Design and optimization of thermal systems, 2d ed.9780849337536 Design and optimization of thermal systems, 2d ed. Jaluria, Yogesh. CRC (Cyclical Redundancy Checking) An error checking technique used to ensure the accuracy of transmitting digital data. The transmitted messages are divided into predetermined lengths which, used as dividends, are divided by a fixed divisor. / Taylor & Francis 2008 723 pages $199.95 Hardcover Mechanical engineering; v.209 TJ260 Designed for advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate courses in engineering design, the second edition of this text follows the same systematic approach of the first, with the notable difference that MATLAB (MATrix LABoratory) A programming language for technical computing from The MathWorks, Natick, MA (www.mathworks.com). Used for a wide variety of scientific and engineering calculations, especially for automatic control and signal processing, MATLAB runs on Windows, Mac and is now used for the numeric modeling and simulation. The second edition includes new sections on recent approaches, including genetic algorithms Genetic algorithms Search procedures based on the mechanics of natural selection and genetics. Such procedures are known also as evolution strategies, evolutionary programming, genetic programming, and evolutionary computation. , fuzzy logic fuzzy logic, a multivalued (as opposed to binary) logic developed to deal with imprecise or vague data. Classical logic holds that everything can be expressed in binary terms: 0 or 1, black or white, yes or no; in terms of Boolean algebra, everything is in one set or , and artificial neural networks (artificial intelligence) artificial neural network - (ANN, commonly just "neural network" or "neural net") A network of many very simple processors ("units" or "neurons"), each possibly having a (small amount of) local memory. , and expanded treatment of multi-objective optimization for thermal systems. An important component of each chapter is the selection of problems for the student given at the conclusion which require active application of the design principles. ([c]20082005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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