Abstract: In conduction, thermal rectification occurs when a material or structure transfers heat asymmetrically. In this work, it is shown that, in the bulk, a necessary condition for thermal rectification ...

Abstract: A new and simple modeling procedure is presented for the probabilistic definition of maximum wind speed due to tropical cyclones. Using a fluid dynamic model, the history of the cyclonic winds is first reconstructed for ...

Abstract: Nanofluids belong to a new class of fluids with enhanced thermophysical properties and heat transfer performance. A broad spectrum of applications in science and engineering could potentially ...

Abstract: A numerical study of flow in a novel viscous-based pumping device appropriate for microscale applications is described. The device, essentially consisting of a rotating cylinder eccentrically ...

Abstract: The design of one secondary loop of a complex network often neglects the effect that its operation has on the others. The present is a study of hydrodynamic and thermal interaction between ...

Abstract: The hybrid cellular automaton (HCA) algorithm is a methodology developed to simulate the process of structural adaptation in bones. This methodology incorporates a distributed control loop within ...