Overview
- 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
Part of the book series: Studies in Systems, Decision and Control (SSDC, volume 93)
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Table of contents (23 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introductory Elements
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Applications: Heat Transfer and Storage
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Applications: Solar Energy Conversion into Thermal Energy Part
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About this book
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.
Authors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Optimal Control in Thermal Engineering
Authors: Viorel Badescu
Series Title: Studies in Systems, Decision and Control
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52968-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-52967-7Published: 22 March 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-85026-9Published: 19 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-52968-4Published: 14 March 2017
Series ISSN: 2198-4182
Series E-ISSN: 2198-4190
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 588
Number of Illustrations: 179 b/w illustrations
Topics: Control and Systems Theory, Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer, Systems Theory, Control, Thermodynamics