TY - BOOK AU - Jaluria,Yogesh TI - Design and optimization of thermal systems T2 - Mechanical engineering SN - 9780849337536 (hbk. : alk. paper) AV - TJ260 .J353 2008 U1 - 621.402 22 PY - 2008/// CY - Boca Raton PB - CRC Press KW - Heat engineering KW - Engineering design N1 - 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 UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0722/2007027214.html UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0809/2007027214-d.html ER -