Abstract: A comparison of the Prandtl-Schlichting formula for skin friction of a fully rough plate with recently obtained experimental data shows an average error of 17.5 percent. It is suggested that ...

Abstract: Requirements for silica gel desiccant beds used in the “Solar-Desiccant-Evaporative Cooling System” are discussed and the advantages of laminar flow packings demonstrated. An analysis of transient ...

Abstract: Numerical simulations of incompressible turbulent flow through rectangular ducts with one side rib-roughened were performed to determine pressure drop. The “PHOENICS” software package was used for ...

Abstract: Bench scale tests of a laminar flow silica gel packing element are reported. The packing is based on a coated sheet concept with a single layer of 0.25 mm silica gel particles lining narrow ...

Abstract: Bubble nucleation and growth in the evaporator, condenser, upcomers, and feedwater distribution systems of open-cycle ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) power plants are examined. The phenomenon ...

Abstract: Numerical solutions of the Navier-Stokes equations are obtained for steady two-dimensional flow in the inlet region of both a tube and a channel. The entering flow is considered to be either ...

Abstract: Provision of bicycle facilities at intersections is often inadequate and can lead to unsafe interactions between motorists and bicyclists. The bicycle box is a tool intended to improve the predictability of bicyclist ...