:
Summary: Excellent heat and mass transfer book
Review: I thought this book covered conduction and convection heattransfer well, but I thought a better job could have beendone on the section about radiation heat transfer. Perhapes more examples of radiation problems could have been used to make the subject more clear. I thought the mass transfer sections were well written and easy to understand. The solution guide to the problems are not available to the students. As with all engineering books, I think the solution guides should be available to the students to promote quicker and more efficient learning.
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Summary: Excellent Heat X-Fer but So-So Mass X-Fer
Review: I used this textbook for a few years when teaching a course in heat and mass transfer. The heat transfer parts are some of the best I've seen. Very clear explanations and great diagrams. The mass transfer material is not all that great. The authors are mechanical engineers but mass transfer is really the domain of chemical engineers. They're not as often clear (or even totally correct) in the mass transfer sections. There used to be a heat transfer only version of this textbook which might be a better buy. For mass transfer I would use any established chemical engineering textbook.
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Summary: Much Needed.
Review: Starts from fundamental principals, derives governing equations while tracking assumptions, and presents examples that use the problem-solving process and the equations. Organized and written with clarity. Excellent explanation on how to use non-dimensional numbers. Authoritative references. I use it weekly.
Rating: 
Summary: no answers
Review: this book is just so-so in content. May be excellent relative to its counterparts. But what really nonsense is no answers are provided in the back. Some would say no student solutions manual is fine because the problems are assigned as hw by professors. But not a single answer in the back is plain ridiculous. If the reader is so expert in solving the problem(hey no answer), they don't even need to read the book , NO SALE.
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