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
