Inverse Thermal Problems (Computational Engineering)

by Kazimierz Kurpisz, A.J. Nowak

There has been a substantial increase in the use of mathematical methods for modeling in natural and engineering sciences. Among a great variety of problems that have been solved successfully, are inverse problems. Inverse thermal problems involve the evaluation of boundary or initial conditions as well as thermal properties of a body from the remaining boundary or some internal conditions. This encompasses thermal designing, process controlling, optimum planning of experiments and interpretation of experimental results.The success of any method for solving inverse problems lies not only in using elegant mathematical formulae but also in the stability of results when experimental data are used. This book presents a comprehensive study of efficient methods for solving inverse thermal problems.

258 pages, Hardcover

First published August 19, 1995