Advanced Applications in Heat Exchanger Technologies: Ai, Machine Learning, and Additive Manufacturing
暫譯: 熱交換器技術的進階應用：人工智慧、機器學習與增材製造

《熱交換器技術的進階應用》介紹了增強熱交換器性能、可靠性和韌性的最新發展，包括人工智慧、機器學習和增材製造的應用。

本書涵蓋了許多商業活動的基本部分，從航空航天到海洋應用，再到石油和天然氣，討論了各種熱交換器類型及其跨學科的行業應用。它包含了幾種不同的技術，如奈米流體、微通道熱交換器、計算機建模、先進製造和優化。本書針對影響長期熱交換器性能和可靠性的現實問題，如污垢、腐蝕防護和維護措施，進行了探討。

本書旨在為對熱交換器研發及當代實踐中熱交換器技術的多樣化工業應用感興趣的研究人員和研究生提供參考。

Dr. Sunil Kumar is an Associate Research Scientist in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering at Texas A&M University (TAMU), USA. He earned his Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering, specializing in nuclear reactor thermal hydraulics. His international experience includes developing radiation detectors at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Switzerland and working on high-energy ion cleaning at the Max-Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics (MPIK), Germany. Dr. Kumar possesses expertise in experimental and computational heat and mass transfer, including heat exchangers, aerosol technologies, HVAC systems, and materials drying. His contributions span a range of impactful projects, such as developing passive safety systems for the Advanced Heavy Water Reactor (AHWR), enhancing heat exchanger performance, improving electronic cooling, modeling indoor environments, drying materials, and studying particulate emissions. A recognized expert in his field, Dr. Kumar has delivered numerous conference talks, served as an invited speaker, and contributed as an editorial panel member for the International Journal of Thermofluid Science and Technology (IJTST). He has also chaired sessions at the Thermal and Fluids Engineering Conference (TFEC) organized by the American Society of Thermal and Fluids Engineers (ASTFE) and has reviewed for prestigious journals. Dr. Kumar has published several peer-reviewed journal articles, conference papers, and book chapters.

Dr. Kavita Rathore is a Senior Postdoctoral Researcher and Stanton Nuclear Security Fellow at Texas A&M University, USA. She earned her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India, and is the first Indian woman to receive the prestigious Stanton Fellowship at Texas A&M University, awarded by the Stanton Foundation. Dr. Rathore's expertise encompasses thermal fluid systems, nuclear reactor thermal hydraulics, heat exchangers, nuclear nonproliferation, and the application of plasma in energy generation, decontamination and heavy oil processing. Her research contributions are reflected in numerous peer-reviewed journal publications and presentations at national and international conferences, where she has been recognized with many awards. In addition to her academic accomplishments, Dr. Rathore holds two U.S. patents and one Indian patent. She has served as a peer reviewer for research journals, organized conferences, delivered numerous invited talks, and presented at prominent conferences worldwide. Dr. Rathore's work exemplifies her dedication to advancing knowledge and innovation in energy, nuclear security, and application of plasma.

Dr. Debjyoti Banerjee is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University (TAMU), USA. He was elected as a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) in 2016, and as the Fellow/Dean's Fellow of EnMED (the Inter-Collegiate School of Engineering Medicine) in 2019/2021. He was invited to the membership of the Scientific Council (SC) of International Committee on Heat and Mass Transfer (ICHMT) in 2023. He is currently an Associate Editor (AE) of the ASME Open Journal of Engineering (AOJE). He served as an AE for the ASME Journal of Energy Resources and Technology (JERT), as well as the international journal of Electronics. He also served as a Guest Editor (GE) of Special Issues (SIs) on Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI). He is an invited Member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Interfacial Phenomena and Heat Transfer (IPHT). Multiple times he served as AE and GE (for SIs) of the ASME Journal of Heat Transfer (JHT)/Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer (JHMT) and the ASME Journal of Nanotechnology in Engineering and Medicine (JNEM). He received 17 US patents and more than 200 peer-reviewed publications from his research work involving bio/micro/nanotechnologies, phase change heat transfer (multi-phase flows) and engineering ethics at Applied Biosystems Inc./ABI (Applera/ Life Technologies), NanoInk Inc., Coventor Inc., Tata (India) and TAMU.

