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Title: Advances in thermal engineering

Abstract

Heat transfer--more broadly, thermal engineering--is playing an increasingly critical role in the development and successful application of advanced technology in virtually all fields. From space stations to hazardous-waste destruction to high-speed transport, from ozone-protecting refrigerants to ``night vision`` goggles, a vast range of technologies depend on energy management, heat-flow control, and temperature control to successfully meet their design objectives and attain commercial success. Meeting the continually escalating demand for electricity and ``cheap`` process that will remain a challenge. Environmental protection can depend not only on using energy more efficiently, but on changing the energy conversion process to reduce initial pollutant formation. Further advances in electronics, materials processing, and manufacturing will depend in part on more precise energy management and temperature control. The scale of thermal engineering is quite broad, extending from the very large to the near-molecular level, and from very high temperatures of thousands of degrees to very low ones approaching absolute zero. This breadth of application is illustrated by a review of three specific areas: application of advanced numerical modeling to large boiler furnaces (approaching 100 m in height) in order to improve environmental performance; application of microscale ({approximately}100 {micro}) heat pipes to cool high-performance electronic circuits; andmore » a look at some of the manufacturing processes where heat transfer and thermal analysis improve quality, performance and cost.« less

Authors:
; ;  [1];  [2]
  1. Babcock and Wilcox, Alliance, OH (United States). Research and Development Div.
  2. Texas A and M Univ., College Station, TX (United States)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
109841
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Mechanical Engineering
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 117; Journal Issue: 3; Other Information: PBD: Mar 1995
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
20 FOSSIL-FUELED POWER PLANTS; 42 ENGINEERING NOT INCLUDED IN OTHER CATEGORIES; BOILERS; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; COOLING SYSTEMS; HEAT PIPES; COST; QUALITY CONTROL; MANUFACTURING; INDUSTRY; ECONOMICS; HEAT TRANSFER; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT

Citation Formats

Kitto, J B, Fiveland, W A, Latham, C E, and Peterson, G P. Advances in thermal engineering. United States: N. p., 1995. Web.
Kitto, J B, Fiveland, W A, Latham, C E, & Peterson, G P. Advances in thermal engineering. United States.
Kitto, J B, Fiveland, W A, Latham, C E, and Peterson, G P. 1995. "Advances in thermal engineering". United States.
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title = {Advances in thermal engineering},
author = {Kitto, J B and Fiveland, W A and Latham, C E and Peterson, G P},
abstractNote = {Heat transfer--more broadly, thermal engineering--is playing an increasingly critical role in the development and successful application of advanced technology in virtually all fields. From space stations to hazardous-waste destruction to high-speed transport, from ozone-protecting refrigerants to ``night vision`` goggles, a vast range of technologies depend on energy management, heat-flow control, and temperature control to successfully meet their design objectives and attain commercial success. Meeting the continually escalating demand for electricity and ``cheap`` process that will remain a challenge. Environmental protection can depend not only on using energy more efficiently, but on changing the energy conversion process to reduce initial pollutant formation. Further advances in electronics, materials processing, and manufacturing will depend in part on more precise energy management and temperature control. The scale of thermal engineering is quite broad, extending from the very large to the near-molecular level, and from very high temperatures of thousands of degrees to very low ones approaching absolute zero. This breadth of application is illustrated by a review of three specific areas: application of advanced numerical modeling to large boiler furnaces (approaching 100 m in height) in order to improve environmental performance; application of microscale ({approximately}100 {micro}) heat pipes to cool high-performance electronic circuits; and a look at some of the manufacturing processes where heat transfer and thermal analysis improve quality, performance and cost.},
doi = {},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/109841}, journal = {Mechanical Engineering},
number = 3,
volume = 117,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1995},
month = {Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1995}
}