Thermal Performance of a Dimpled Tube Parabolic Trough Solar Collector (PTSC) with SiO2 Nanofluid by M. Arun, Debabrata Barik, K. P. Sridhar, Milon Selvam Dennison

“…The added advantage of the dimple texture tube design led to an increase in turbulence in the flow pattern, resulting 34.2% increase in the convective heat transfer efficiency compared with the plain tube. …”
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Maritime-Continental Contrasts in the Properties of Low-Level Clouds: A Case Study of the Summer of the 2003 Yamase, Japan, Cloud Event by Nawo Eguchi, Tadahiro Hayasaka, Masahiro Sawada

“…The updraft drives the inhomogeneity in cloud parameters, and a convective-like cloud develops without precipitation. …”
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Determination of temperature mode of rotary bearings of gas turbine engine with air and fuel lubrication system by V. N. Klimov, D. Ya. Dudev, V. Ya. Sigaylo, N. I. Klimov

“…On the basis of the test results of hybrid ball radial thrust bearings 45-126205РЯ the dependences of the friction moment and the coefficient of convective heat transfer on the parameters of the air-fuel mixture and operating modes are determined. …”
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Construction of optimised theoretical model using ANOVA -Taguchi methodology for transient flow of Carreau nanofluid through microchannel prone to radiation by Pradeep Kumar, Felicita Almeida, Ajaykumar AR, Qasem Al-Mdallal

“…Buongiorno model is employed, which emphasizes the repercussions of Brownian motion and thermophoresis phenomena; also, mixed-convective flow is accounted. The modelled problem gives rise to partial differential equations, which are non-dimensionalized employing non-dimensional quantities. …”
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Comparison of Sustained Hemodiafiltration with Acetate-Free Dialysate and Continuous Venovenous Hemodiafiltration for the Treatment of Critically Ill Patients with Acute Kidney Inj... by Masanori Abe, Noriaki Maruyama, Shiro Matsumoto, Kazuyoshi Okada, Takayuki Fujita, Koichi Matsumoto, Masayoshi Soma

“…Although the total convective volumes did not significantly differ, the dialysate flow rate was higher and mean duration of daily treatment was shorter in the SHDF treatment arm. …”
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The anomalously thundery month of June 1925 in southwest Spain: description and synoptic analysis by F. J. Acero, M. Antón, A. J. P. Aparicio, A. J. P. Aparicio, N. Bravo-Paredes, V. M. S. Carrasco, M. C. Gallego, J. A. García, M. Núñez, I. Tovar, J. Vaquero-Martínez, J. M. Vaquero

“…Thereby, a combination of a negative North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) situation, elevated convective available potential energy (CAPE) values, large-scale lifting, and abundant precipitable water availability in the region was revealed.…”
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Effect of Liquid Nitrogen Freezing on Maintaining the Quality of Crayfish During Freeze–Thaw Cycles: Muscle Structure and Myofibrillar Proteins Properties by Zongna Teng, Xiaoyue He, Liuqing Wang, Limin Xu, Chuyi Jiao, Jiwang Chen

“…Three methods were used for crayfish freezing, including air convective freezing (AF) at −20 °C and −50 °C, as well as liquid nitrogen freezing (LNF) at −80 °C. …”
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Evaluation of variable MHD flow with Nernst-Planck model under the effect of entropy generation and chemical reactions by Maria Altaib Badawi, Waris Khan, Wajid Ullah Jan, Fethi Mohamed Maiz, Adel Thaljaoui, Rashid Iqbal

“…This work looks at the important part that convective ion transport plays in two-dimensional electro-viscous fluid flow that is caused by pressure and changes in magnetic fields. …”
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Effect of Coolant Inlet Mode on Heat Transfer Characteristics of a Twin-web Turbine Disc Cavity by Y. T. Guo, S. F. Wang, W. J. Shen

“…The research results show that the central inlet mode leads to an uneven coolant distribution, a high convective heat transfer coefficient, and a high Nusselt number in the rotor–stator cavity. …”
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Nanocomposites of various shapes in trihybrid nanofluid flow past a Riga plate with electroosmotic effects by Muhammad Idrees Afridi, Saima Riasat, Saira Iqbal, S. Bilal, A.A. Alderremy, Emad E. Mahmoud

“…Thermal distribution under the impacts of Lorentz forces is examined graphically for ternary nanofluid with carbon nanotubes as nanoparticle in spherical shape, Al2O3in platelet shape and graphene nano particles in cylindrical shape over the convectively heated Riga plate. Numerical solution is sought to analyze the nonlinear problem by collocation method. …”
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Simulation and post-procession of temperature and precipitation elements, using output of RegCM4 dynamic model in Great Khorasan by ghasem keikhosravi

