Download or read book Doe Fundamentals Handbook - Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, and Fluid Flow (Volume 1 of 3) written by U. S. Department of Energy and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-05-12 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, and Fluid Flow Fundamentals Handbook was developed to assist nuclear facility operating contractors provide operators, maintenance personnel, and the technical staff with the necessary fundamentals training to ensure a basic understanding of the thermal sciences. The handbook includes information on thermodynamics and the properties of fluids; the three modes of heat transfer - conduction, convection, and radiation; and fluid flow, and the energy relationships in fluid systems. This information will provide personnel with a foundation for understanding the basic operation of various types of DOE nuclear facility fluid systems.