| Abstract: | A reverse computation based on adjoint formulation of forced convection heat transfer is proposed to obtain the optimal thermal boundary conditions for heat transfer characteristics; for example, a total heat transfer rate or a temperature at a specific location. In the reverse analysis via adjoint formulation, the heat flow is reversed in both time and space. Thus, using the numerical solution of the adjoint problem, we can inversely predict the boundary condition effects on the heat transfer characteristics. As a result, we can obtain the optimal thermal boundary conditions in both time and space to control the heat transfer at any given time. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heat Trans Asian Res, 33(3): 161–174, 2004; Published online in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience.wiley.com ). DOI 10.1002/htj.20002 |