“…For the implementation of the main dynamic model, Convective precipitation test scheme and the horizontal resolution, performed for 2007. …”
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Time Trends and Predictors of Abnormal Postoperative Body Temperature in Infants Transported to the Intensive Care Unit by Hedwig Schroeck, Angela K. Lyden, Wendy L. Benedict, Satya Krishna Ramachandran

“…Factors independently associated with hypothermia were higher ASA status (p=0.02), lack of intraoperative convective warming (p<0.001) and procedure date before 2010 (p<0.001). …”
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Investigation on the influencing mechanism and quantitative evaluation of stirred heat effect in high-speed mechanical seals by Xuezhong Ma, Xiaoxin Xiao

“…Finally, in terms of heat transfer, the temperature difference between the sealing rings and sealing chamber fluid is narrowed by the stirred heat, suppressing the convective heat transfer level. The above phenomena lead to an increase in the overall and sealing face temperature rises, and a deterioration of the sealing performance. …”
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Stagnation Point Flow of CoFe2O4/TiO2-H2O-Casson Nanofluid past a Slippery Stretching/Shrinking Cylindrical Surface in a Darcy–Forchheimer Porous Medium by Kifle Adula Duguma, Oluwole Daniel Makinde, Lemi Guta Enyadene

“…This paper examines the combined effects of Darcy–Forchheimer porous medium-resistant heating and viscous dissipation on stagnation point flow of a Casson nanofluid (CoFe2O4-H2O and TiO2-H2O) towards a convectively heated slippery stretching/shrinking cylindrical surface in a porous medium. …”
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Predicted Mean Vote of Subway Car Environment Based on Machine Learning by Kangkang Huang, Shihua Lu, Xinjun Li, Ke Feng, Weiwei Chen, Yi Xia

“…The variables include clothing temperature (CT), convective heat transfer coefficient between the surface of the human body and the environment (CHTC), black bulb temperature (BBT), and thermal resistance of clothes (TROC). …”
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Experimental Study of Methods of Increasing the Efficiency of a Direct-Flow Air-Jet Detonation Engine by Vitalii Stoliarchuk, Oleksandr Zolotko, Oleksandr Aksonov

“…Detonation and acoustic oscillations cause additional convective movement of gas and contribute to the acceleration of transfer processes. …”
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Climate Change Scenarios of Precipitation Extremes in the Carpathian Region Based on an Ensemble of Regional Climate Models by Ladislav Gaál, Romana Beranová, Kamila Hlavčová, Jan Kyselý

“…The projected increases are larger for short-term (hourly) extremes that are more directly related to convective activity than multiday extremes. This suggests that the probability of occurrence of flash floods may increase more than that of large-scale floods in a warmer climate. …”
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Assessment of Radiometric Calibration Consistency of Thermal Emissive Bands Between Terra and Aqua Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometers by Tiejun Chang, Xiaoxiong Xiong, Carlos Perez Diaz, Aisheng Wu, Hanzhi Lin

“…Routine post-launch calibrations are performed using the sensor’s onboard blackbody and space view port, the moon, and vicarious targets that include the ocean, Dome Concordia (Dome C) in Antarctica, and quasi-deep convective clouds (DCC). The calibration consistency between the satellite measurements from the two instruments is essential in generating a multi-year data record for the long-term monitoring of the Earth’s Level 1B (L1B) data. …”
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Application of wetPf2 Data for Investigating Characteristics of Temperature and Humidity of Air Masses over Paracel and Spratly Islands by Khuong Le Pham, Anh Xuan Nguyen, Hiep Van Nguyen, Son Hai Hoang, Vinh Nhu Nguyen, Thang Van Vu

“…The significant changes in the relative humidity with height during winter and no significant change of the relative humidity with height during summer may be related to the important role of strong convective activity carrying moist air upward to higher atmospheric levels during the summer time.…”
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Cost-Effectiveness and Budget Impact of Emerging Minimally Invasive Surgical Treatments for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia by Bilal Chughtai, Sirikan Rojanasarot, Kurt Neeser, Dmitry Gultyaev, Stacey L. Amorosi, Neal D. Shore

“…Prostatic urethral lift (PUL) and convective water vapor thermal therapy (WVTT) are emerging minimally invasive surgical treatments as an alternative to traditional treatment options for men with moderate-to-severe BPH. …”
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