Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications: Recent submissions
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Numerical Investigation of Free Convection in a Porous Corrugated Cavity Filled With Silver (Ag) Dispersed Nano-Fluid
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)The present work examines the convective heat transfer characteristics in a two-dimensional (2D) corrugated closed cavity embedded with porous media. The cavity is considered to be filled with silver dispersed water-based ... -
Finite Element Evaluation of Key Approaches to Develop Insensitive Fuze
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)This paper evaluates several key approaches for their impact on the development of insensitive munition (IM) with special emphasis on the fuze. The effect of these approaches on the thermal vulnerability of a fuze is studied ... -
Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop Investigations of the Compact Exhaust Heat Exchanger With Twisted Tape Inserts for Automotive Waste Heat Utilization
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)Thermoelectric-based waste heat recovery is a competent technique to reduce the exhaust emissions and fuel consumption of automobiles. Thermal and hydraulic characteristics of the exhaust heat exchanger plays a decisive ... -
Impact of Novel Dissimilar Shape Ternary Composition-Based Hybrid Nanofluids on the Thermal Performance Analysis of Radiator
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)The thermal performance analysis of a radiator with a dissimilar shape nanoparticles, i.e., cylindrical (CNT)–platelet (graphene), spherical (Al2O3)–platelet (graphene), and spherical (Al2O3)–cylindrical (CNT) composition-based ... -
The Effect of Orientation on the Performance of Small Free-Convection Heat Sinks for Use With a Thermoelectric Cryotherapy Device
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)The rapid development of metal 3D printing techniques has enabled the exploration of complex free-convection heat sink designs. Small free-convection heat sinks with pin-fin arrays (or novel geometries) are widely employed ... -
Comparative Performance of K, E, and J-Type Fast Response Coaxial Probes for Short-Period Transient Measurements
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)In many engineering applications, the heating condition changes in a millisecond or less, thus to study such conditions, the coaxial thermocouples (CTs) are used because they have fast responding capability. The present ... -
Study on Electromagnetic Heating Process of Wind Power Gear: Temperature Morphology and Evolution
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)As a key component of wind turbine, the surface strengthening treatment of wind turbine gear is crucial to enhance its performance and service life. In the process of tooth-by-tooth induction heating, clear temperature ... -
Large Eddy Simulations for Film Cooling Assessment of Cylindrical and Laidback Fan-Shaped Holes With Reverse Injection
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)The large eddy simulations (LES) are performed to access the film cooling performance of cylindrical and reverse shaped hole for forward and reverse injection configurations. In the case of reverse/backward injection, the ... -
Modeling and Validation of a Two-Phase Flow Valve for Expanders in Waste Heat Recovery
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)Waste heat recovery is a promising method to reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions in heavy-duty vehicles. An organic Rankine cycle (ORC) is used to convert the thermal energy of the exhaust gases into useable energy ... -
On the Use of Solid Curtains Near Smoke Extraction Vents to Control Smoke Spread Resulting From Fire in Road Tunnels
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)The effectiveness of the smoke control strategy plays an important role in increasing safety levels when fire accidents occur in road tunnels. This paper introduces clarifications about how the efficiency of smoke extraction ... -
Noninvasive Method to Measure Thermal Energy Flow Rate in a Pipe
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)A noninvasive, thermal energy flowrate sensor based on a combination of heat flux and temperature measurements is developed for measuring the volume flowrate and the fluid temperature in a pipe. The sensor is covered by a ... -
Spectral Simulation to Investigate the Effects of Active Passive Controls of Nanoparticles on the Radiative Nanofluidic Transport Over a Spinning Disk
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)The present investigation deals with the flow dynamics and heat transport of the nanofluid flow over a rotating disk. The flow is considered to be laminar and steady. Active–passive controls of tiny nanoparticles influenced ... -
Study on the Effects of Cone Height on the Turbulent Nonpremixed Flames Downstream of a Conical Bluff Body
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)Flow, thermal, and emission characteristics of turbulent nonpremixed CH4 flames were investigated for three burner heads of different cone heights. The fuel velocity was kept constant at 15 m/s, while the coflow air speed ... -
On Defect Minimization During Microwave Drilling of Borosilicate Glass at 2.45 GHz Using Flowing Dielectric and Optimized Input Power
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)Microwave drilling is a machining process that utilizes microwave energy for removing the target material through ablation. In the present work, simulation and experimental studies were carried out to understand the effect ... -
Nonlinear Radiation and Variable Viscosity Effects on Free Convection of a Power-Law Nanofluid Over a Truncated Cone in Porous Media With Zero Nanoparticles Flux and Internal Heat Generation
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)This study used numerical analysis to investigate the effects of nonlinear radiation and variable viscosity on free convection of a power-law nanofluid over a vertical truncated cone in porous media with Rosseland diffusion ... -
Influence of Property Variation on Natural Convection in an Isothermal Vertical Finned Channel: An Extended Study
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)Boussineśq and non-Boussineśq fluid with thermo-physical property variation have been investigated for a vertical fin array. Computations are executed for the range of parameter such as Grashof number 1.86 × 105 and 4.42 ... -
Analysis of Flow Boiling Frictional Pressure Drop in Plate Heat Exchangers
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)Plate heat exchangers are widely used in various industries for many years. The corrugated channels on the plates effectively enhance the turbulence of flow boiling and complicate the prediction of pressure drop. This ... -
Coupled Heat Transfer and Hydraulic Modeling of an Experimental Printed Circuit Heat Exchanger Using Finite Element Methods
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)The Homogenized Heat Exchanger Thermohydraulic (HHXT) modeling environment has been developed to provide thermodynamic modeling of printed circuit heat exchangers (PCHEs). This finite element approach solves solid conduction ... -
Effect of Blowing Ratio on Mist-Assisted Air Film Cooling of a Flat Plate: An Experimental Study
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)A novel mist-assisted air film cooling scheme is proposed by Li and Wang (2006, “Simulation of Film Cooling Enhancement With Mist Injection,” ASME J. Heat Transfer, 128, pp. 509–519) to increase the film cooling effectiveness ... -
Numerical Simulation of the Evacuation Process and Smoke Propagation Due to a Fire in a Road Tunnel With Transverse Ventilation System
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)Fire accidents in road tunnels can form a great danger in the life of people if the evacuation process does not happen effectively. This paper introduces a numerical investigation of fire and evacuation analysis in a road ...