Reduced Order Modeling of Conjugate Heat Transfer Processes

Abstract

This paper describes the application of reducedorder modeling techniques in the simulation of conjugate heat transfer processes. In a reducedorder model (ROM), the dominate features of a system are represented using a limited number of orthonormal basis vectors, which are extracted from a database containing descriptions of the system. Interpolating methods are then used to calculate expansion coefficients that allow representation of the system as linear combinations of the basis vectors. Evidence of the accuracy and computational savings achieved using the reducedorder modeling technique is presented in order to demonstrate its benefits in simulating conjugate heat transfer processes.