Advanced Analytic and Control Techniques for Thermal Systems with Heat Exchangers

Investigates control techniques applied to thermal energy systems and heat exchanger processes to assess their feasibility, flexibility, and controllability

Libor Pekar (Edited by)

9780128194225, Elsevier Science

Paperback, published 10 July 2020

519 pages, Approx. 150 illustrations
23.4 x 19 x 3.2 cm, 1.2 kg

Advanced Analytic Control Techniques for Thermal Systems with Heat Exchangers presents the latest research on sophisticated analytic and control techniques specific for Heat Exchangers (HXs) and heat Exchanger Networks (HXNs), such as Stability Analysis, Efficiency of HXs, Fouling Effect, Delay Phenomenon, Robust Control, Algebraic Control, Geometric Control, Optimal Control, Fuzzy Control and Artificial Intelligence techniques. Editor Libor Pekar and his team of global expert contributors combine their knowledge and experience of investigated and applied systems and processes in this thorough review of the most advanced networks, analyzing their dynamics, efficiency, transient features, physical properties, performance, feasibility, flexibility and controllability. The structural and dynamic analyses and control approaches of HXNs, as well as energy efficient manipulation techniques are discussed, in addition to the design of the control systems through the full life cycle. This equips the reader with an understanding of the relevant theory in a variety of settings and scenarios and the confidence to apply that knowledge to solve problems in an academic or professional setting.Graduate students and early-mid career professionals require a robust understanding of how to suitably design thermal systems with HXs and HXNs to achieve required performance levels, which this book offers in one consolidated reference. All examples and solved problems included have been tried and tested, and these combined with the research driven theory provides professionals, researchers and students with the most recent techniques to maximize the energy efficiency and sustainability of existing and new thermal power systems.

1. Preface
2. Fundamentals of heat exchangers
3. Modelling and parameter identification for heat exchangers
4. Stability and dynamic behavior analysis
5. The effect of fouling
6. Time-delay phenomenon
7. Fuzzy logic, neural networks, and artificial intelligence in heat exchanger design and control
8. Other modern control approaches
9. Optimal design and multi-objective optimization techniques
10. Soft computing techniques in heat exchangers design
11. Applications of recent analytic and control methods for heat exchanger systems
12. Index

Subject Areas: Energy technology & engineering [TH], Thermodynamics & heat [PHH]