W. TRINKS, a global authority on steel mill roll pass design, governors, and industrial furnaces, published several books on these subjects in many languages.

M. H. MAWHINNEY authored Practical Industrial Furnace Design and coauthored (with Trinks) Volume I, Fifth Edition and Volume II, Fourth Edition of Industrial Furnaces.

R. A. SHANNON has more than 50 years of experience in engineering and served as the North American Manufacturing Company's authority on steel reheat furnaces, soaking pits, and forging furnaces.

R. J. REED is a retired consulting engineer and worldwide seminar leader who served as technical information director at North American Manufacturing Company.

J. R. GARVEY is a consultant who retired as director of steelmaking projects at H. K. Ferguson Company.

1.1 Industrial Process Heating Furnaces.

1.2 Classifications of Furnaces.

1.3 Elements of Furnace Construction.

1.4 Review Questions and Projects.

2. HEAT TRANSFER IN INDUSTRIAL FURNACES.

2.1 Heat Required for Load and Furnace.

2.2 Flow of Heat Within the Charged Load.

2.3 Heat Transfer to the Charged Load Surface.

2.4 Determining Furnace Gas Exit Temperature.

2.5 Thermal Interaction in Furnaces.

2.6 Temperature Uniformity.

2.7 Turndown.

2.8 Review Questions and Project.

3. HEATING CAPACITY OF BATCH FURNACES.

3.1 Definition of Heating Capacity.

3.2 Effect of Rate of Heat Liberation.

3.3 Effect of Rate of Heat Absorption by the Load.

3.3.1 Major Factors Affecting Furnace Capacity.

3.4 Effect of Load Arrangement.

3.5 Effect of Load Thickness.

3.6 Vertical Heating.

3.7 Batch Indirect-Fired Furnaces.

3.8 Batch Furnace Heating Capacity Practice.

3.9 Controlled Cooling in or After Batch Furnaces.

3.10 Review Questions and Project.

4. HEA TING CAPACITY OF CONTINUOUS FURNACES.

4.1 Continuous Furnaces Compared to Batch Furnaces.

4.2 Continuous Dryers, Ovens, and Furnaces for