Optimal Control in Thermal Engineering

By Viorel Badescu

Book Overview

Introduction.- Functions optimization.- Elements of variational calculus.- Generalities concerning the optimal control problems.- The maximum principle (Pontryagin).- The gradient method.- Dynamic programming (Bellman method).- Heat transfer processes.- Heat exchangers.- Storage of thermal energy and exergy.- Heating and cooling processes.- Optimization of thermal insulation of seasonal water storage tanks.- Optimization of pin fin profiles.- Optimization of solar energy collection systems.- Flat-plate solar collectors. Optimization of absorber geometry.- Optimal time-dependent operation of open loop solar collector systems.- Optimal time-dependent operation of closed loop solar collector systems.- Optimal flow controllers.- Endoreversible heat engines.- Diesel engines.- Optimization of Daniel cam engines.- Photochemical Engines.- Optimization of one dimensional slider bearings.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319850261
• ISBN13: 9783319850269
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 588 Pages
• Weight: 1.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"