The International Encyclopedia of Heat and Mass Transfer is designed to be a comprehensive reference for both professionals and students needing information on heat and mass transfer. The Encyclopedia covers a wide range of topics including primary processes, associated thermodynamics and fluid physical properties, and basic equations and their methods of solution. Details of the plant and equipment associated with heat and mass transfer processes are also covered. Both scientific background and descriptions of engineering applications are included; contains material indispensable to scientists and engineers; topics and entries are uniquely cross-referenced; 300 internationally renowned specialists in their fields have contributed to this compilation of more than 1,000 articles; and more than 2,000 illustrations and tables.