Practical Heat Transfer: Using MATLAB and COMSOL

This book guides the reader through the subject of heat transfer, covering the analytical, coding, Finite Element Analysis, and hybrid methods of thermal modeling. Cylindrical pipes are the focus of this work for their widespread use and multitude of engineering applications. The book’s primary focus is on the MATLAB (R2021) and COMSOL Multiphysics (5.6) software packages; however, the learning gained here can be transferred to other FEA tools. The purpose is to become familiar with the field of heat transfer modeling through numerous examples with significant applications such as transferring energy in the form of heat (and matter) in the pipes; the information can be expanded to transfer this knowledge to the constricted bodies.