Elements of Thermal-Fluid System Design

1:INTRODUCTION; Possible Steps in A Design Process Example Design Problems, Stimulating the Design Process , Design Project Planning, Desing Project Reporting ,Design Project Management , General Principles of Management,Some General Principles of Management, References, Problems 2:EQUIPMENT AND FUNDAMENTALS;Heat Exchangers,Valves and Dampers, Duct and Fittings, Fans, Pumps, Compressors, Air Motors, Overall Thermal Resistance of Building Envelopes, Heat Pumps and Refrigerators,References, Problems. 3:ENGINEERING ECONOMY;Time Value of Money, Inflation, Cost Estimation,Taxes and Depeciation,Annualized Cost,References, Problems 4:OPTIMIZATION;Optimization Basics, First-Order (Gradient)Methods, A Second-Order Method-Newton's Procedure, Inequality Constraints Treatment ,Quadratic Interpolation, Test Functions, Linear Programming, Other Optimization Methods, Zero-Order Methods, Global Optimization Algorithms,Fuzzy System Optimization,Sensititvity coefficients, References, Problems. 5.RELIABILITY; Probability Basics, Components in Combination, Maintenance,Common-Mode and Other Failures,Reliability Allocation,Realibility With Standby,Reliability With Capacity and Load Distributions,Event and Fault Trees,Least Cost by Parallel Operation,General Reliability-Enhancing Measures, Reference, Problems. 6:PRODUCT LIABILITY AND SAFETY: Product Liability History, Product LiabilityInsurance Premiums and Other Costs,Effect on Innovation,Codes and Standards,Illustrative Product Liability/safety CasesDsigning Review,References, Problems. 7:AN EXAMPLE DESIGN PROBLEMS-GRAIN STORAGE UNDER INERT GAS;Problem Statement,Literature Survey, Alternative Grain Storage Schemes,First Estimates,Inert Gas Lengthens Storage Time, Optimization and Unstedy Simulation,Flow Study By Computational Fluid Dynamics,Reliability,Economy,Suggested Further Work,References,Problems.

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