Click Here to Download: https://ouo.io/ZflBLA Optimal Control in Thermal Engineering By: Viorel Badescu Publisher: Springer Print ISBN: 9783319529677, 3319529676 eText ISBN: 9783319529684, 3319529684 Copyright year: 2017 Format: PDF Available from $ 239.00 USD SKU 9783319529684 This book is the first major work covering applications in thermal engineering and offering a comprehensive introduction to optimal control theory, which has applications in mechanical engineering, particularly aircraft and missile trajectory optimization. The book is organized in three parts: The first part includes a brief presentation of function optimization and variational calculus, while the second part presents a summary of the optimal control theory. Lastly, the third part describes several applications of optimal control theory in solving various thermal engineering problems. These applications are grouped in four sections: heat transfer and thermal energy storage, solar thermal engineering, heat engines and lubrication.Clearly presented and easy-to-use, it is a valuable resource for thermal engineers and thermal-system designers as well as postgraduate students.
