Optimal Control in Thermal Engineering
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Beschreibung
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.
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.
Offers as self-contained introduction Presents the solution of optimal control problems Uses specific methods such as the principle of maximum (or principle of Pontryagin), the gradient method, and the dynamic programming method (or Bellman method) Provides details of the methods used to solve optimal control problems Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Viorel Badescu
Themen in »Optimal Control in Thermal Engineering«
Thermal Engineering Optimal Control Direct Methods Indirect Methods Pontryagin Principle Bellman Method Dynamic Programming