This textbook presents the classical treatment of the problems of heat transfer in an exhaustive manner with due emphasis on understanding of the physics of the problems. Another special feature of the book is a chapter on introduction to design of heat exchangers and their illustrative design problems.
“Not only physics but also engineering lore, both need a hand-book type dictionary to set a bridge with professional mathematician perspective. This book may serve to such end.” (Piotr Garbaczewski, zbMATH 1455.80001, 2021)
Dr. Rajendra Karwa pursued his Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Jodhpur, Jodhpur, India. He obtained his Ph.D. in 1998 from IIT Roorkee, India. He retired from M.B.M. Engineering College, Faculty of Engineering & Architecture, Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur in 2012 as Professor and Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering after serving more than 30 years. He has served as visiting faculty in Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) from 2003-2005. He is actively involved in design of industrial systems and products, and has successfully completed a large number of industrial projects. Currently he is working as Director (Academics) at Jodhpur Institute of Engineering & Technology, Jodhpur. He has supervised 15 research scholars leading to the award of Ph.D. and M.Tech. He has published about 70 research papers and has authored two books. His areas of interest are heat transfer, machine design, solar thermal applications, and exergy analysis.