Solving Problems in Thermal Engineering: A Toolbox for Engineers (Power Systems)

This book provides general guidelines for solving thermal problems in the fields of engineering and natural sciences. Written for a wide audience, from beginner to senior engineers and physicists, it provides a comprehensive framework covering theory and practice and including numerous fundamental and real-world examples. Based on the thermodynamics of various material laws, it focuses on the mathematical structure of the continuum models and their experimental validation. In addition to several examples in renewable energy, it also presents thermal processes in space, and summarizes size-dependent, non-Fourier, and non-Fickian problems, which have increasing practical relevance in, e.g., the semiconductor industry. Lastly, the book discusses the key aspects of numerical methods, particularly highlighting the role of boundary conditions in the modeling process. The book provides readers with a comprehensive toolbox, addressing a wide variety of topics in thermal modeling, from constructing material laws to designing advanced power plants and engineering systems. Front Matter ....Pages i-xv The Way of Problem Solving in Thermal Engineering (Viktor Józsa, Róbert Kovács)....Pages 1-14 General Aspects of Thermodynamical Modeling (Viktor Józsa, Róbert Kovács)....Pages 15-42 Applications in Renewable Energy (Viktor Józsa, Róbert Kovács)....Pages 43-103 Thermal Processes in Vacuum (Viktor Józsa, Róbert Kovács)....Pages 105-121 Nature Knows Better (Viktor Józsa, Róbert Kovács)....Pages 123-164 Notes on the Solutions of PDE Systems—Duality Between Two Worlds (Viktor Józsa, Róbert Kovács)....Pages 165-195 Back Matter ....Pages 197-203