(Ebook) Optimal Control in Thermal Engineering by Viorel Badescu ISBN 9783319529677, 9783319529684, 3319529676, 3319529684

(Ebook) Optimal Control in Thermal Engineering by Viorel Badescu ISBN 9783319529677, 9783319529684, 3319529676, 3319529684

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.