1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910697999703321

Titolo

Pilot transition courses for complex single-engine and light twin-engine airplanes [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, , [1974]

Descrizione fisica

7 unnumbered pages : digital, PDF file

Collana

Advisory circular ; ; AC no. 61-9B

Soggetti

Air pilots - Training of

Airplanes - Piloting - Training of

Flight training

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"1/15/74."

Title from PDF file caption (viewed Dec. 30, 2008).



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910254325503321

Autore

Badescu Viorel

Titolo

Optimal Control in Thermal Engineering / / by Viorel Badescu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017

ISBN

3-319-52968-4

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XV, 588 p. 179 illus.)

Collana

Studies in Systems, Decision and Control, , 2198-4190 ; ; 93

Disciplina

620

Soggetti

Control engineering

Thermodynamics

Heat engineering

Heat transfer

Mass transfer

System theory

Control theory

Control and Systems Theory

Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer

Systems Theory, Control

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Functions optimization -- Elements of variational calculus -- Generalities concerning the optimal control problems -- The maximum principle (Pontryagin) -- The gradient method -- Dynamic programming (Bellman method) -- Heat transfer processes -- Heat exchangers -- Storage of thermal energy and exergy -- Heating and cooling processes -- Optimization of thermal insulation of seasonal water storage tanks -- Optimization of pin fin profiles -- Optimization of solar energy collection systems -- Flat-plate solar collectors. Optimization of absorber geometry -- Optimal time-dependent operation of open loop solar collector systems -- Optimal time-dependent operation of closed loop solar collector systems -- Optimal flow controllers -- Endoreversible heat engines -- Diesel engines -- Optimization of Daniel cam engines -- Photochemical



Engines -- Optimization of one dimensional slider bearings. .

Sommario/riassunto

This book is the first major work covering applications in thermal engineering and offering a comprehensive introduction to optimal control theory, which has applications in mechanical engineering, particularly aircraft and missile trajectory optimization. The book is organized in three parts: The first part includes a brief presentation of function optimization and variational calculus, while the second part presents a summary of the optimal control theory. Lastly, the third part describes several applications of optimal control theory in solving various thermal engineering problems. These applications are grouped in four sections: heat transfer and thermal energy storage, solar thermal engineering, heat engines and lubrication.Clearly presented and easy-to-use, it is a valuable resource for thermal engineers and thermal-system designers as well as postgraduate students.