Thermal Measurements and Inverse Techniques

by Helcio R.B. Orlande (Editor), Olivier Fudym (Editor), Denis Maillet (Editor), Renato M. Cotta (Editor)

Overview

With its uncommon presentation of instructional material regarding mathematical modeling, measurements, and solution of inverse problems, Thermal Measurements and Inverse Techniques is a one-stop reference for those dealing with various aspects of heat transfer. Progress in mathematical modeling of complex industrial and environmental systems has e

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781040199336
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	05/24/2011
Series:	Heat Transfer
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	776
File size:	42 MB
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About the Author

Helcio Orlande and Renato M. Cotta are both with the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Olivier Fudym is an Associate Professor in Heat Transfer at Ecole des Mines d'Albi, France, and the Coordinator of the "Energy Efficiency and Thermal Sciences" Research Group at RAPSODEE Research Center.

Denis Maillet is a Professor of Heat Transfer at Universite de Lorraine and Coordinator of the Energy Research Group at the LEMTA-Lab in Nancy, France.

Table of Contents

Modeling and Measurements in Heat TransferModeling in Heat Transfer. A Multiscale Modeling Approach to Predict Thermophysical Properties of Heterogeneous Media. Temperature Measurements: Thermoelectricity and Microthermocouples. Temperature Measurements: Resistive Sensors. Heat Flux Sensors. Radiative Measurements of Temperature.Inverse Heat Transfer ProblemsIntroduction to Linear Least Squares Estimation and Ill-Posed Problems for Experimental Data Processing. Inverse Problems and Regularization. Non-linear Estimation Problems. A Survey of Basic Deterministic, heuristic and Hybrid Methods for Single Objective Optimization and Response Surface Generation. Adjoint Methods. Bayesian Approaches for the Solution of Inverse Problems. Identification of Low Order Models and Use for Solving Inverse Boundary Problems. Karhunen-Loeve Decomposition for Data, Noise, and Model Reduction in Inverse Problems. Explicit Formulations for Radiative Transfer Problems.ApplicationsAnalysis of Errors in Measurements and Inversion. Multisignal Least Squares: Dispersion, Bias, Regularization. Thermophysical Properties Identification in the Frequency Domain. Front Face Thermal Characterization of Materials by a Photothermal Pulse Technique. Estimation of Space Variable Thermophysical Properties. Inverse Thermal Radiation Problems: Estimation of Radiative Properties of Dispersed Media.