ABSTRACT

Modeling is one of the most crucial elements in the design and optimization of thermal systems. Practical processes and systems are generally very complicated and must be simplified through idealizations and approximations to make a problem amenable to a solution. The process of simplifying a given problem so that it may be represented in terms of a system of equations, for analysis, or a physical arrangement, for experimentation, is termed modeling. By the use of models, relevant quantitative inputs are obtained for the design and optimization of processes, components, and systems. However, despite its importance, and even though analysis is taught in many engineering courses, very little attention is given to modeling.