Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Nomenclature xi
4. Glossary of Acronyms xvii
5. Preface xix
6. Acknowledgments xxiii
7. Introduction xxv
8. Chapter 1: Heat Transfer Through the Ages 1
9. Chapter 2: Extended Surfaces 7
10. Chapter 3: Conservation of Energy 13
11. Chapter 4: Finite Element Analysis 23
12. Chapter 5: Sensitivity Analysis 37
13. Chapter 6: Fin Geometries 47
14. Chapter 7: COMSOL Multiphysics^®-Extended Surfaces Thermal Case Study 49
15. Chapter 8: Fin with Rectangular Cross Section 53
16. Chapter 9: Fin with Circular Cross Section 97
17. Chapter 10: Side-Rectangular Fin with Triangular Cross Section 115
18. Chapter 11: Side-Triangular Fin with Rectangular Cross Section 121
19. Chapter 12: Side-Concave Fin with Rectangular Cross Section 127
20. Chapter 13: Side-Convex Fin with Rectangular Cross Section 133
21. Chapter 14: Side-Concave-Trapezoidal Fin with Rectangular Cross Section 139
22. Chapter 15: Pin Fin with Circular Cross Section 145
23. Chapter 16: Radial Fin with Hyperbolic Profile 151
24. Chapter 17: Webbed Radial Fin with Hyperbolic Profile (Duckling* Radial Fin) 157
25. Chapter 18: Forced Convective Webbed Radial Fin with Hyperbolic Profile (Not the Ugly Duckling) 163
26. Chapter 19: Mathematical Methods to Solve Heat and Wave Problems 171
27. Chapter 20: Lean Six Sigma Implementation 181
28. Chapter 21: Good Practices 187
29. Chapter 22: Case Studies FEM Models and Applications 191
30. Conclusion 213
31. Appendix A 217
32. Appendix B 239
33. Index 245