Nano/Microscale Heat Transfer - Paperback

by Zhuomin M. Zhang (Author)

Introduction.- Overview of Macroscopic Thermal Sciences.- Elements of Statistical Thermodynamics and Quantum Theory.- Kinetic Theory and Micro/Nanofluidics.- Thermal Properties of Solids and the Size Effect.- Electron and Phonon Transport.- Nonequilibrium Energy Transfer in Nanostructures.- Fundamentals of Thermal Radiation.- Radiative Properties of Nanomaterials.- Near-Field Energy Transfer.- Appendix A.- Appendix B

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This substantially updated and augmented second edition adds over 200 pages of text covering and an array of newer developments in nanoscale thermal transport. In Nano/Microscale Heat Transfer, 2nd edition, Dr. Zhang expands his classroom-proven text to incorporate thermal conductivity spectroscopy, time-domain and frequency-domain thermoreflectance techniques, quantum size effect on specific heat, coherent phonon, minimum thermal conductivity, interface thermal conductance, thermal interface materials, 2D sheet materials and their unique thermal properties, soft materials, first-principles simulation, hyperbolic metamaterials, magnetic polaritons, and new near-field radiation experiments and numerical simulations. Informed by over 12 years use, the author's research experience, and feedback from teaching faculty, the book has been reorganized in many sections and enriched with more examples and homework problems. Solutions for selected problems are also available to qualified faculty via a password-protected website.- Substantially updates and augments the widely adopted original edition, adding over 200 pages and many new illustrations;- Incorporates student and faculty feedback from a decade of classroom use;- Elucidates concepts explained with many examples and illustrations;- Supports student application of theory with 300 homework problems;- Maximizes reader understanding of micro/nanoscale thermophysical properties and processes and how to apply them to thermal science and engineering;- Features MATLAB codes for working with size and temperature effects on thermal conductivity, specific heat of nanostructures, thin-film optics, RCWA, and near-field radiation.

Author Biography

Dr. Zhuomin Zhang is a Professor in the G. W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta. He worked at NIST and University of Florida prior to joining Georgia Tech. Professor Zhang is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the American Physical Society, and an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. His research interests are in micro/nanoscale heat transfer, especially nanoscale thermal radiation, for energy conversion and temperature measurement. He has authored or co-authored more than 200 journal papers and book chapters and mentored to graduation more than 20 Ph.D. students. He was a recipient of the 1999 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) and the 2015 ASME Heat Transfer Memorial Award, among others. He earned a Ph.D. degree from MIT and his B.S. and M.S. degrees from the University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei.