T. Sajid^† , M. Sagheer, S. Hussain

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.14, No.1, pp. 1-12, 2020, DOI:10.5098/hmt.14.28

Abstract The forthright aim of this correspondence is to examine the conduct of MHD, viscous dissipation and Joule heating on three dimensional nonNewtonian Carreau fluid flow over a linear stretching surface. Impact of non-linear Rosseland thermal radiation and homogenous/heterogenous reaction process have been also considered to examine the heat and mass transfer process during fluid flow. The velocity and thermal slip effect at the surface have also been scrutinized in detail. By utilizing a suitable transformation, the modelled partial differential equations (PDEs) are renovated into ordinary differential equations (ODEs) and furthermore solved with the help of the numerical procedure namely the… More >

Changming Ling^a,b,*, Yin Zhong^a,b

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.14, No.1, pp. 1-6, 2020, DOI:10.5098/hmt.14.25

Abstract Effects of serrated pulsating airflow on liquid film evaporation in a falling film channel was numerically studied based on a two-dimensional model. The mechanism of pulsating airflow evaporation was studied as the pulsating airflow swept across the vertical liquid film surface at the stagnant temperature. Effects of amplitude, frequency, and velocity of the serrated pulsating airflow at certain evaporation time on evaporation were analyzed. Compared with the uniform airflow, the highest relative evaporation of liquid film on vertical pipe inner surface was increased by about 0.3 %. When the airflow was pulsating, the cycle of vapor mass flow rate was… More >

Obed Y.W. Abotsi, John P. Kizito^*

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.14, No.1, pp. 1-6, 2020, DOI:10.5098/hmt.14.24

Abstract In this paper, turbulent water flow and heat transfer are studied numerically in a pipe which is rotating about its longitudinal axis. Computations were conducted for axial Reynolds numbers ranging from 10000 to 30000 at different rotation rates. Rotation rate (N) is the ratio of the rotational Reynolds number to the axial Reynolds number. Predictions showed that the Nusselt number (Nu) of the stationary pipe (N=0) was augmented by 50-58% at N=5, 105-132% at N=10, 150-201% at N=15, 208-265% at N=20, and 320-373% at N=30. Improvements in the heat transfer rate was linked to the introduction of tangential velocity components… More >

Abhishek Dasore^a,* , Tarun Polavarapu^b , Ramakrishna Konijeti^c , Naveen Puppala^d ,

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.14, No.1, pp. 1-8, 2020, DOI:10.5098/hmt.14.23

Abstract The effect of air temperature on drying kinetics of red beetroot slices was investigated experimentally in a cabinet tray dryer. Drying was carried out at 70, 75, 80, and 85 ° More >

Andriyanto Setyawan^a,*

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.14, No.1, pp. 1-6, 2020, DOI:10.5098/hmt.14.22

Abstract In this paper, the effect of evaporating temperature on the void fraction and flow pattern of R290 in an evaporator of air conditioning unit has been studied. The analysis was carried out for evaporator diameter of 7.9 mm and 6.3 mm and cooling capacity of 2.64 kW and 5.28 kW. The analysis was conducted at evaporating temperature of -20°C to +5°C with an increment of 5°C. At the inlet of evaporator, the void fraction ranges from 0.932 to 0.984, whereas at the outlet the void fraction is 1. Testing the void fraction by using 3 available correlations gives the good… More >

Daniela Galatro^a,*, Maan Al-Zareer^a , Carlos Da Silva^a , David A. Romero^a , Cristina H. Amon^a

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.14, No.1, pp. 1-18, 2020, DOI:10.5098/hmt.14.17

Abstract This work presents a succinct review of the thermal behavior of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) and its relationship with aging, heat generation, thermal management and thermal failure. This work focuses on the temperature effects that promote the main aging mechanisms in the anode and compare these effects among different cell chemistries for calendar and cycling aging modes. We review the strategies to mitigate aging, including the design of the battery thermal management system (BTMS), best practices of battery users to minimize the effect of stress factors, and the appropriate selection of the anode material. We discuss the heat generation and surface… More >

Xun Liu, Li Chen^* , Wen-Quan Tao

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.14, No.1, pp. 1-9, 2020, DOI:10.5098/hmt.14.16

Abstract Fluid flow, mass transport and catalytic reaction in micro-reactors with catalyst are studied. Optimized structures of the catalyst generating the maximum reaction rate are explored by numerically solving the reactive transport processes combined with topology optimization schemes in COMSOL 5.3a. Effects of several physicochemical parameters including pressure drop, reaction rate constant, permeability of the porous catalyst and radius of the reactor are investigated. Distributions of the optimized structures, velocity, pressure and concentration are discussed in detail. Results show that the four physicochemical parameters have significant effects on the optimized structures of the catalyst obtained, indicating that generally there does not… More >

S. Anand^a, S. Suresh^a, R. Dhanuskodi^b, D. Santhosh Kumar^b,*

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.14, No.1, pp. 1-9, 2020, DOI:10.5098/hmt.14.8

Abstract The present work investigates the wall temperature prediction at supercritical pressure of water by CFD and compares the prediction of CFD and that of 11 empirical correlations available in literature. Supercritical-water heat transfer experimental data, covering a mass flux range of 400-1500 kg/m²s, heat flux range of 150-1000 kW/m², at pressure 241 bar and diameter 10 mm tube, were obtained from literature. CFD simulations have been carried out for those operating conditions and compared with experimental data. Around 362 experimental wall temperature data of both heat transfer enhancement and heat transfer deterioration region have been taken for comparison. A visual… More >

Jing Hu^a,* , Mingxing Du^b

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.14, No.1, pp. 1-7, 2020, DOI:10.5098/hmt.14.5

Abstract Inert gases are conveniently used for leak detection. Relative to CO₂, majority of the inert gases are non-condensable. It is of great significance to understand the effects of residual non-condensable gases on the performance of a refrigeration system. This paper investigates, both theoretically and experimentally, on the impact of residual non-condensable gases on the performance of a carbon dioxide (CO₂) evaporator and the system performance. A theoretical analysis indicates that residual non-condensable gases can convert homogeneous nucleation into a heterogeneous nucleation process and accelerate phase change, thus, reducing superheat or incipient boiling temperature. To investigate the influence of residual non-condensable… More >

Rongge Xiao^a,* , Zheng Dai^a, Yue Zhu^b , Leyuan Sun^a , Hao Li^a , Haiwei Lin^c

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.14, No.1, pp. 1-5, 2020, DOI:10.5098/hmt.14.2

Abstract In order to select economical and reasonable Boil-off gas (BOG) treatment technology for different types of liquefied natural gas (LNG) stations, this paper introduces the related technologies of BOG treatment without LNG Output. Using the same working fluid and operating parameters to simulate then the six technologies of pulse tube cryocooler recovery, liquid nitrogen recovery, nitrogen expansion recovery, jet refrigeration recovery, mixed refrigerant refrigeration recovery, and direct compression process were compared in terms of power consumption, economy. On the basis of comparative analysis of power consumption, the actual usage of the above process, and with the payback period as the… More >