The Effect of Photovoltaic Panels on the Rooftop Temperature in the EnergyPlus Simulation Environment by Changhai Peng, Jianqiang Yang

“…The results demonstrate that heat transfer by convection, radiation, and conduction in the air gaps between PV panels and the building envelope can be simulated in the EnergyPlus environment when these air gaps are in the “air conditioning zone.” …”
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Aviation Model: A Fine-Scale Numerical Weather Prediction System for Aviation Applications at the Hong Kong International Airport by Wai-Kin Wong, Cheong-Shing Lau, Pak-Wai Chan

“…Some impacts of physical processes on generating the fine-scale wind circulation and development of significant convection are illustrated. The paper also discusses the limitations in the current model setup and proposes methods for the future development of AVM.…”
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An Iterative Method for Solving of Coupled Equations for Conductive-Radiative Heat Transfer in Dielectric Layers by Vasyl Chekurin, Yurij Boychuk

“…A nonlinear stationary boundary-value problem for coupled heat and radiation transfer equations for the layer, which exchanges by energy with external medium by convection and radiation, has been formulated. In the case of optically thick layer, when its thickness is much more of photon-free path, the problem becomes a singularly perturbed one. …”
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African Easterly Waves and Cyclonic Activity over the Eastern Atlantic: Composite and Case Studies by Moctar Camara, Arona Diedhiou, Amadou Gaye

“…A case study using rawinsonde data showed that the developing AEW is associated with dynamic and thermodynamic conditions conducive for deep convection and subsequent cyclogenesis compared to the non-developing AEW case.…”
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Observational and Simulative Study of a Local Severe Precipitation Event Caused by a Cold Vortex over Northeast China by Ying Liu, Zhaoming Liang, Yupeng Li

“…The intensity of the cold center modulated the strength of the convective cells and resulting precipitation quantity. …”
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Observations of the Electromagnetic Electron Kelvin‐Helmholtz Instability and Its Impact on the Dynamics Inside a Flux Rope by K. Jiang, S. Y. Huang, Q. M. Lu, Z. G. Yuan, Q. Y. Xiong

“…Abstract The electromagnetic electron Kelvin‐Helmholtz instability (EM EKHI) and its impact on the dynamics inside a flux rope (FR) is investigated through observations from the Magnetospheric Multiscale mission. The convection term dominated electric field drives E × B drift in the FR, which supports a strong electron shear flow. …”
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Analyzing Thermal Module Developments and Trends in High-Power LED by Jung-Chang Wang

“…This study utilizes thermal performance experiments with the illumination-analysis method and window program (vapour chamber thermal module, VCTM V1.0) to investigate and analyze the high-power LED (Hi-LED) lighting thermal module, in order to achieve the best solution of the fin parameters under the natural convection. The computing core of the VCTM program employs the theoretical thermal resistance analytical approach with iterative convergence stated in this study to obtain a numerical solution. …”
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Similarity Solutions for Flow and Heat Transfer of Non-Newtonian Fluid over a Stretching Surface by Atta Sojoudi, Ali Mazloomi, Suvash C. Saha, Y. T. Gu

“…Similarity solutions are carried out for flow of power law non-Newtonian fluid film on unsteady stretching surface subjected to constant heat flux. Free convection heat transfer induces thermal boundary layer within a semi-infinite layer of Boussinesq fluid. …”
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Comparative analysis of solar panel output power with variations of Heatsink type cooling systems by Dwi Yulia Handayani, James Julian, Fitri Wahyuni, Ridwan Daris Naufal

“…The heat transfer that occurs in this experiment is by conduction and convection. The heatsink's good performance in releasing heat with high power output can be seen at 12.25 because the resulting thermal efficiency is related to the power released at the same time. …”
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The Toulouse–Kleman homotopic classification of topological defects in ordered systems illustrated by experiments by Pieranski, Pawel, Godinho, Maria Helena

