Design and Optimization of Thermal Systems

A senior undergraduate or first-year graduate level textbook employing examples from diverse areas such as manufacturing, energy systems, cooling of electronic equipment, refrigeration, environmental problems, engines, and heat transfer equipment. Discusses the conceptual design and formulation of the design problem; development of a suitable model; numerical modeling and simulation; economic factors in design; the formulation of the optimization problems; applicable optimization methods; and recent trends, such as knowledge- based design methodology. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.