Abstract: This research investigates the melting rate of a phase change material (PCM) in the presence of Rayleigh–Benard convection. A scaling analysis is conducted for the first time for such a problem, which is useful to identify ...

Abstract: Icing can jeopardize local infrastructure, hinder field operation, destroy vessel superstructures, and threaten life and property safety in the Arctic and other cold offshore and marine environments. Research on ice ...

Abstract: In some northern regions, power transmission lines are built with metal tower footings buried in the permafrost. With a high thermal conductivity, the tower footing has a significant thermal effect on the foundation and ...

Abstract: In this paper, a new correlation is developed to predict liquid/liquid separation dynamics with a focus on a water/oil mixture. The correlation employs a force balance on the droplets to predict the rising velocity of the ...

Abstract: Flow drag reduction induced by chemical additives, more commonly called drag-reducing agents (DRAs), has been studied for many years, but few studies can manifest the mechanism of this phenomenon. In this paper, a new ...

Abstract: In this work, nanosecond laser machining is used to fabricate hydrophobic 17-4 PH stainless steel surfaces with microscale and submicron structures. Four surface structures were designed, with microscale channels and pillars ...