Thermal Energy Systems: Design and Analysis

Thermal Energy Systems: Design and Analysis

<STRONG><EM> </EM></STRONG><STRONG><EM>Model a Thermal System without Lengthy Hand Calculations</EM></STRONG> <br /><P></P><br /><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. <STRONG>Thermal Energy Systems: Design and Analysis </STRONG>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><br /><P></P><br /><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><br /><P></P><br /><P>Topics covered include: </P><br /><P></P><br /><UL><br /><LI>Review of thermal engineering concepts</LI><br /><LI>Engineering economics principles</LI><br /><LI>Application of conservation and balance laws</LI><br /><LI>Review of fluid flow fundamentals</LI><br /><LI>Minor losses</LI><br /><LI>Series and parallel pipe networks</LI><br /><LI>Economic pipe diameter</LI><br /><LI>Pump performance and selection</LI><br /><LI>Cavitation</LI><br /><LI>Series and parallel pump systems</LI><br /><LI>The affinity laws for pumps</LI><br /><LI>Heat exchangers, LMTD, and e-NTU methods</LI><br /><LI>Regenerative HX, condensers, evaporators, and boilers</LI><br /><LI>Double-pipe heat exchangers</LI><br /><LI>Shell and tube heat exchangers</LI><br /><LI>Plate and frame heat exchangers</LI><br /><LI>Cross-flow heat exchangers</LI><br /><LI>Thermal energy system simulation</LI><br /><LI>Fitting component performance data</LI><br /><LI>Optimization using Lagrange multipliers</LI><br /><LI>Optimization using software</LI></UL><br /><P></P><STRONG><br /><P>Thermal Energy Systems: Design and Analysis </STRONG>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>