Design of Thermal Energy Systems

Design of Thermal Energy Systems

Pradip Majumdar, Northern Illinois University, USA

A comprehensive introduction to the design and analysis of thermal energy systems

Design of Thermal Energy Systems covers the fundamentals and applications in thermal energy systems and components, including conventional power generation and cooling systems, renewable energy systems, heat recovery systems, heat sinks and thermal management.  Practical examples are used throughout and are drawn from solar energy systems, fuel cell and battery thermal management, electrical and electronics cooling, engine exhaust heat and emissions, and manufacturing processes. Recent research topics such as steady and unsteady state simulation and optimization methods are also included.

Key features:

• Provides a comprehensive introduction to the design and analysis of thermal energy systems, covering fundamentals and applications.
• Includes a wide range of industrial application problems and worked out example problems.     
• Applies thermal analysis techniques to generate design specification and ratings.
• Demonstrates how to design thermal systems and components to meet engineering specifications.
• Considers alternative options and allows for the estimation of cost and feasibility of thermal systems.
• Accompanied by a website including software for design and analysis, a solutions manual, and presentation files with PowerPoint slides.

The book is essential reading for: practicing engineers in energy and power industries; consulting engineers in mechanical, electrical and chemical engineering; and senior undergraduate and graduate engineering students.

1 Introduction

2 Thermodynamics Analysis

3 Review of Basic laws and Concepts of Heat Transfer

4 Design and Selection of Fins and Heat Sinks

5 Rotary Components in Thermal Systems

6 Analysis and Design of Solar Collector and Solar Thermal System

7 Rotary Components in Thermal Systems

8 Analysis and Design of Fluid Flow Systems

9 Simulation of Thermal Systems

10 Optimization of Thermal Components and Systems

Primary: Practicing engineers in energy and power industries as well as consulting engineers in mechanical, electrical and chemical engineering.

Secondary: Graduate engineering and senior undergraduate students in mechanical engineering, chemical engineering and engineering physics.

Pradip Majumdar earned his M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology. He was a Professor and the Chair in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Northern Illinois University. He is an adjunct faculty in the Department of Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology. He is recipient of the 2008 Faculty of the Year Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Education. He has been the lead investigator for numerous federal and industrial projects. Dr. Majumdar authored numerous papers on fluid dynamics, heat and mass transfer, energy systems, fuel cell, Li-ion battery storage, electronics cooling and electrical devices, engine combustion, nano-structured materials, advanced manufacturing, and transport phenomena in biological systems. He is the author of three books including Computational Methods for Heat and Mass Transfer; Fuel Cells-Principles, Design and Analysis; and Computational Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer. Dr. Majumdar is currently serving as an Editor of the International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer. He has previously served as the Associate Editor of ASME's Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering. Dr. Majumdar has been making keynote and plenary presentations on Li-ion Battery storage, fuel cell, electronics cooling, and nanostructure materials at national and international conferences and workshops. Dr. Majumdar has participated as an international expert in GIAN lecture series on fuel cell and Li-ion battery storage. He is a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).