Theory of Heat Conduction for Two Region Problems Using Green's Functions

03 Apr 2012 | Publications | Contributor(s): Donald E. Amos

This paper derives equations which describe transient temperature distributions in adjacent regions which share a common boundary. These regions consist of materials with distinct, constant physical …

http://nanohub.org/resources/13671

Green's Functions For Heat Conduction in Adjacent Materials

11 Mar 2012 | Publications | Contributor(s): Donald E. Amos

This paper considers classical linear, transient heat conduction problems set in Regions 1 and 2 defined by the half planes x>0 and x

http://nanohub.org/resources/12856

Transient Heat Conduction in Adjacent Materials Heated on Part of the Common Boundary

01 Nov 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Donald E. Amos

This paper considers a classical linear, transient heat conduction problem set in Regions 1 and 2 defined by the half planes x>0 and x

http://nanohub.org/resources/12390

Computer Graphics Imagery for Motion Pictures and Commercial Advertising: The Achievement of Highly-Realistic Images

19 Aug 2011 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Kenneth Torrance

The talk will review some of the underlying concepts from Radiation Heat Transfer that have now been implemented in synthetic images. In many cases, researchers in graphics have created algorithms …

http://nanohub.org/resources/11796

Additional Tutorials on Selected Topics in Nanotechnology

29 Mar 2011 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Gerhard Klimeck, Umesh V. Waghmare, Timothy S Fisher, N. S. Vidhyadhiraja

Select tutorials in nanotechnology, a part of the 2010 NCN@Purdue Summer School: Electronics from the Bottom Up.

http://nanohub.org/resources/11041

Tutorial 2: A Bottom-Up View of Heat Transfer in Nanomaterials

23 Mar 2011 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Timothy S Fisher

This lecture provides a theoretical development of the transport of thermal energy by conduction in nanomaterials. The physical nature of energy transport by two carriers—electrons and …

http://nanohub.org/resources/11029

2010 NCN@Purdue Summer School: Electronics from the Bottom Up

18 Jan 2011 | Workshops

Electronics from the Bottom Up seeks to bring a new perspective to electronic devices – one that is designed to help realize the opportunities that nanotechnology presents.

http://nanohub.org/resources/8878

Limits of Thermal Processes and their Implications on Efficient Energy Utilization

27 Oct 2010 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Arunava Majumdar

About 90 percent of the world’s energy use involves thermal processes – thermal engines to generate mechanical power; heating and cooling in buildings; heating involved in manufacturing of steel, …

http://nanohub.org/resources/9898

Thermoelectric Generator Module with Convective Heat Transfer

14 Jun 2010 | Tools | Contributor(s): Yuefeng Wang, Guoheng Chen, Michael McLennan, Timothy S Fisher, Timothy D. Sands

Electrical power density and efficiency of a thermoelectric generator with convective heat transfer on hot side and cold side is calculated.

http://nanohub.org/resources/9153