Thermal System Design and Simulation

2. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-0-443-33906-6
Verlag: Elsevier Science

Buch, Englisch, 660 Seiten, Format (B × H): 191 mm x 235 mm

Thermal System Design and Simulation covers the fundamental analyses of thermal energy systems that enable users to effectively formulate their own simulation and optimal design procedures. This reference provides step-by-step guidance on how to mathematically formulate objective functions and design constraints and develop strategies to solve them to obtain optimal solutions with minimal computational effort. The book uniquely illustrates the methodology of combining information flow diagrams to simplify system simulation procedures needed in optimal design. Expanded and updated for currency, Thermal System Design and Simulation includes case studies and a comprehensive presentation on the dynamics of thermal systems and control systems needed to ensure safe operation at varying loads. Designed to give readers the hands-on skills needed to develop their own customized software for simulating and designing thermal systems, this book is useful for anyone interested in obtaining advanced knowledge of thermal system analysis and design.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dhar, P.L.

Thyageswaran, Sridhar

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde Technische Thermodynamik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction
2. Mathematical Background
3. Review of Fundamentals
4. Modelling of Thermal Equipment
5. System Simulation
6. System Simulation - Case Studies
7. Introduction to Optimum Design
8. Optimization Techniques
9. Case Studies in Optimum Design
10. Dynamic Response of Thermal Systems
11. Additional Considerations in Thermal System Design

Über Autor(innen)

Dhar, P.L.
P L Dhar taught in the mechanical engineering department of IIT Delhi for over thirty six years. His research focused on Thermal System Simulation and Design, spanning a wide range from refrigeration to thermal power plant systems. Based on this work, he developed a post graduate course with the same title and taught it for over two decades. Besides this, he also taught thermodynamics, refrigeration and air-conditioning, heat and mass transfer to undergraduate and post graduate students.

Thyageswaran, Sridhar
Sridhar Thyageswaran developed and taught several graduate-level courses in thermal sciences for mechanical engineering students at Coimbatore Institute of Technology in India, for nearly twenty-one years. His specialization and interests lie in the areas of heat transfer, fluid dynamics, and thermodynamics. He graduated with honours from the Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi and later received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical and aerospace engineering from Armour College of Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology. He has authored several single-author technical papers in reputed peer-reviewed international journals and conferences. Prior to serving in academia, he worked as a Principal Engineer with Parametric Technology R&D (India) for seven years, in areas related to computer-aided design. His roles there involved the development of complex mathematical software algorithms for the creation of spline curves and spline surfaces used in geometric modelling.