Jaluria, Yogesh.

Design and optimization of thermal systems / Yogesh Jaluria. - 2nd ed. - Boca Raton : CRC Press, c2008. - 723 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Mechanical engineering ; 209 . - Mechanical engineering (Taylor & Francis) ; 209. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction. BasicConsiderations in Design. Modeling of Thermal Systems. Numerical Modeling and Simulation. Acceptable Design of a Thermal System: A Synthesis of Different Design Steps. Economic Considerations. Problem Formulation for Optimization. Lagrange Multipliers. Search Methods. Geometric, Linear and Dynamic Programming and Other Methods for Optimization. Knowledge-Based Design and Additional Considerations. Appendices. Index.

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Heat engineering.
Engineering design.

TJ260 / .J353 2008

621.402