KEMIN WANG, LIFEI HE

Journal of Polymer Materials, Vol.36, No.3, pp. 253-260, 2019, DOI:10.32381/JPM.2019.36.03.5

Abstract This study proposes a simple approach for the fabrication of microspherical catalysts with a hierarchical porous structure. The cross-linked porous microspheres with catalytic ability were prepared directly from small-molecular monomers via low-temperature phase-separation photopolymerization of water/oil suspension. The morphology, pore size, chemical structure, and thermal stability of the obtained porous microspheres were characterized by SEM, Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry, FTIR, and TGA. The porous microspheres directly served as an acid catalyst for the condensation reaction of benzaldehyde and ethylene glycol, which exhibited superior catalytic activity and recyclability. The results indicated that such porous microspheres have great potential in the application of… More >

Milind S. Patil^a,*, Ramchandra S. Jahagirdar^b, Eknath R. Deore^a,†

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.3, No.3, pp. 1-5, 2012, DOI:10.5098/hmt.v3.3.3008

Abstract Convection heat loss inevitably occurs in receivers of high concentrating solar concentrators. All the concentrators are need to be tack during the operation and hence the position of the receiver is changing continually. The angle of the receiver axis will then play an important role in the heat loss. Few researches were reported for the hemispherical cavity receivers numerically. The paper presented here is an experimental investigation natural convection heat loss from hemispherical cavity receiver. Cavity receiver of diameter 540 mm was tested. It is observed that the heat loss was minimum for 90° and maximum for 0°. 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 >

Huzaira Razzaque¹, Shahzaib Ashraf^1,*, Muhammad Naeem², Yu-Ming Chu^3,*

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.138, No.2, pp. 1925-1950, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2023.030030

Abstract Spherical q-linear Diophantine fuzzy sets (Sq-LDFSs) proved more effective for handling uncertainty and vagueness in multi-criteria decision-making (MADM). It does not only cover the data in two variable parameters but is also beneficial for three parametric data. By Pythagorean fuzzy sets, the difference is calculated only between two parameters (membership and non-membership). According to human thoughts, fuzzy data can be found in three parameters (membership uncertainty, and non-membership). So, to make a compromise decision, comparing Sq-LDFSs is essential. Existing measures of different fuzzy sets do, however, can have several flaws that can lead to counterintuitive results. For instance, they treat… More >

Gaofeng Chen^1,2, Xikai Jiang^1,2,*

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.25, No.2, pp. 1-1, 2023, DOI:10.32604/icces.2023.09877

Abstract Dynamics of a single particle suspended in a low-Reynolds-number fluid under spherical confinement was studied numerically. We calculated hydrodynamic mobilities of a sphere, a prolate spheroid, and an oblate spheroid parallel and transverse to particle-cavity line of centres. The mobilities show maximum in the cavity centre and decay as the particle moves towards the no-slip wall. For prolate and oblate spheroids, their mobilities are also affected by the angle between particle's axis of revolution and the particle-cavity line of centres due to particle anisotropy. It was observed that the effect of particle anisotropy becomes stronger as the confinement level increases.… More >

Mohammed M. Ali Al-Shamiri^1,2, Ghous Ali^3,*, Muhammad Zain Ul Abidin³, Arooj Adeel³

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.137, No.2, pp. 1891-1936, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2023.027844

Abstract Spherical fuzzy soft expert set (SFSES) theory blends the perks of spherical fuzzy sets and group decision-making into a unified approach. It allows solutions to highly complicated uncertainties and ambiguities under the unbiased supervision and group decision-making of multiple experts. However, SFSES theory has some deficiencies such as the inability to interpret and portray the bipolarity of decision-parameters. This work highlights and overcomes these limitations by introducing the novel spherical fuzzy bipolar soft expert sets (SFBSESs) as a powerful hybridization of spherical fuzzy set theory with bipolar soft expert sets (BSESs). Followed by the development of certain set-theoretic operations and… More > Graphic Abstract

L. Anna Gowsalya^a , P.D. Jeyakumar^b,*, R. Rajaraman^c,†, R. Velraj^d

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.12, pp. 1-7, 2019, DOI:10.5098/hmt.12.21

Abstract Solidification of casting is a complex phenomenon which requires accurate input to simulate for real time applications. Interfacial heat transfer coefficient (IHTC) is an important input parameter for the simulation process. The IHTC is varying with respect to time during solidification and the exact value is to be given as input for the accurate simulation of the casting process. In this work an attempt is made to estimate the IHTC during solidification of spherical shaped aluminum alloy component with sand mould. The mould surface heat flux and mould surface temperatures are estimated by inverse control volume technique using the temperature… More >

Mahmoud A. Ismail^a, Shadia Fathi Mohamed El Sherif ^a , A. A. El-Bary^b,*, Hamdy M. Youssef^c

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.14, pp. 1-7, 2020, DOI:10.5098/hmt.14.3

Abstract In this paper we will discuss the problem of distribution of thermal stresses and temperature in a generalized magneto–thermo-viscoelastic solid spherical cavity of radius R according to Green- Naghdi (G-N II) and (G-N III) theory. The surface of the cavity is assumed to be free traction and subjected to a constant thermal shock. The Laplace transform technique is used to solve the problem. The state space approach is adopted for the solution of one dimensional problem. Solution of the problem in the physical domain are obtained by using a numerical method of MATLAP Programmer and the expression for the temperature,… More >

Alaa K. Khamis^a , Allal Bakali^a, A. A. El-Bary^b,c,*, Haitham M. Atef^d

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.15, pp. 1-6, 2020, DOI:10.5098/hmt.15.24

Abstract In this paper the effect of the magnetic field and Seebeck parameter was investigated. Modified Ohm's law that includes effects of the temperature gradient (Seebeck effect More >

Farhan Lafta Rashid^a , Abbas Fadhil Khalaf^a, Ahmed Kadhim Hussein^b, Mohamed Bechir Ben Hamida ^c,d,e, Bagh Ali^f, Obai Younis^g,*

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.19, pp. 1-6, 2022, DOI:10.5098/hmt.19.21

Abstract Convection and conduction in a fluid flow and a rigid body in contact with each other often occur in engineering situations, resulting in unsteady conjugate heat transfer (CHT). Although the analytical solutions to the separate conduction and convection issues are surprisingly straightforward, the combined conjugate heat transfer problem is substantially more complex to solve. This study investigates the CHT of a fluid (air) passing through an unbounded hemisphere. The hemisphere produces heat at a predictable and regular pace. The governing equations are solved using a finite volume system (FVS) using ANSYS Fluent V.16.0, with axisymmetric, no normal convection, and stable… More >