Михаил Викторович Кирпичев – первый в России академик-теплотехник, один из создателей теории подобия, лидер известнейшей отечественной школы теплотехники. Его деятельность в теплотехнике была новаторской, пионерской, как деятельность Н.Е. Жуковского и С.А. Чаплыгина в аэромеханике или А.Ф. Иоффе в физике .

Журнал инженерной теплофизики публикует статьи на английском языке, отражающие исследования, проводимые на территории России, бывшего СССР и других стран и имеющие существенное значение для развития науки и техники. Приветствуются статьи, основанные на экспериментальных и современных методиках визуализации, развивающие математические модели теплофизических процессов, способствующие фундаментальному пониманию теплофизических процессов в технике, окружающей среде и космосе. Особое внимание уделяется теплофизическим проблемам в энергетике и охране окружающей среды, развитию энергосберегающих технологий.

The International Journal of Heat Exchangers (IJHEX) disseminates original research relating to all aspects and types of heat exchangers. The journal provides an important forum for those engaged in basic and applied heat exchanger or related research at universities and industry throughout the world. The journal is devoted to fundamental investigations of transport of momentum and heat and other thermal and hydraulic phenomena, including theoretical/numerical modeling and experimental techniques. In addition, papers on new developments, applied topics, mechanical problems, and other general technical and scientific issues related to materials, manufacturing, and operation of heat exchangers are also considered. Review articles on progress in particular areas of importance to heat exchanger specialists are occasionally invited. All papers are reviewed.
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Modern research-grade algorithms and visualization techniques are applied to fundamental heat transfer problems. Detailed descriptions of all printed matter and software included are available at:
http://www.people.virginia.edu/~rjr/modules
Format: Paperback, English, 101 pages ISBN: 0072479620
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Pub. Date: 2002
Book Description
This book (and software on the accompanying CD-ROM) applies modern research-grade numerical procedures to fundamental heat transfer problems. "Canned" modules are provided for nine important topics in heat transfer. Most of these modules consist of an attractive Visual Basic interface driving a highly-optimized Fortran DLL. Modern visualization techniques (color contour plots, etc.) are used to depict the results so that student users can understand the physics underlying the problem. Data from several of these modules may be dumped to a spreadsheet for further processing - much as if the user had an extremely well equipped laboratory at his or her disposal. A half dozen other projects designed to be implemented at the undergraduate level are included. About 60 additional pages of theory and detailed implementation instructions intended primarily for use at the graduate level are provided in "pdf" form on the CD. Of particular interest are the several modules that eliminate the need for the tedious chart and table-based, pre-computer techniques for transient conduction, heat exchanger design, etc. that are still commonly taught in standard textbooks.