Process Heat — Transfer. Principles, Applications...

This is arguably the most valuable part of the book. It provides "back-of-the-envelope" calculations and industry standards that allow an engineer to quickly sense-check a design before running expensive software simulations.

While Donald Q. Kern’s 1950 book of the same name is the "ancestor" of this field, Serth’s text is the modern successor that most engineers actually use today. It bridges the gap between complex thermodynamic theory and the messy, practical reality of industrial design. Process Heat Transfer. Principles, Applications...

While it mentions computational methods, it is primarily a manual calculation manual. In a world where most engineers use HTRI or Aspen Exchanger Design & Rating, some might find the manual iterations tedious. This is arguably the most valuable part of the book

If you are a chemical or mechanical engineer working in the power, petroleum, or manufacturing industries, this is a "must-have" desk reference. It’s less of a textbook to read cover-to-cover and more of a manual to keep within arm’s reach when you need to verify if a heat exchanger is performing as it should. Kern’s 1950 book of the same name is