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RISSpecial Issue on Fluids Engineering Research in Honor of the Life and Achievements of Professor Kirti Ghia—A Pioneer in Computational Fluid Dynamics
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Professor Kirti “Karman” Ghia was an aerospace engineering educator, a research scientist, and a pioneer in the field of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). He passed away on June 13, 2017, at the age of 80. He completed ...
Numerical Modeling of Atmospheric Rime Ice Accretion on an Airfoil Using an Eulerian Approach
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: This paper presents an approach to numerically simulate the inherently unsteady rime ice accretion problem on a two-dimensional airfoil and elucidate the associated variations under different icing conditions. The airflow ...
Guidance on Evaluating the Performance of Multigeneration Systems Based on Energetic and Exergetic Criteria
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: This paper presents an investigation of the performance indices employed in combined or multigeneration thermal systems. Specifically, the following thermal systems will be considered: (1) combined cooling and power (CCP) ...
Thermodynamic Analysis and Modeling of a Novel Solar Absorption Cogeneration System With an Adjustable Cooling-to-Power Ratio
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: In this work, a novel solar double-effect absorption combined cooling and power (DECCP) system with an adjustable cooling-to-power ratio is proposed. This cogeneration system uses water–LiBr as the working fluid. The novel ...
Exergoeconomics of a Solar-Assisted Double-Effect Absorption Cogeneration System Integrated With a Cold Thermal Energy Storage System
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: The cogeneration system described in this paper is constructed based on a solar-assisted double-effect absorption cogeneration cycle with an adjustable cooling-to-power ratio. As a proposed technique to benefit from the ...
Quasi-Steady Simulation of Glaze Ice Accretion and Heat Transfer in the Supercooled Large Droplet Regime in Atmospheric Turbulent Air Flow
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: To avoid the use of a computationally intensive full unsteady simulation while providing an accurate solution, a quasi-steady simulation has been performed to study glaze and mixed ice accretion in the supercooled large ...
Effect of Different Arrangements of V-Shaped Ribs on the Performance of an Optically Enhanced Parabolic Trough Solar Collector
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: In this article, a V-shaped ribbed tube is utilized to improve the thermal performance of a parabolic trough collector (PTC). Six different rib arrangements are employed, and a detailed analysis is presented. In addition, ...
Parametric Investigation of a V-Shape Ribbed Absorber Tube in Parabolic Trough Solar Collectors
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: This paper reports on a parametric investigation of the thermal enhancement of a double-reflector parabolic trough collector when employing an in-line mixed V-shape (IMVS) ribbed absorber tube. Three heat transfer fluids ...
Optimum Size and Heat Transfer and Velocity Correlations of the Outer and Inner Surfaces of Vertical Hollow Polygonal Cylinders in Natural Convection
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Laminar natural convection heat transfer from vertical hollow polygonal cylinders with a wide range of cross-sectional areas is investigated. The buoyancy-driven three-dimensional (3D) flow around hollow polygonal cylinders ...
Performance Analysis of a Solar Cascaded Absorption Cooling System Using a Performance-Enhanced Parabolic Trough Collector
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: This article proposes an innovative approach to improve the performance of solar cooling systems by utilizing a cascaded absorption cooling (CAC) system. This article also examines the viability of coupling an NH3–H2O ...