Abstract: Previous results from a stability analysis of natural convection in a water-saturated porous medium with externally imposed downward flow of the fluid and distributed internal heat generation are ...

Abstract: A discrete-gradient algorithm is used to identify the parameters in a one-node and a two-node capacitance model of a flat-plate collector. Collector parameters are first obtained by a ...

Abstract: The performance of a nominally 10.5-kW (3-ton) vapor-compression refrigeration system was numerically simulated for air flow rates across the condenser heat exchanger between 60 and 150 percent ...