Abstract: This investigation consisted of an experimental study of the natural convection heat transfer from a square, horizontally oriented electronic component board mounted in a low-aspect-ratio enclosure ...

Abstract: This investigation is presented in two parts. The basic analytical model is developed in Part I. Part II includes the completion of the analytical model and the results of an optimization ...

Abstract: This investigation employs the techniques of second law analysis to show that significant improvements in performance are possible through the use of “perfectly stratified” thermal energy storage ...

Abstract: Flat rectangular plate heat sinks are often used to cool large electronic components by the combined effects of natural convection and thermal radiation. There is, however, a paucity of rational ...

Abstract: Economic and reliability considerations lead to the adoption of passive techniques for cooling by a combination of natural convection and radiation heat transfer. In order to facilitate the ...

Abstract: This study explores the behavior of a flat-slab, sensible heat thermal energy storage system, the physical design and operation of which have been optimized to minimize the production of entropy ...

Abstract: This study explores the behavior of a flat-slab, sensible heat thermal energy storage system, the physical design and operation of which have been optimized to minimize the production of entropy ...

Abstract: The states of penile erection have not been quantified to establish their relationship to intracorporal fluid pressure and to soft tissue constraint. Computer-based circumferential rigidity sensing ...