Thermal Quadrupoles: Solving the Heat Equation through Integral Transforms

Interest in the Quadrupole Approach. Linear Conduction and Simple Geometries. One--Dimensional Quadrupoles. Multidimensional Transfers. Time--Dependent Periodic Regimes. Advanced Quadrupoles. Mass Transfer in a Porous Medium. The Quadrupole Approach Applied to Heat Transfer in Semi--Transparent Materials. Inverse Laplace Transform. Appendices. Index.