Journal of Heat Transfer: Recent submissions
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Thermal Rectification of Silicene Nanosheets With Triangular Cavities by Molecular Dynamics Simulations
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)Silicene, the silicon-based two-dimensional structure with honeycomb lattice, has been discovered and expected to have tremendous application potential in fundamental industries. However, its thermal transport mechanism ... -
Cross-Flow Heat Exchanger: Volume-Averaging Formulation of a Unit Cell Model and Thermal Performance Analysis
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)A formulation of the unit cell model and the corresponding thermal performance analysis for the cross-flow heat exchanger are carried out, with the design goal of dissipating 175 W from a high-power electronic chip in a ... -
Treatment Efficacy for Validating MicroCT-Based Theoretical Simulation Approach in Magnetic Nanoparticle Hyperthermia for Cancer Treatment
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)The objective is to validate a designed heating protocol in a previous study based on treatment efficacy of magnetic nanoparticle hyperthermia in prostate tumors. In vivo experiments have been performed to induce temperature ... -
Study of Microstructure-Based Effective Thermal Conductivity of Graphite Foam
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)As a relatively new type of functional material, porous graphite foam exhibits unique thermophysical properties. It possesses the advantages of low density, high specific surface area, and high bulk thermal conductivity ... -
Modified Outlet Boundary Condition Schemes for Large Density Ratio Lattice Boltzmann Models
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)Outlet boundary conditions (OBCs) and their numerical descriptions are critical to computational fluid dynamics (CFD) since they have significant influence on the numerical accuracy and stability. They present significant ... -
Electron–Phonon Coupled Heat Transfer and Thermal Response Induced by Femtosecond Laser Heating of Gold
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)Ab initio simulation is one of the most effective theoretical tools to study the electrons evolved heat transfer process. Here, we report the use of finite-temperature density functional theory (DFT) to investigate the ... -
Assessment of Thermal Damage During Skin Tumor Treatment Using Thermal Wave Model: A Realistic Approach
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)In this study, a three-layered skin tissue has been modeled to assess the heat transfer characteristics in laser skin tumor–tissue interaction. A finite-volume-based two-dimensional numerical bioheat transfer model has ... -
Influence of Reynolds Numbers on the Flow and Heat Transfer Around Row of Magnetic Obstacles
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)An incompressible electrically conducting viscous fluid flow influenced by a local external magnetic field may develop vortical structures and eventually instabilities similar to those observed in flows around bluff bodies ... -
Mesoscopic Analysis of Dynamic Droplet Behavior on Wetted Flat and Grooved Surface for Low Viscosity Ratio
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)In the present study, the interfacial dynamics of displacement of three-dimensional spherical droplet on a rectangular microchannel wall considering wetting effects are studied. The two-phase lattice Boltzmann Shan−Chen ... -
Enhanced Macroconvection Mechanism With Separate Liquid–Vapor Pathways to Improve Pool Boiling Performance
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)Understanding heat transfer mechanisms is crucial in developing new enhancement techniques in pool boiling. In this paper, the available literature on fundamental mechanisms and their role in some of the outstanding ... -
Apparent Emissivity of Combustion Soot Aggregate Coating at High Temperature
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)Soot aggregates frequently occur during combustion or pyrolysis of fuels. The radiative properties of soot aggregates at high temperature are important for understanding soot characteristics and evaluating heat transfer ... -
Hyperbolic Conduction–Radiation in Participating and Inhomogeneous Slab With Double Spherical Harmonics and Lattice Boltzmann Methods
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)This work deals with the combined mode of non-Fourier conduction and radiation transfer in isotropically/anisotropically scattering, homogeneous, and inhomogeneous planar media with reflective boundaries subjected to the ... -
Influence of Index of Refraction and Particle Size Distribution on Radiative Heat Transfer in a Pulverized Coal Combustion Furnace
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)In this work, the influence of the radiative properties of coal and ash particles on radiative heat transfer in combustion environments is investigated. Emphasis is placed on the impact on the impact of the complex index ... -
Experimental Study on Thermal Characteristics of Finned Coil LHSU Using Paraffin as Phase Change Material
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)It is well known that attaching fins on the tubes surfaces can enhance the heat transfer into and out from the phase change materials (PCMs). This paper presents the results of an experimental study on the thermal ... -
Fractional Heat Conduction in a Thin Circular Plate With Constant Temperature Distribution and Associated Thermal Stresses
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)In this work, a fractional-order theory of thermoelasticity by quasi-static approach is applied to the two-dimensional problem of a thin circular plate whose lower surface is maintained at zero temperature, whereas the ... -
Foreword to Special Issue on Micro/Nanoscale Heat and Mass Transfer—Part I
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Effect of Chemical Reactions of H2/O2 Combustion Gas on Wall Heat Flux in a Turbulent Channel Flow
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)The effect of chemical reactions of burnt gas on heat transfer on a cooled wall in a turbulent channel flow is investigated by direct numerical simulations. Burnt gas from a H2/O2 mixture is used as a fluid and a detailed ... -
Effect of Local Thermal Nonequilibrium on the Stability of Natural Convection in an Oldroyd-B Fluid Saturated Vertical Porous Layer
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)The effect of local thermal nonequilibrium (LTNE) on the stability of natural convection in a vertical porous slab saturated by an Oldroyd-B fluid is investigated. The vertical walls of the slab are impermeable and maintained ... -
Intensification of Chemically Assisted Melt–Water Explosive Interactions
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)This paper investigates avenues for controlled initiation and augmentation of the mechanical and thermal energetic output of shock-triggered vapor explosions (VEs) with Al–GaInSn alloys; furthermore, enabling a means for ... -
Insights on Heat Transfer at the Top of Steam Chambers in SAGD
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)Steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) is the method of choice for producing oil from oil sands reservoirs. In this method, steam is injected into the formation and the oil, upon heating, is mobilized and driven under ...