ABSTRACT
In the previous chapter we presented four powerful methodologies for solving inverse heat transfer problems. This chapter is devoted to the application of these techniques to the solution of Inverse Heat Conduction problems. The specific examples considered here include the solution of the following problems:
Estimation of constant thermal conductivity components of an orthotropic solid [1–3]
Estimation of initial condition [5]
Estimation of timewise variation of the strength of a line heat source [6]
Estimation of timewise and spacewise variation of the strength of a volumetric heat source [7]
Estimation of temperature-dependent properties and reaction function [8,9]
Estimation of thermal diffusivity and relaxation time for a hyperbolic heat conduction model [13]
Estimation of contact conductance between periodically contacting surfaces [21]
Estimation of contact conductance between a solidifying metal and a metal mold [26,27]
