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 enabled numerical simulations of most physical phenomena. In addition, recent advances in thermal instrumentation and heat transfer modeling have improved experimental procedures and indirect measurements for heat transfer research of both natural phenomena and manmade applications. These new resources and methods help theoretical, computational, and experimental researchers synergistically interact to better understand the physical phenomena being studied. This book explores how inverse analysis can be used to increase understanding of interactions between technological systems and nature, by bridging the gap between data derived from measurements and information from theoretical predictions.
Assembled in three parts—Modeling and Measurements in Heat Transfer, Inverse Heat Transfer Problems, and Applications—this self-contained resource:
Explores theoretical background and examples
Outlines practical applications, including sample test cases
Presents inverse techniques to estimate spatially and time-varying functions (such as heat sources, fluxes, and thermophysical properties), as well as constant parameters in heat transfer problems
Written by international experts, this book assumes basic heat transfer knowledge, presenting a balanced approach suitable for advanced undergraduates and graduate students, as well as practicing engineers and academic and industrial researchers. With coverage of modeling at the micro- and nanoscales, this book covers classic and novel approaches to help readers understand and solve heat transfer problems of all kinds.
Preface
Part I : Modeling and Measurements in Heat Transfer
Chapter 1 : Modeling in Heat Transfer Chapter 2 : A Multiscale Modeling Approach to Predict Thermophysical Properties of Heterogeneous Media Chapter 3 : Temperature Measurements: Thermoelectricity and Microthermocouples Chapter 4 : Temperature Measurements: Resistive Sensors Chapter 5 : Heat Flux Sensors Chapter 6 : Radiative Measurements of Temperature
Part II : Inverse Heat Transfer Problems
Chapter 7 : Introduction to Linear Least Squares Estimation and Ill-Posed Problems for Experimental Data Processing Chapter 8 : Inverse Problems and Regularization Chapter 9 : Non-linear Estimation Problems Chapter 10 : A Survey of Basic Deterministic, heuristic and Hybrid Methods for Single Objective Optimization and Response Surface Generation Chapter 11 : Adjoint Methods Chapter 12 : Bayesian Approaches for the Solution of Inverse Problems Chapter 13 : Identification of Low Order Models and Use for Solving Inverse Boundary Problems Chapter 14 : Karhunen-Loève Decomposition for Data, Noise, and Model Reduction in Inverse Problems Chapter 15 : Explicit Formulations for Radiative Transfer Problems%u3000
Part III : Applications
Chapter 16 : Analysis of Errors in Measurements and Inversion Chapter 17 : Multisignal Least Squares: Dispersion, Bias, Regularization Chapter 18 : Thermophysical Properties Identification in the Frequency Domain Chapter 19 : Front Face Thermal Characterization of Materials by a Photothermal Pulse Technique Chapter 20 : Estimation of Space Variable Thermophysical Properties Chapter 21 : Inverse Thermal Radiation Problems: Estimation of Radiative Properties of Dispersed Media
