Advances in Numerical Heat Transfer, Volume 2

Content: Cover
 Half Title
 Title Page
 Copyright Page
 Table of Contents
 Preface
 Contributors
 1: High-Performance Computing for Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer
 1 Introduction
 2 Architecture
 3 Programming
 4 Clusters and Networks of Workstations
 5 Applications
 6 Future of High-Performance Computing
 7 References
 2: Unstructured Finite Volume Methods for Multi-Mode Heat Transfer
 1 Introduction
 2 Review
 3 Finite Volume Formulation
 4 Energy Equation
 5 Radiation Heat Transfer
 6 Multigrid Scheme
 7 Closure
 8 Acknowledgments
 9 References 3: Spectral Element Methods for Unsteady Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in Complex Geometries: Methodology and Applications1 Introduction
 2 Mathematical Formulation
 3 Discretization
 4 Applications
 5 Acknowledgments
 6 References
 4: Finite-Volume Method for Radiation Heat Transfer
 1 Introduction
 2 Governing Equations and Related Quantities
 3 The Convection-Diffusion Equation and the Radiative Transfer Equation
 4 The Flux, Discrete-Ordinates and Finite-Volume Methods
 5 Domain Discretization
 6 Derivation of the Discretization Equation
 7 Treatment of Irregular Geometries 8 Control-Angle Overlap9 Spatial Difference Schemes
 10 Ray Concentration Error, Ray Effect and False Scattering
 11 Advanced Topics
 12 Concluding Remarks
 13 Nomenclature
 14 References
 5: Boundary Element Methods for Heat Conduction
 1 Introduction
 2 Heat Conduction
 3 Transient Problems
 4 Nonlinear Problems
 5 BEM Solution of Hyperbolic Heat Conduction
 6 BEM Application to Inverse Problems in Heat Conduction
 7 Conclusion
 8 References
 6: Molecular Dynamics Method for Microscale Heat Transfer
 1 Introduction
 2 Molecular Dynamics Method
 3 Liquid-Vapor Interface 4 Solid-Liquid-Vapor Interactions5 Non-Equilibrium Simulations
 6 Future Directions
 7 Nomenclature
 8 References
 7: Numerical Methods in Microscale Heat Transfer: Modeling of Phase-Change and Laser Interactions with Materials
 1 Introduction
 2 Models
 3 Applications
 4 Conclusions
 5 Acknowledgment
 6 References
 8: Current Status ofthe Use of Parallel Computing in Turbulent Reacting Flows: Computations Involving Sprays, Scalar Monte Carlo Probability Density Function and Unstructured Grids
 1 Introduction
 2 Governing Equations for the Gas Phase
 3 Scalar Joint PDF Equation 4 Liquid-Phase Equations5 Details of Droplet Fuel
 6 CFD Solution Algorithm
 7 PDF Solution Algorithm
 8 Spray Solution Algorithm
 9 Coupling Between the Three Solvers
 10 Parallelization
 11 Concluding Remarks
 12 Acknowledgment
 13 Nomenclature
 14 References
 9: Overview of Current Computational Studies of Heat Transfer in Porous Media and Their Applications-Forced Convection and Multiphase Heat Transfer
 1 Introduction
 2 Forced Convection in Porous Media
 3 Multiphase Transport in Porous Media
 4 Conclusions
 5 References