Junjie Chen^*, Longfei Yan, Wenya Song

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.5, pp. 1-6, 2014, DOI:10.5098/hmt.5.16

Abstract To understand the effect of different thermal conductivities on catalytic combustion characteristics, effect of thermal conductivity on micro-combustion characteristics of hydrogen-air mixtures in Pt/γ-Al₂O₃ catalytic micro-combustors were investigated numerically with detailed chemical kinetics mechanisms. Three kinds of wall materials (100, 7.5, and 0.5 W/m·K) were selected to investigate the effect of heat conduction on the catalytic combustion. The simulation results indicate that the catalytic reaction restrains the gas phase reaction in Pt/γ-Al₂O₃ catalytic micro-combustors. The gas phase reaction restrained by Pt/γ-Al₂O₃ catalysts is sensitive to thermal boundary condition at the wall. For most conditions, the gas phase reaction cannot be… More >

Manoj Kr. Triveni^* , Dipak Sen, RajSekhar Panua

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.5, pp. 1-8, 2014, DOI:10.5098/hmt.5.12

Abstract A numerical investigation has been performed for heat transfer analysis in a right-angled triangular enclosure filled with water. The side wall of the enclosure is maintained at high temperature compare to the base wall while hypotenuse is kept thermally insulated. Two - dimensional steady-state continuity, momentum and energy equations along with the boussinesq approximation are solved by finite volume method using commercial available software, FLUENT 6.3. The computational results are shown in terms of isotherms, streamlines and velocity contour for Rayleigh number (10⁵ ≤ Ra ≤ 10⁷ ). The heat transfer is presented in terms of local and average Nusselt… More >

Biswajit De^*, Rajsekhar Panua

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.5, pp. 1-4, 2014, DOI:10.5098/hmt.5.10

Abstract As the world is facing crisis due to the dwindling resources of fossil fuels, rapid depletion of conventional energy is a matter of serious concern for the mankind. So there is a necessity to find alternate fuels. Vegetable oils, because of their agricultural origin, due to less carbon content compared to mineral diesel are producing less CO₂ emissions to the atmosphere is used as an alternate fuel in substitute to diesel fuel. In the present study optimum compression ratio for VCR diesel engine fuelled with Jatropha oil blends with diesel (30%) has been determined at 203 bars injector opening pressure,… More >

Biswajit De^*, Rajsekhar Panua

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.5, pp. 1-6, 2014, DOI:10.5098/hmt.5.7

Abstract This paper presents a pre-mixed combustion model for diesel and Jatropha oil blends combustion studies. Jatropha oil blends are considered as a mixture of diesel and Jatropha oil. CFD package, FLUENT 6.3 is used for modeling the complex combustion phenomenon in compression ignition engine. The experiments are carried out on a single cylinder, four strokes, water cooled direct injection compression ignition engine at compression ratio of 17.5 at full load condition at constant speed of 1500 rpm fuelled with diesel and jatropha oil blends with diesel. The numerical model is solved by considering pressure based, implicit and unsteady solver and… More >

Muhammad Shakeel Faridi¹, Saqib Ali^1,2,*, Guojun Wang^2,*, Salman Afsar Awan¹, Muhammad Zafar Iqbal³

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.77, No.2, pp. 1837-1854, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.041929

Abstract Trustworthiness and product traceability are essential factors in the apparel industry 4.0 for establishing successful business relationships among stakeholders such as customers, manufacturers, suppliers, and consumers. Each stakeholder has implemented different technology-based systems to record and track product transactions. However, these systems work in silos, and there is no intra-system communication, leading to a lack of complete supply chain traceability for all apparel stakeholders. Moreover, apparel stakeholders are reluctant to share their business information with business competitors; thus, they involve third-party auditors to ensure the quality of the final product. Furthermore, the apparel manufacturing industry faces challenges with counterfeit products,… More >

Shanthi Perumalsamy, Venkatesh Kaliyamurthy^*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.77, No.2, pp. 2341-2357, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.040269

Abstract Due to its complexity and involvement of numerous stakeholders, the pharmaceutical supply chain presents many challenges that companies must overcome to deliver necessary medications to patients efficiently. The pharmaceutical supply chain poses different challenging issues, encompasses supply chain visibility, cold-chain shipping, drug counterfeiting, and rising prescription drug prices, which can considerably surge out-of-pocket patient costs. Blockchain (BC) offers the technical base for such a scheme, as it could track legitimate drugs and avoid fake circulation. The designers presented the procedure of BC with fabric for creating a secured drug supply-chain management (DSCM) method. With this motivation, the study presents a… More >

V. Dhilip Kumar¹, J. Praveenchandar², Muhammad Arif^3,*, Adrian Brezulianu⁴, Oana Geman⁵, Atif Ikram^3,6

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.77, No.2, pp. 2179-2188, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.034764

Abstract Cloud Technology is a new platform that offers on-demand computing Peripheral such as storage, processing power, and other computer system resources. It is also referred to as a system that will let the consumers utilize computational resources like databases, servers, storage, and intelligence over the Internet. In a cloud network, load balancing is the process of dividing network traffic among a cluster of available servers to increase efficiency. It is also known as a server pool or server farm. When a single node is overwhelmed, balancing the workload is needed to manage unpredictable workflows. The load balancer sends the load… More >

Lingyu Liang¹, Xiangyu Zhao^1,*, Wenqi Huang¹, Liming Sun^2,3, Ziyao Wang³, Yaosen Zhan²

Energy Engineering, Vol.120, No.12, pp. 2839-2856, 2023, DOI:10.32604/ee.2023.042042

Abstract The N-1 criterion is a critical factor for ensuring the reliable and resilient operation of electric power distribution networks. However, the increasing complexity of distribution networks and the associated growth in data size have created a significant challenge for distribution network planners. To address this issue, we propose a fast N-1 verification procedure for urban distribution networks that combines CIM file data analysis with MILP-based mathematical modeling. Our proposed method leverages the principles of CIM file analysis for distribution network N-1 analysis. We develop a mathematical model of distribution networks based on CIM data and transfer it into MILP. We… More >

Biswajit De^*, Rajsekhar Panua

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.6, pp. 1-6, 2015, DOI:10.5098/hmt.6.11

Abstract An incorporated arithmetical model has been urbanized and investigated for CFD replication of a solitary cylinder, four stroke, straight inoculation, compressed ignition diesel engine of 3.5 kW for in-cylinder combustion analysis and authenticated under engine simulations at full load functioning conditions with foundation fuel diesel and 10% JME (volume basis) blend with diesel at invariable speed of 1500 rpm. For advancing the exactness of the exertion, a number of sub models, such as species transport model explaining the actual biodiesel energy content and molecular structure as soon as fuel blend is initiated, spray break-up model, wave model and pre-mixed combustion… More >

Daisuke Ishihara^*, Naoto Takayama

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.138, No.2, pp. 1237-1258, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2023.030211

Abstract In this study, we propose an algorithm selection method based on coupling strength for the partitioned analysis of structure-piezoelectric-circuit coupling, which includes two types of coupling or inverse and direct piezoelectric coupling and direct piezoelectric and circuit coupling. In the proposed method, implicit and explicit formulations are used for strong and weak coupling, respectively. Three feasible partitioned algorithms are generated, namely (1) a strongly coupled algorithm that uses a fully implicit formulation for both types of coupling, (2) a weakly coupled algorithm that uses a fully explicit formulation for both types of coupling, and (3) a partially strongly coupled and… More >