Thermal Design: Heat Sinks, Thermoelectrics, Heat Pipes, Compact Heat Exchangers, and Solar Cells, S econd Edition

Thermal engineering is a specialized branch of mechanical engineering that focuses on the transfer of heat energy between mediums or its conversion into other forms of energy. It is employed in various industries, such as automotive manufacturing, commercial construction, and the HVAC industry, and requires a strong understanding of thermodynamics and energy conversion processes. Thermal Design, a comprehensive textbook, provides a practical understanding of the field through mathematical modeling, graphical optimization, and computational-fluid-dynamic simulation. It covers the design of thermal devices, including heat sinks, thermoelectric generators, coolers, heat pipes, and heat exchangers, and discusses their applications in microelectronic cooling, green energy conversion, and thermal control and management in space. The Second Edition includes a new chapter on thermoelectrics, updated problems and examples, and appendices with additional information and computational work. It is a valuable resource for engineers, researchers, and students in mechanical engineering.

Format: Hardback
Length: 928 pages
Publication date: 14 June 2022
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Thermal engineering is a specialized branch of mechanical engineering that concentrates on the movement and transfer of heat energy between two mediums or its conversion into other forms of energy. Thermal engineers must have a solid understanding of thermodynamics and the processes that transform generated energy from thermal sources into chemical, mechanical, or electrical energy, as this allows them to be employed in a wide range of industries, including automotive manufacturing, commercial construction, and the HVAC industry. As part of their job, thermal engineers often need to enhance an existing system to improve its efficiency, and as such, they must be aware of a diverse range of variables and familiar with a broad spectrum of systems to ensure that the work they undertake is economically viable.

In this extensively revised and updated new edition, Thermal Design provides a comprehensive overview of the physical mechanisms of standard thermal devices while incorporating essential formulas and detailed derivations to facilitate a practical understanding of the field for students. The textbook explores the design of thermal devices through mathematical modeling, graphical optimization, and, occasionally, computational-fluid-dynamic (CFD) simulation. Furthermore, it presents information on significant thermal devices such as heat sinks, thermoelectric generators, and coolers, heat pipes, and heat exchangers as design components in larger systems, which are becoming increasingly important and fundamental to numerous fields such as microelectronic cooling, green or thermal energy conversion, and thermal control and management in space.

Readers of the Second Edition of Thermal Design will also benefit from a new chapter on thermoelectrics, which further enhances the textbook's coverage of this important topic.

Weight: 1820g
Dimension: 268 x 178 x 54 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781119685975