“…We deal first with dislocations in a dissipative periodic pattern of convection rolls in a shear flow instability in nematics. …”
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Effect of Drying Whole and Half Chili Pods Using a Solar Dryer with CaCl2 Desiccant on Quality of Powder Chili by Nauas D. M. Romauli, Himsar Ambarita, Al Qadry, Hendrik V. Sihombing

“…This study investigated the quality of dried whole and half chili pods’ powder dried with solar drying combined with CaCl2 desiccant compared with natural convection solar drying to produce the final chili powder product. …”
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Laminar Wall Jet Flow and Heat Transfer over a Shallow Cavity by P. Maheandera Prabu, K. P. Padmanaban

“…When Re increases, the maximum temperature contour distributions take place in shallow cavity region and highest convection heat transfer is obtained in heated walls. …”
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Severe Weather Caused by Heat Island and Sea Breeze Effects in the Metropolitan Area of São Paulo, Brazil by Felipe Vemado, Augusto José Pereira Filho

“…This research work aims to characterize MASP heat island (HI) effect and its interaction with the local sea breeze (SB) inflow in rainfall amounts and deep convection. The combined SB-HI produces direct circulation over the MASP and produces severe weather and socioeconomic impacts. …”
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Experimental Research of Dynamic Instabilities in the Presence of Coiled Wire Inserts on Two-Phase Flow by Gokhan Omeroglu, Omer Comakli, Sendogan Karagoz, Bayram Sahin

“…The aim of this study is to experimentally investigate the effect of the coiled wire insertions on dynamic instabilities and to compare the results with the smooth tube for forced convection boiling. The experiments were conducted in a circular tube, and water was used as the working fluid. …”
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Accelerated Permafrost Thaw Linked to Rising River Temperature and Widening Channels by Yi Zhao, Dongfeng Li

“…River temperature of a representative section (Tuotuohe River) on the central Tibetan Plateau, has increased notably (0.39°C/decade) from 1985 to 2017, facilitating heat transfer into the underlying permafrost via both convection and conduction. Consequently, the permafrost beneath rivers warms faster (0.37°C–0.66°C/decade) and has a ∼0.5 m thicker active layer than non‐inundated permafrost (0.17°C–0.49°C/decade). …”
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LOCAL VALUES OF HEAT TRANSFER PARAMETERS ON THE INTERIOR SURFACES OF THE BUILDING ENVELOPE by A. E. Zakharevich

“…The analysis was based on the distributions of surface temperature, convective heat-transfer coefficient, convective heat flux and radiative heat flux. …”
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Effect of Activation Energy on Magnetized Couple Stress Fluid over an Inclined Stretching Permeable Cylinder by Suman Sharma, Shalini Jain

“…The effects of cross-diffusion and stratified mixed convection are also considered in fluid model. The boundary layer equations, which describe the flow, have been converted into dimensionless form through suitable transformable variables. …”
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Numerical Simulation of Pollutant Transport in Fractured Vuggy Porous Karstic Aquifers by Xiaolin Fan, Shuyu Sun, Wei Wei, Jisheng Kou

“…A hybrid mixed finite element (HMFE) method is applied to approximate the velocity field for the model. The convection and diffusion terms are approached by FVM and the standard MFE, respectively. …”
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A New Sixth-Order Finite Difference Compact Reconstruction Unequal-Sized WENO Scheme for Nonlinear Degenerate Parabolic Equations by Liang Li, Yan Zhang, Jun Zhu

“…Some benchmark numerical tests including the porous medium equation and the degenerate parabolic convection-diffusion equation are performed to illustrate the advantages of this new CRUS-WENO scheme.…”
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Design and Analysis of thermosyphon Solar Water Heating System. by Kakuru, Stephen

“…This research aimed at the design and analysis of a thermosyphon solar water heater that heats water using solar energy which is healthy, environmentally friendly, cost-effective, easily maintained, and simple since it depends on natural convection and gravity force for water flow. The system is made of a 4m2 flat plate collector to convert solar energy into thermal energy, an insulated stainless steel storage tank of 240 liters capacity for storing hot water, a pipe system for transporting water, and a painted mild steel frame for supporting the system. …”
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