Junpeng Lyu¹, Hai Mei^1,2, Liping Zu¹, Lisheng Liu^1,2,*, Liangliang Chu^1,2

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.138, No.1, pp. 391-410, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2023.030614

Abstract This article proposes a modeling method for C/C-ZrC composite materials. According to the superposition of Gaussian random field, the original gray model is obtained, and the threshold segmentation method is used to generate the C-ZrC inclusion model. Finally, the fiber structure is added to construct the microstructure of the three-phase plain weave composite. The reconstructed inclusions can meet the randomness of the shape and have a uniform distribution. Using an algorithm based on asymptotic homogenization and finite element method, the equivalent thermal conductivity prediction of the microstructure finite element model was carried out, and the influence of component volume fraction… More >

Jakkid Sanetuntikul¹, Borwon Narupai², Nawadon Petchwattana^3,*

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.11, No.9, pp. 3567-3582, 2023, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2023.029308

Abstract Wastes from polypropylene (PP) packages are accumulating every year because it is one of the most widely consumed and short lifecycle products. This paper aims to develop low thermal conductive and fire-retardant materials from post-consumer PP (pPP) packages. Ammonium polyphosphate (APP) and hollow glass microsphere (HGM) were further added to improve the fire retardancy and thermal conductivity of pPP. The influence of APP and HGM on the mechanical and thermal properties, fire retardancy and thermal conductivity of pPP were investigated and compared with that of virgin PP (vPP). HGM was constantly added at 5 wt% while the content of APP… More > Graphic Abstract

Jadav Konch^*, G. C. Hazarika

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.8, pp. 1-10, 2017, DOI:10.5098/hmt.8.39

Abstract This paper investigates momentum, heat and mass transfer characteristics of a hydromagnetic Newtonian dusty fluid flow due to a rotating disk with radiation and viscous dissipation. The main objective of this paper is to study effects of temperature dependent viscosity and thermal conductivity on flow, temperature and species concentration. Radiation and viscous dissipation effects are also taken into account. Saffman model for dusty fluid is considered for the problem. The partial differential equations governing the flow are converted into ordinary differential equations employing similarity transformations. The resulting highly nonlinear coupled ordinary differential equations are solved numerically using shooting technique with… More >

Rachid Chadouli^a,b,*, Frédéric Lebon^a, Iulian Rosu^a , Mohammed Makhlouf^b

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.8, pp. 1-6, 2017, DOI:10.5098/hmt.8.30

Abstract In this paper, a numerical model investigating the impact of gasket thermal quality on the reduction in the thermal contact resistance (TCR) between two solids is presented and validated analytically. The model proposed is a 2D steady state model. The thermal conductivity of the solid materials ranges from 20 to 390 W/m·K, and the gasket thermal conductivity ranges from 0.16W/m·K (TC of rubber) to and 5W/m·K (TC of thermal paste). As expected, the results obtained clearly confirm that the gasket significantly improves the heat transfer between two solids in contact, and in particular that the TCR is decreased with increasing… More >

Harpreet Kaur Aasi, Vivek Kumar Gaba, Anil Kumar Tiwari, Shubhankar Bhowmick^*

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.8, pp. 1-6, 2017, DOI:10.5098/hmt.8.15

Abstract Due to low density and low coefficient of thermal expansion, orthotropic materials, namely, the polymer matrix composites are finding their way in many of the engineering application. The present study investigates the performance of the orthotropic annular fin. The thermal conductivity along radial and axial direction is governed by the thermal conductivity ratio (K), which is an important parameter for orthotropic annular fin. The work then numerically examines in two dimensions, the thermal performance of the annular fin at different thermal conductivity ratio (K) for the rectangular profile using the finite difference method. Different convective heat transfer coefficient are considered… More >

J. Pranitha^a,* , G. Venkata Suman^a , D. Srinivasacharya^a

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.9, pp. 1-8, 2017, DOI:10.5098/hmt.9.39

Abstract An analysis is performed to investigate the influence of radiation, thermal-diffusion and variable properties on mixed convection flow, heat and mass transfer from a vertical plate in a porous medium saturated with a power-law fluid. The non-linear partial differential equations are reduced to ordinary differential equations by implementing Lie scaling group transformations. These ordinary differential equations are solved numerically by implementing a shooting technique. The numerical results for dimensionless velocity, temperature and concentration profiles for pseudo-plastic, Newtonian and dilatant fluids are presented graphically for different values of variable viscosity, variable thermal conductivity, Soret and radiation parameters. Heat and mass transfer… More >

P. Sreenivasulu^a,*, T. Poornima^b,†, N. Bhaskar Reddy^c

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.9, pp. 1-7, 2017, DOI:10.5098/hmt.9.20

Abstract This paper examines the variable thermal conductivity influence on MHD flow past a thermally stratified stretching cylinder with heat source or sink. The governing partial differential equations of the flow field are converted to a system of non-linear coupled similarity ordinary differential equations. Employing Shooting technique followed by Runge-Kutta method, the system is solved numerically. The effects of the various physical parameters countered in the flow field on the velocity, temperature as well as the skin friction coefficient and the rate of heat transfer near the wall are computed and illustrated graphically. More >

Jadav Konch^*

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.10, pp. 1-10, 2018, DOI:10.5098/hmt.10.29

Abstract Soret and Dufour effects on the unsteady flow of a viscous incompressible dusty fluid past an exponentially accelerated vertical plate with viscous dissipation have been considered in the presence of heat source and magnetic field. The viscosity and thermal conductivity of the fluid are assumed to be varying with respect to temperature. Saffman model of dusty fluid is considered for the investigation. The non-linear partial differential equations with prescribed boundary conditions governing the flow are discretized using Crank-Nicolson formula and the resulting finite difference equations are solved by an iterative scheme based on the Gauss-Seidel method by developing computer codes… More >

C. Rajashekhar^a , G. Manjunatha^a,† , Hanumesh Vaidya^b , B. B. Divya^a , K. V. Prasad^c

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.11, pp. 1-8, 2018, DOI:10.5098/hmt.11.35

Abstract The primary objective of this paper is to examine the impact of variable viscosity and thermal conductivity on peristaltic transport of Casson liquid in a convectively heated inclined porous tube. The viscosity differs over the radial axis, and temperature dependent thermal conductivity is taken into account. The perturbation technique is utilized to solve the governing nonlinear equations under the assumption of long wavelength and small Reynolds number. The analytical solutions are obtained for velocity, streamlines, pressure rise, frictional force, and temperature when subjected to slip and convective boundary conditions. The impacts of related parameters on physiological quantities of interest are… More >

B.B. Divya^a , G. Manjunatha^a,† , C. Rajashekhar^a, Hanumesh Vaidya^b, K.V. Prasad^c

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.12, pp. 1-9, 2019, DOI:10.5098/hmt.12.15

Abstract The present paper examines the peristaltic mechanism of a Jeffrey fluid through an elastic tube. The influence of velocity slip, convective boundary conditions, and variable liquid properties are taken into account. Closed form solutions are obtained for velocity, flux and temperature fields. In order to linearize the temperature equation, perturbation technique is employed. Also, the flux is determined theoretically via Rubinow and Keller and Mazumdar approach and the results are compared graphically. The effects of various vital parameters on the fluid flow are sketched and analyzed graphically. The findings emphasize the importance of elastic parameters in enhancing the flux of… More >