...Mohammed S. Ismail; Mohamed R. Berber; Ziyad A. Alrowaili; Mohamed Pourkashanian Purpose This paper aims to numerically solve fully developed laminar flow in trapezoidal ducts with rounded corners which result following forming processes. Design/methodology/approach A two-dimensional model...

... Publishing Limited 2021 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Conjugate heat transfer Computational fluid dynamics Laminar flow Friction factor Reynolds number Secondary flows Nomenclature A = area (m^{2); A_con = convective heat transfer}...

...Hamidou Benzenine; Rachid Saim; Said Abboudi; Hakan F. Öztop; Nidal Abu-Hamdeh Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a three-dimensional (3D) analysis of the laminar flow of air and the conjugate heat transfer in a pipe of rectangular cross-section with a solid or perforated deflector...

... numerically simulated by using finite volume method. Nusselt number Friction factor Elliptical tube bank Nanofluid Two-phase mixture method Laminar flow For estimating the effect of solid-fluid phases on flow and heat transfer domains, the two-phase mixture method has been used. In current...

... The nanofluid is graphene nanoplatelets-silver/water, and the heat transfer in laminar flow was investigated. The range of coolant Reynolds number in this investigation was 200 ≤ Re ≤ 1000, and the concentrations of nano-sheets were from 0 to 0.1 vol. %. Findings Results show that higher temperature leads...

... = 0 Momentum equations: Optimization Laminar flow Pressure drop Dimension ratio Trapezoidal microchannel Microchannels are used in cooling systems for electronic devices and heat exchangers (Hedayati and Domairry, 2015 ; Malvandi et al., 2016 ; Hedayati et al...

...@iau-arak.ac.ir 29 04 2016 08 08 2016 28 08 2016 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Circular cylinder Nusselt number Laminar flow Control rods Forced convection heat transfer Overset grid method...

... the strength of turbulence. John Gorman can be contacted at: gorma157@umn.edu 08 10 2015 25 11 2015 04 12 2015 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Turbulent flow Angle of attack Pressure drop Laminar flow Perforated...

... to investigate the pressure drop characteristics in rough microchannels. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Numerical analysis Pressure drop Microchannels Laminar flow Random midpoint displacement Micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS), ranging from miniature transducers to complex...

...Dr Hong-Yan Liu and Dr Ji-Huan He; Zhongfu Ren; Fanzhi Kong; Yongxiang Kang; Haiyan Kong Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to theoretically investigate the thermal and hydrodynamic performance of the flow pattern of fluid in the charged jet. The flow pattern includes laminar flow in which...

... Group Publishing Limited 2014 Nanofluids Mixed convection Laminar flow Transient phase Vertical tube Bi*=Biot number Cp=specific heat capacity, J · kg−1 · K−1 ρ=fluid density, kg · m−3 Subscripts bf=base-fluid i=inlet nf=nanofluid o=outlet p...

... Convection Laminar flow Heat transfer Radiation Forward facing step Laminar convection flow Radiation heat transfer A_x, A_y=areas of control volume faces normal to the x‐ and y‐directions, respectively, m² C_p=specific heat, J...

...Precious Sibanda; Sandile Motsa; Zodwa Makukula Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study the steady laminar flow of a pressure driven third‐grade fluid with heat transfer in a horizontal channel. The study serves two purposes: to correct the inaccurate results presented in Siddiqui et al...

...Roseane L. Silva; João N.N. Quaresma; Carlos A.C. Santos; Renato M. Cotta Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide an analysis of two‐dimensional laminar flow in the entrance region of wavy wall ducts as obtained from the solution of the steady Navier‐Stokes equations for incompressible...

... Magnetic fields Simulation Turbulent flow Laminar flow The flow over a circular cylindrical body is a common phenomenon in many engineering applications. The flow is essentially unsteady except at very low Reynolds numbers less than about 50. The steady flow at a low Reynolds number...

... that the present solution is highly accurate. Originality/value This paper demonstrates solving of the nonlinear Blasius equation with an efficient method. Flow Laminar flow Viscosity Fluid dynamics Differential equations Recently, spectral methods have been successfully applied...

.... A time‐periodic unsteady solution first appears at Gr = 20,900 and the amplitude of the fluctuation grows as Gr is increased. Research limitations/implications The study is limited to laminar flow in a square cavity. Further extension of this work could include the influence...

... Campo can be contacted at: campanto@yahoo.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Optimum design Laminar flow Convection Cooling Flow Fluid dynamics Details of the intermediate designs that are conducive to the optimal design of the cooling channel under study are given...

... at: p.papadopoulos@des.upatras.gr © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Blood Magnetic fields Laminar flow Biotechnology The use of magnetorheological biofluids for medical purposes is a very promising technique in medicine. Their magnetic properties can be utilized in cancer therapy...

... Group Publishing Limited 2009 Laminar flow Flow Modelling Fluid dynamics On the plane CP (x, y, N_z/2), flow‐symmetry is imposed as described in Lu et al. (2002) . At the time of starting the simulations (t = 0), the fluid‐velocities...