Hao Chen^1,2, Xianbin Teng^2,*, Zhibin Zhang², Faxin Zhu¹, Jie Wang¹, Zhaohao Zhang²

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.20, No.2, pp. 429-445, 2024, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2023.030585

Abstract Water jet technology is widely used in submerged buried pipes as a non-traditional trenching process, often involving a complex sediment response. An important adjustable and influential engineering variable in this technology is represented by the impinging distance. In this study, the FLOW-3D software was used to simulate the jet scouring of sand beds in a submerged environment. In particular, four sets of experimental conditions were considered to discern the relationship between the maximum scour depth and mass and the impinging distance. As shown by the results, a critical impinging distance exists by which the static scour depth can be maximized;… More > Graphic Abstract

Zhuohuan Hu^a,*, Lulu Wang^a, Hui Wang^b, Mo Yang^a

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.6, pp. 1-8, 2015, DOI:10.5098/hmt.6.16

Abstract A numerical investigation was conducted to study the heat transfer in an aircraft cabin and the effects of air distribution under different angle and inlet velocity conditions. The Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes equations and the low Reynolds number turbulence model were used to simulate the airflow in the cabin. Mathematical statistics was used to process the relevant data, and statistical results revealed that different inlet angles and velocities significantly affect air temperature and flow field. The study also determined a set of optimum matching inlet vane angles and inlet velocities that result in an environment which meets standard requirements and is energy… More >

Hui Jiang^a,b, Daming Wu^a,b,c, Jian Zhuang^a,b,*, Ying Liu^a,b,c, Changqing Huang^a,b

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.6, pp. 1-6, 2015, DOI:10.5098/hmt.6.14

Abstract A new type of metal-plastic composite heat radiator with hemispherical microstructure array was proposed in this paper. The influence of the geometrical parameters of the microstructure array, including size of the hemisphere, configuration of hemisphere, tilt angle of the radiator, thermal conductivity and radiation emissivity of the plastic, on the process of heat transfer under natural convection were numerically simulated. It was concluded that the metal-plastic composite heat radiator with hemispherical microstructure array had comparable heat transfer behaviors with those of metal heat radiator. So it is possible to replace metal heat radiator by such a metal-plastic composite heat radiator… More >

Guangyan Fan, Fuyong Su^*, Cunwang Li, Bin Li

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.21, pp. 281-292, 2023, DOI:10.32604/fhmt.2023.043221

Abstract To investigate the flow and heat transfer process of blast furnace slag through the slag trench after the slag is discharged, a three-dimensional physical model is established and simulated according to the actual size of the slag trench and the physical properties of the high-temperature slag. The temperature fied and flow field distribution of the high-temperature slag liquid inside the slag trench is obtained by numerical simulation under different working conditions, and the effects of operating conditions such as slag trench inclination, high-temperature slag inlet flow rate, and inlet temperature are investigated. The results show that the flow rate of… More >

Amal A. Harbood^*, Hameed K. Hamzah, Hatem H. Obeid

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.21, pp. 293-315, 2023, DOI:10.32604/fhmt.2023.01518

Abstract The current work seeks to examine numerical heat transfer by using a complicated channel with a trapezoid shape hanging in the channel. This channel demonstrates two-dimensional laminar flow, forced convective flow, and incompressible flow. To explore the behavior of heat transfer in complex channels, several parameters, such as the constant Prandtl number (Pr = 6.9), volume fraction (ϕ) equal to (0.02 to 0.04), Cauchy number (Ca) equal to (10⁻⁴ to 10⁻⁸), and Reynolds number equal to (60 to 160) were utilized. At the complex channel, different elastic walls are used in different locations, with case A being devoid of an… More >

Seyed Milad Mirabedin^*

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.7, pp. 1-6, 2016, DOI:10.5098/hmt.7.17

Abstract This work focuses on numerical validation of natural convection heat transfer of TiO2-water nanofluids in a cylindrical container using COMSOL. The main aim of this study is to examine different available approaches to calculate effective thermal conductivity and compare them with experimental data available in the literature. Simulation results show that for considered mixture, average Nusselt number decreases by increasing Rayleigh number and particle volume fraction. It has been found that only one model was able to represent similar trends for given particle volume fractions, compared to experimental results. More >

Niki Rezazadeh, Rezvan Abdi^*

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.7, pp. 1-6, 2016, DOI:10.5098/hmt.7.30

Abstract This study investigates the heat transfer in the mode of natural convection from a pair of hot cylinders to a cold square enclosure. Effects of boundary conditions of the enclosure on the rate of heat transfer from a pair of isothermal hot cylinders are investigated at a Rayleigh number of 10⁵ . The cylinders are arranged in a horizontal array at the middle height of enclosure. The commercial software, Fluent (V.6.3.26), is utilized to solve the problem using the Finite Volume Method. The streamlines as well as isothermal lines of the problem are reported. Moreover, the local Nusselt number on… More >

Xiaoqian Ma^a , Mo Yang^a,*, Yuwen Zhang^b

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.7, pp. 1-8, 2016, DOI:10.5098/hmt.7.36

Abstract Combustion mechanism of a 300 MW pulverized coal boiler is analyzed and the optimization of the performance of the boiler is carried out. The flow field, temperature field, devolatilization, char combustion and CO generation in the boiler furnace under actual condition is obtained by using Fluent. Three methods to improve the efficiency of boiler combustion are proposed based on the pulverized coal combustion mechanism; their feasibilities are verified through numerical simulation and analysis. The three proposed methods to increase the combustion efficiency may give theoretical reference for air arrangement and combustion optimization of the same type of burners. More >

Yongxin Liu¹, Puyu Zhao², Jianxin Xu², Xiaokai Meng¹, Hong Yang¹, Bo He^2,*

Structural Durability & Health Monitoring, Vol.17, No.6, pp. 521-539, 2023, DOI:10.32604/sdhm.2023.029850

Abstract Numerical simulation of the spatial wind field plays a very important role in the study of wind-induced response law of transmission tower structures. A reasonable construction of a numerical simulation method of the wind field is conducive to the study of wind-induced response law under the action of an actual wind field. Currently, many research studies rely on simulating spatial wind fields as Gaussian wind, often overlooking the basic non-Gaussian characteristics. This paper aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the historical development and current state of spatial wind field simulations, along with a detailed introduction to standard simulation methods.… More > Graphic Abstract

Muhammad Farman^1,2,4, Ali Akgül^3,9,*, Mir Sajjad Hashemi⁵, Liliana Guran^6,7, Amelia Bucur^8,*

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.138, No.2, pp. 1385-1403, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2023.028803

Abstract New fractional operators, the COVID-19 model has been studied in this paper. By using different numerical techniques and the time fractional parameters, the mechanical characteristics of the fractional order model are identified. The uniqueness and existence have been established. The model’s Ulam-Hyers stability analysis has been found. In order to justify the theoretical results, numerical simulations are carried out for the presented method in the range of fractional order to show the implications of fractional and fractal orders. We applied very effective numerical techniques to obtain the solutions of the model and simulations. Also, we present conditions of existence for… More >