Boehm R. Development in the Design of Thermal Systems

Book, Cambridge University Press, 1997. 288 p. — ISBN10: 0-521-02005-0.The book begins with a brief history and outline of developments in thermal system design. Chapthers then discuss computer design tools for the power and chemical industries predicting physical properties with computational tools, the use of pinch analysis to improve thermal efficiency, applications of the exergy concept, the emerging concept of thermoeconomics, and the potential for artificial intelligence and expert systems in the design of thermal systems.
The book includes:
Computer-aided process design trends in the power industry
Automated design of chemical process plants
Thermophysical properties for design simulations
Introduction to Pinch Analysis
Second Law applications in thermal system design
Thermodynamic optimization of heat transfer and fluid flow
An introduction of thermoeconomics
Artificial intelligence in thermal systems design: concepts and applications