Written for designers engaged in the design and manufacture of furnaces, laboratory apparatus, and material processing equipment, this book deals with general design technique for heating. The author offers design plans for many industrial appliances and provides worked examples and critical comments to help with understanding. There are 10-20 fully worked design problems within the book and calculations of combustion and heat balance are integrated throughout the text. Topics also covered include solar heating, advanced heat transfer, and the incineration of municipal wastes. A collection of table and design data is offered as well.