Brenton S. Taft^a,*, Kevin W. Irick^b

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.12, pp. 1-7, 2019, DOI:10.5098/hmt.12.24

Abstract On September 7th, 2017 the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory launched the second Advanced Structurally Embedded Thermal Spreader (ASETSII) flight experiment to space on Orbital Test Vehicle 5. The ASETS-II experiment is made of three low-mass, low-cost oscillating heat pipes (OHPs) and an electronics/experiment control box. The three primary science objectives of the experiment are to measure the initial on-orbit thermal performance, to measure long duration thermal performance, and to assess any lifetime degradation. The three OHPs on ASETS-II are of varying configuration (center heating with single- and double-sided cooling) and working fluids (butane and R-134a) in order to isolate… More >

Yongbin Zhang^*

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.13, pp. 1-6, 2019, DOI:10.5098/hmt.13.27

Abstract A multiscale analysis is carried out for the pressure driven flow rate through a micro/nano slit pore when the adsorbed layer-fluid interfacial slippage is considered. The flow of the adsorbed layer on the channel wall is described by the flow factor approach model for nanoscale flow, and the flow of the continuum fluid intermediate between the two adsorbed layers is described by a continuum fluid model. The adsorbed layer-fluid interfacial slippage is considered, while the adsorbed layer-wall surface interfacial slippage is ignored. The weak, medium-level and strong fluid-wall interactions and the solid adsorbed layer assumption are respectively taken. It is… More >

M. Mirmanto^*, M. Wirawan, I.M.A. Sayoga, S. Syahrul, M. Faisal, A. Abdullah

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.13, pp. 1-7, 2019, DOI:10.5098/hmt.13.10

Abstract Due to clean water crisis in the dry season in some places in Indonesia, experiments to find the best distiller to provide distilled water were performed. The long-term goal of this study is to create a distiller that is cheap, simple, easy to make, durable, low maintenance, but produces plenty of distilled water. Three identical conventional distillers with different absorbers had been tested for about 6 days in May 2019. These three distillers were used to evaporate and condense seawater to be distilled water. The absorbers types employed were type A, B, and C. The results show that the distiller… More >

Md. Salah Uddin Afsar¹, Mohammad Rashed Iqbal Faruque^1,*, Sabirin Abdullah¹, Mohammad Tariqul Islam²

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.76, No.1, pp. 455-469, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.036655

Abstract This study proposed a new royal crown-shaped polarisation insensitive double negative triple band microwave range electromagnetic metamaterial absorber (MA). The primary purpose of this study is to utilise the exotic characteristics of this perfect metamaterial absorber (PMA) for microwave wireless communications. The fundamental unit cell of the proposed MA consists of two pentagonal-shaped resonators and two inverse C-shaped metallic components surrounded by a split ring resonator (SRR). The bottom thin copper deposit and upper metallic resonator surface are disjoined by an FR-4 dielectric substrate with 1.6 mm thickness. The CST MW studio, a high-frequency electromagnetic simulator has been deployed for… More >

Medta Boupan^1,2, Kanyapak Prompang¹, Achiraya Chompunuch¹, Piwat Boonma¹, Arthit Neramittagapong^1,2,3,4, Somnuk Theerakulpisut⁵, Sutasinee Neramittagapong^1,2,3,*

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.11, No.7, pp. 2985-3000, 2023, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2023.026397

Abstract Isosorbide is a multi-purpose chemical that can be produced from renewable resources. Specifically, it has been investigated as a replacement for toxic bisphenol A (BPA) in the production of polycarbonate (PC). In this study, the synthesis of isosorbide by sorbitol dehydration using a cerium-based catalyst derived from calcined cerium (IV) sulfate (300°C, 400°C, 450°C, 500°C, and 650°C) was investigated. The reaction occurred in a high-pressure reactor containing nitrogen gas. Advanced instrumental techniques were applied to analyze the characteristics of the calcined catalyst. The results showed that the calcined catalysts demonstrated different crystalline structures and sulfate species at different temperatures. However,… More > Graphic Abstract

Zhipeng Tang^a, Yongbin Zhang^b,*

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.14, pp. 1-5, 2020, DOI:10.5098/hmt.14.26

Abstract The critical flow rate through a micro/nano slit pore for starting the adsorbed layer-fluid or adsorbed layer-wall interfacial slippage is calculated by a multiscale scheme. There are the physical adsorbed layers on the channel walls and the intermediate continuum fluid which are respectively in noncontinuum and continuum flows. The flow factor approach model for nanoscale flow is used to simulate the adsorbed layer flow, and a continuum model describes the continuum fluid flow. The boundary between the adsorbed layer and the continuum fluid or the boundary between the adsorbed layer and the channel wall are treated as the interfacial slippage.… More >

Jian Li^1,2, Yongbin Zhang^1,*

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.16, pp. 1-5, 2021, DOI:10.5098/hmt.16.21

Abstract The paper introduces the flow equations for the fluid flows in a cylindrical tube respectively on the macroscale, multiscale and nanoscale, especially recently developed ones. It manifests that when these equations should be used in calculating the transferred mass and what should be taken into consideration when the tube inner radius is reduced to very small values. It gives an important indication on how to treat the mass transfer calculation for the tube flow on different size scales. More >

Marwa M. Ibrahim^a,*, Mohamed Mahran Kasem^b,c

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.17, pp. 1-11, 2021, DOI:10.5098/hmt.17.20

Abstract Currently electricity generation technologies by thermal energy conversions become strong demand. The objective of this paper is to present a novel thermal study of absorber/receiver circular pipe of parabolic trough solar collector system for laminar and turbulent (k-ɛ model) fluids flow as well as two-dimensional numerical simulation is performed using CFD ANSYS FLUENT software. Significant improvements in heat transfer and velocity were discovered; the pattern of temperature distribution over the pipe absorber was displayed, and velocity vectors, pressure contours, and temperature contours were studied. The impact of increasing the heat flux towards the pipe wall is discussed. Heat transfer coefficient… More >

E. Flilihi^a,† , E. H. Sebbar^a, D. Achemlal^a, T. EL Rhafiki^a, M. Sriti^b, E. Chaabelasri^c

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.18, pp. 1-6, 2022, DOI:10.5098/hmt.18.39

Abstract In this paper, we made a numerical simulation of convective heat transfer in a rectangular section pipe of a air flat plate solar collector using three forms of the absorber plate namely, simple shape, rectangular-shape, and half circle-shape. The flow is considered laminar and stationary, where the heat exchange between the absorber plate and the fluid takes place in useful area. The computer code in fluid dynamics, the fluent, is applied to integrate the governing equations on each control volume. A detailed description of the fluid flow and heat transfer in the rectangular channel was made. Several simulation were carried… More >

Boonchai Lertnuwat

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.18, pp. 1-9, 2022, DOI:10.5098/hmt.18.1

Abstract The aim of this work is to numerically investigate the effect of mounting winglet vortex generators on different positions in rectangular-duct-type air heaters. The two investigated positions were the absorber plate and the insulation plate, opposite to the absorber plate. Four shapes of winglet vortex generator, i.e. perforated rectangular winglet vortex generators (P-RWVG), rectangular winglet vortex generators (RWVG), perforated trapezoidal winglet vortex generators (P-TWVG) and trapezoidal winglet vortex generators (TWVG), were used. Results showed that heat-transfer capability would be better if the winglet vortex generators were mounted on the opposite insulation plate in the cases of P-RWVG, RWVG and P-TWVG. More >