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Numerical Investigation of Thermal Performance of Minichannels With Transversely Patterned Nonslip and Superhydrophobic Surfaces in Turbulent Flow Conditions
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: The study aims at understanding the effects of transversely patterned nonslip and slip (superhydrophobic) surfaces on thermal performance and pressure drop in a circular minichannel under turbulent flow conditions. Numerical ...
Laminar Flow Forced Convection Heat Transfer Behavior of a Phase Change Material Fluid in Microchannels
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: In this paper, a phase change material (PCM) fluid (Neicosane) is compared with pure water as heat transfer fluid. The heat transfer behavior of PCM fluid under laminar flow conditions (Reynolds number of 700) in circular ...
Laminar Heat Transfer Behavior of a Phase Change Material Fluid in Microchannels With Staggered Pins
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Microchannels have been studied extensively for a variety of heat transfer applications including electronic cooling. Many configurations of microchannels have been studied and compared for their effectiveness in terms of ...
Laminar Heat Transfer Behavior of a Phase Change Material Fluid in Microchannels With Staggered Pins
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Microchannels have been studied extensively for a variety of heat transfer applications including electronic cooling. Many configurations of microchannels have been studied and compared for their effectiveness in terms of ...
Thermal Performance of Microencapsulated Phase Change Material Slurry in a Coil Heat Exchanger
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: An experimental study has been carried out to investigate the convective heat transfer and pressure drop characteristics of microencapsulated phase change material (MPCM) slurry in a coil heat exchanger (CHX). The thermal ...
Near-Wall Velocimetry in the Impingement-Zones of a Microdroplet and a Round Jet Stream
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Near-wall fluid velocimetry in the impingement zone of a microdroplet stream on a flat surface is reported utilizing microparticle tracking velocimetry (μPTV). The results are then compared with the near-wall fluid velocimetry ...
Characterization of the Flow and Surface Temperature Around Multiple Vortex Generators
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: An experimental investigation was carried out to study the effects of single and multiple vortex generators (VGs) on the mean velocity, turbulence levels, and surface temperature distributions in a square channel. The flow ...
Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer Characteristics of Microencapsulated Phase Change Material Slurry in Turbulent Flow
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Microencapsulated phase change material (MPCM) slurry is consisted of a base fluid in which MPCM is dispersed. Due to apparent high heat capacity associated with phase change process, MPCM slurry can be used as a viable ...
Effects of High Frequency Droplet Train Impingement on Spreading Splashing Transition, Film Hydrodynamics and Heat Transfer
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: The objective of this study is to investigate the effects of dropletinduced crown propagation regimes (spreading and splashing) on liquid film hydrodynamics and heat transfer. In this work, the effects of high frequency ...
Experimental and Numerical Visualization of Counter Rotating Vortices
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Visualization of the flow structure generated by passive vortex generators continues to be a matter of research in the fluid mechanics and heat transfer communities. In this study, selfsustaining counterrotating vortex ...