Thermal Energy Systems Design and Analysis

Model a Thermal System without Lengthy Hand Calculations <p></p> <p>Before components are purchased and a thermal energy system is built, the effective engineer must first solve the equations representing the mathematical model of the system. Having a working mathematical model based on physics and equipment performance information is crucial to finding a system’s operating point. Thermal Energy Systems: Design and Analysis offers a fundamental working knowledge of the analysis and design of thermal-fluid energy systems, enabling users to effectively formulate, optimize, and test their own design projects. </p> <p></p> <p>Providing an understanding of the basic concepts of simulation and optimization, and introducing simulation and optimization techniques that can be applied to a system model, this text covers the basic foundations of thermal-fluid system analysis and design. It addresses hydraulic systems, energy systems, system simulation, and system optimization. In addition, it incorporates both SI and English units, and builds current state-of-the-art computer modeling skills throughout the book.</p> <p></p> <p>Topics covered include: </p> <p></p> <ul> <li>Review of thermal engineering concepts</li> <li>Engineering economics principles</li> <li>Application of conservation and balance laws</li> <li>Review of fluid flow fundamentals</li> <li>Minor losses</li> <li>Series and parallel pipe networks</li> <li>Economic pipe diameter</li> <li>Pump performance and selection</li> <li>Cavitation</li> <li>Series and parallel pump systems</li> <li>The affinity laws for pumps</li> <li>Heat exchangers, LMTD, and e-NTU methods</li> <li>Regenerative HX, condensers, evaporators, and boilers</li> <li>Double-pipe heat exchangers</li> <li>Shell and tube heat exchangers</li> <li>Plate and frame heat exchangers</li> <li>Cross-flow heat exchangers</li> <li>Thermal energy system simulation</li> <li>Fitting component performance data</li> <li>Optimization using Lagrange multipliers</li> <li>Optimization using software</li></ul> <p></p> <p>Thermal Energy Systems: Design and Analysis covers the concepts and the skills needed to plan, model, create, test, and optimize thermal systems; and to use computer simulation software through its use of Engineering Equation Solver (EES). </p>