Design of Thermal Energy Systems

Pradip Majumdar earned his M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology. He was a Professor and the Chair in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Northern Illinois University. He is an adjunct faculty in the Department of Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology. He is recipient of the 2008 Faculty of the Year Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Education. He has been the lead investigator for numerous federal and industrial projects. Dr. Majumdar authored numerous papers on fluid dynamics, heat and mass transfer, energy systems, fuel cell, Li-ion battery storage, electronics cooling and electrical devices, engine combustion, nano-structured materials, advanced manufacturing, and transport phenomena in biological systems. He is the author of three books including Computational Methods for Heat and Mass Transfer; Fuel Cells-Principles, Design and Analysis; and Computational Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer. Dr. Majumdar is currently serving as an Editor of the International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer. He has previously served as the Associate Editor of ASME's Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering. Dr. Majumdar has been making keynote and plenary presentations on Li-ion Battery storage, fuel cell, electronics cooling, and nanostructure materials at national and international conferences and workshops. Dr. Majumdar has participated as an international expert in GIAN lecture series on fuel cell and Li-ion battery storage. He is a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).

• 1 Introduction2 Thermodynamics Analysis3 Review of Basic laws and Concepts of Heat Transfer4 Design and Selection of Fins and Heat Sinks5 Rotary Components in Thermal Systems6 Analysis and Design of Solar Collector and Solar Thermal System7 Rotary Components in Thermal Systems8 Analysis and Design of Fluid Flow Systems9 Simulation of Thermal Systems10 Optimization of Thermal Components and Systems