Synopses & Reviews
Reference for engineers in a wide variety of industries (including power plants and chemical plants) on design of thermal systems.
Review
"...contains a substantial glossary, bibliography, diagrams and computer files, as well as useful appendices. It is an important contribution to the energy literature, and its price is reasonable...certainly a good reference for engineers working in research and development, design, construction, operation within industry (where heat and power are used) as well as for postgraduate students." J.O. Jaber and S.D. Probert, Applied Energy
Synopsis
As the cost and complexity of designing thermal systems have increased, the need to understand and improve the design process has also grown. This book describes recent progress. The book begins with a brief history and outline of developments in thermal system design. Chapters then discuss computer design tools for the power and chemical industries, predicting physical properties with computational tools, pinch analysis to improve thermal efficiency, applications of the energy concept, thermoeconomics, and the potential for artificial intelligence and expert systems in the design of thermal systems. With chapters written by internationally recognized authorities, the book offers a state-of-the-art review for both researchers and practitioners in mechanical, aerospace, chemical, and power engineering.
Synopsis
Begins with the history of thermal system design, and then covers current progress in computer design tools, 'pinch analysis" to improve thermal efficiency, applications of the exergy concept, thermoeconomics, and the potential for artificial intelligence and expert systems in the design of thermal systems.
Synopsis
Thermal systems are essential features in power, chemical processing, air conditioning, and other industries where heat and power are used. This book describes recent progress in the design of thermal systems.Following a brief history, chapters cover computer design tools for the power and chemical industries, the use of "pinch analysis" to improve thermal efficiency, applications of the exergy concept, thermoeconomics, and the potential for artificial intelligence and expert systems in the design of thermal systems.
Table of Contents
Preface; Biographical sketches of the authors; 1. Introduction and trends in the thermal design field; 2. Computer-aided process design trends in the power industry; 3. Automated design of chemical process plants; 4. Thermophysical properties for design simulations; 5. Introduction to pinch analysis; 6. Second law applications in thermal system design; 7. Thermodynamic optimization of heat transfer and fluid flow processes; 8. Introduction to thermoeconomics; 9. Artificial intelligence in thermal systems design: concepts and applications.