孫尼爾·庫馬博士是美國德州農工大學（Texas A&M University, TAMU）生物與農業工程系的副研究科學家。他獲得核工程博士學位，專攻核反應堆熱水力學。他的國際經驗包括在瑞士歐洲核子研究組織（CERN）開發輻射檢測器，以及在德國馬克斯·普朗克核物理研究所（Max-Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics, MPIK）從事高能離子清潔工作。庫馬博士在實驗和計算熱質傳遞方面擁有專業知識，包括熱交換器、氣溶膠技術、暖通空調系統（HVAC）和材料乾燥。他的貢獻涵蓋多個重要項目，例如為先進重水反應堆（Advanced Heavy Water Reactor, AHWR）開發被動安全系統、提升熱交換器性能、改善電子冷卻、模擬室內環境、乾燥材料以及研究顆粒物排放。作為該領域的公認專家，庫馬博士曾在多個會議上發表演講，擔任受邀講者，並作為《國際熱流體科學與技術期刊》（International Journal of Thermofluid Science and Technology, IJTST）的編輯委員會成員。他還在美國熱流體工程師學會（American Society of Thermal and Fluids Engineers, ASTFE）主辦的熱流體工程會議（Thermal and Fluids Engineering Conference, TFEC）上擔任會議主席，並為多本知名期刊進行審稿。庫馬博士已發表多篇經過同行評審的期刊文章、會議論文和書籍章節。

卡維塔·拉索爾博士是美國德州農工大學的高級博士後研究員及斯坦頓核安全研究員（Stanton Nuclear Security Fellow）。她在印度坎普爾印度理工學院（Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur）獲得機械工程博士學位，並且是第一位獲得德州農工大學斯坦頓獎學金的印度女性，該獎學金由斯坦頓基金會頒發。拉索爾博士的專業領域包括熱流體系統、核反應堆熱水力學、熱交換器、核不擴散以及等離子體在能源生成、去污和重油處理中的應用。她的研究貢獻反映在多篇經過同行評審的期刊出版物和國內外會議的報告中，並獲得多項獎項。除了學術成就外，拉索爾博士擁有兩項美國專利和一項印度專利。她曾擔任研究期刊的同行評審，組織會議，發表多場受邀演講，並在全球知名會議上進行報告。拉索爾博士的工作體現了她對推進能源、核安全和等離子體應用知識與創新的奉獻。

德比約提·班納吉博士是美國德州農工大學（Texas A&M University, TAMU）機械工程教授。他於2016年被選為美國機械工程師學會（American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASME）會士，並於2019/2021年擔任EnMED（跨學院工程醫學學校）的會士/院長會士。他於2023年被邀請成為國際熱質傳遞委員會（International Committee on Heat and Mass Transfer, ICHMT）科學委員會（Scientific Council, SC）成員。目前，他是《ASME開放工程期刊》（ASME Open Journal of Engineering, AOJE）的副編輯（Associate Editor, AE）。他曾擔任《ASME能源資源與技術期刊》（ASME Journal of Energy Resources and Technology, JERT）和國際期刊《電子學》（Electronics）的副編輯。他還擔任過機器學習（Machine Learning, ML）和人工智慧（Artificial Intelligence, AI）特刊的客座編輯（Guest Editor, GE）。他是《國際界面現象與熱傳遞期刊》（International Journal of Interfacial Phenomena and Heat Transfer, IPHT）編輯委員會的受邀成員。他多次擔任《ASME熱傳遞期刊》（ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, JHT）/《熱質傳遞期刊》（Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, JHMT）和《ASME納米技術在工程與醫學中的應用期刊》（ASME Journal of Nanotechnology in Engineering and Medicine, JNEM）的副編輯和特刊客座編輯。他獲得17項美國專利，並在涉及生物/微型/納米技術、相變熱傳遞（多相流）和工程倫理的研究工作中發表了超過200篇經過同行評審的出版物，這些工作在Applied Biosystems Inc./ABI（Applera/Life Technologies）、NanoInk Inc.、Coventor Inc.、塔塔（印度）和TAMU進行。