Abstract: Aimed at solving the problem of automatic pipe routing in complex space, a novel method based on the sine cosine algorithm (SCA) is proposed. First, a three-dimensional environment of pipe routing is built. Then, the ...

Abstract: A three-dimensional model and dimensionless scale analysis of the transient fluid dynamics and heat transfer in an inclined adiabatic water-filled enclosure with an immersed cylindrical cold sink ...

Abstract: A scale analysis of the transient discharge of a fully mixed thermal storage vessel with an immersed single-tube heat exchanger is extended to provide a generalized expression for the transient ...

Abstract: A model of a thermal storage tank in which stored energy is extracted via an immersed heat exchanger is presented and used to predict transient temperature and velocity fields in tanks with ...

Abstract: The transient natural convective thermal/fluid processes during discharge of an inclined rectangular solar storage tank via an immersed heat exchanger are modeled and compared to prior experimental ...

Abstract: During melting of phase change materials (PCM) encapsulated in a container, the solid PCM sinks to the bottom or floats to the top of the container according to the gravitational force and ...

Abstract: The thermal conductivity of soil is an important parameter in many engineering problems involving heat transfer, such as in ground source heat pump systems and freeze-thaw prevention projects. In these projects, not only ...

Abstract: The flexural performance of concrete beams incorporating glass fiber–reinforced polymer (GFRP) bars and further strengthened by a prefabricated permanent ultrahigh-performance concrete (UHPC) formwork is investigated in ...

Abstract: Deformations in dam structures can have a critical impact on dam safety and life. Accurate methods for dam deformation prediction and safety evaluation are thus highly needed. Dam deformations can be predicted based on ...