Buoyancy-Induced Flows and Transport

Buoyancy-Induced Flows and Transport

DECEMBER 1989, Vol. 111 / 321 | By Benjamin Gebhart, Yogesh Jaluria, Roop L. Mahajan, and Bahgat Sammakia
The book *Buoyancy-Induced Flows and Transport* by Benjamin Gebhart, Yogesh Jaluria, Roop L. Mahajan, and Baghat Sammakia is a comprehensive and up-to-date textbook that contributes significantly to the literature on natural convection heat transfer. The authors aim to provide a balanced coverage of both theory and experiments, making it suitable for graduate-level students in thermal sciences. The book is well-organized, with over 200 problems per chapter and a large number of references, totaling more than 2,000. It covers a wide range of topics, including external vertical thermally-induced flows, vertical axisymmetric flows, combined mass and thermal transport, mixed convection, and transport in saturated porous media. The book relies on analytical techniques such as boundary layer approximation and asymptotic methods, and includes extensive experimental data and empirical correlations. However, it sometimes lacks clear discussions of fundamental mechanisms and concise derivations of equations, and focuses primarily on steady flows. Despite these shortcomings, the book is recommended as a valuable reference in thermal laboratories.The book *Buoyancy-Induced Flows and Transport* by Benjamin Gebhart, Yogesh Jaluria, Roop L. Mahajan, and Baghat Sammakia is a comprehensive and up-to-date textbook that contributes significantly to the literature on natural convection heat transfer. The authors aim to provide a balanced coverage of both theory and experiments, making it suitable for graduate-level students in thermal sciences. The book is well-organized, with over 200 problems per chapter and a large number of references, totaling more than 2,000. It covers a wide range of topics, including external vertical thermally-induced flows, vertical axisymmetric flows, combined mass and thermal transport, mixed convection, and transport in saturated porous media. The book relies on analytical techniques such as boundary layer approximation and asymptotic methods, and includes extensive experimental data and empirical correlations. However, it sometimes lacks clear discussions of fundamental mechanisms and concise derivations of equations, and focuses primarily on steady flows. Despite these shortcomings, the book is recommended as a valuable reference in thermal laboratories.
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