Advances in Heat Transfer (eBook)

Front Cover 1
Advances in Heat Transfer, Volume 10 4
Copyright Page 5
Contents 6
List of Contributors 8
Preface 10
Contents of Previous Volumes 12
Chapter 1. Thermophysical Properties of Lunar Materials: Part I Thermal Radiation Properties of Lunar Materials from the Apollo Missions 18
I. Introduction 18
II. Apollo Samples: Location and Description 21
III. Remote Sensing Results 24
IV. Thermal Radiation Measurements 29
V. Summary 51
Nomenclature 52
References 52
Chapter 2. Thermophysical Properties of Lunar Media: Part II Heat Transfer within the Lunar Surface Layer 56
I. Introduction 56
II. Thermal Conductivity 59
III. Specific Heat 76
IV. Thermal Diffusivity 81
V. Thermal Parameter 87
VI. Heat Transfer in the Lunar Surface Layer 89
VII. Reference Values of Thermophysical Properties 96
Nomenclature 97
References 97
Chapter 3. Boiling Nucleation 102
I. Introduction 103
II. Fundamental Equations of Surface Science 104
III. Homogeneous Nucleation 109
IV. Superheat Limits 112
V. Heterogeneous Nucleation 128
VI. Nucleation from a Preexisting Gas or Vapor Phase 134
VII. Size Range of Active Cavities 144
VIII. Stability of Nucleation Cavities 151
IX. Minimum Boiling Superheat 165
Nomenclature 179
References 180
Chapter 4. Heat Transfer in Fluidized Beds 184
I. Introduction 184
II. General Description of Fluidized Bed Behavior 186
III. Heat Transfer between Solid Particles and a Fluid 188
IV. Heat Transfer between a Fluidized Bed and a Surface 197
Nomenclature 230
References 231
Chapter 5. Heat and Mass Transfer in Fire Research 236
I. Introduction 237
II. Pyrolysis 243
III. Ignition 252
IV. The Plume 262
V. Fire Spread 277
VI. Instrumentation in Fire Research 289
VII. Fire Research and the Fire Fighter 292
VIII. Concluding Remarks 297
References 298
Author Index 302
Subject Index 310