Flexural and Thermal Properties of Novel Energy Conservation Slotted Reinforced Concrete Beams by Gao Ma, Liang Huang, Libo Yan, Hui Wang, Peng Yin

“…Thermal study indicated that the heat transfer coefficient of the slotted beam was greatly reduced and the thermal inertia factor increased a lot, compared with the solid beam. …”
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Insight on the complete process of photoacoustic generation and propagation of cerebrovascular in brain via multi-physics coupling method by Shangkun Hou, Anzhi Lv, Jiabin Lin, Bokang You, Shuaixin Huang, Xianlin Song

“…The light energy absorbed by the gray matter and blood vessels was used as a heat source, and the biological heat transfer module of COMSOL Multiphysics was used to describe the instantaneous temperature rise of gray matter and blood vessels. …”
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A Comparative Thermal Performance Assessment of Various Solar Collectors for Domestic Water Heating by Ali Raza Kalair, Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian, Muhammad Shoaib Saleem, Naeem Abas, Shoaib Rauf, Alex Stojcevski

“…In this study, a solar water heating (SWH) system has been designed and simulated in the TRNSYS ® software using thermal and chemical properties of heat transfer fluids using REFPROP for dwellings located on ±31° latitudes (+31 Lahore in Pakistan and -31° Perth in Australia). …”
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A Review on the Thermal Modeling Method for Molten Salt Receivers of Concentrating Solar Power Tower Plants by Xinyi Li, Fengwu Bai

“…Concentrating solar power (CSP) tower plants using molten salt as the heat transfer fluid are currently the predominant technology used globally, and have experienced rapid development in recent years. …”
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Experimental investigation on cooling tower performance with Al2O3, ZnO and Ti2O3 based nanofluids by Habibur Rahman, Altab Hossain, Mohammad Ali

“…The study revealed that an increase in the volume concentration of the nanofluids increased the cooling range, cooling efficiency, convective heat transfer coefficient, tower characteristic called number of transfer unit (NTU), and effectiveness of the cooling tower compared with water at the same mass flow rate and inlet temperature. …”
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Method for Determining the Model Order for Model Order Reduction of the Linear Parameter Varying Heat Conduction Model using the Monte Carlo Method by Akiyasu MIYAMOTO

“…We applied this algorithm to a 3D FEM model with linear parameter varying convective heat transfer. The results show that the simulation time of the reduced order model, with an accuracy of 0.1 ℃ or less, can be reduced to 1/200 compared to the original FEM model (full order model), and to 1/12 compared to the original reduced order model generated by conventional parametric model order reduction techniques. …”
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Simulation Analysis and Scheme Optimization of Energy Consumption in Public Buildings by Yang Liu, Shiqing Zou, Hongyu Chen, Xianguo Wu, Wenman Chen

“…Second, based on the model, the thermal design parameters of six building envelope structures, including the external wall heat transfer coefficient, are analyzed in the order of energy-saving sensitivity. …”
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Energy and Productivity Yield Assessment of a Traditional Furnace for Noncentrifugal Brown Sugar (Panela) Production by Luis F. Gutiérrez-Mosquera, Sebastián Arias-Giraldo, Adela M. Ceballos-Peñaloza

“…It was found that these outcomes were strongly influenced by excess air and gas circulation velocity through the furnace, which affects the combustion rate and heat transfer between the gases and the juices. Finally, it was concluded that the traditional scheme is inefficient and requires various critical operational adjustments, such as combustion chamber, chimney draft control, and heat exchangers design.…”
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Multiphysics Modeling of Gas Turbine Based on CADSS Technology by Tian Wang, Ping Xi, Bifu Hu

“…This system is demonstrated by modeling turbine blade design with multiphysics simulations including computational fluid dynamics (CFD), conjugate heat transfer (CHT), and finite element analysis (FEA). …”
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FLAME PROPAGATION IN A NARROW GAP BETWEEN THE PISTON AND CYLINDER OF A HYDROGEN ENGINE by Revaz KAVTARADZE, Tamaz NATRIASHVILI, Merab GLONTI, Giorgi CHILASVILI, Otar GELASHVILI, Jumber IOSEBIDZE

“…The phenomenon of increasing heat losses in the combustion chamber of a hydrogen engine compared to a gasoline engine, previously confirmed experimentally by different authors and not yet having an acceptable theoretical interpretation, is explained by neglecting the role of heat transfer in the indicated gap.…”
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Analytical Investigation of Laminar Viscoelastic Fluid Flow over a Wedge in the Presence of Buoyancy Force Effects by B. Rostami, M. M. Rashidi, P. Rostami, E. Momoniat, N. Freidoonimehr

“…An analytical strong method, the homotopy analysis method (HAM), is employed to study the mixed convective heat transfer in an incompressible steady two-dimensional viscoelastic fluid flow over a wedge in the presence of buoyancy effects. …”
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Dynamic Simulation of Photothermal Environment in Solar Greenhouse Based on COMSOL Multiple Physical Fields by Huan Liu, Fankun Meng, Zhengnan Yan, Yuliang Shi, Subo Tian, Yanjie Yang, Xiaoye Li

“…This model coupled multiphysical fields with fluid flow and heat transfer processes. The boundary conditions and initial values of the external environment and soil were derived from meteorological data and an efficient interpolation function method, with the time step updated every 1h. …”
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Investigation of Two-Dimensional Viscoelastic Fluid with Nonuniform Heat Generation over Permeable Stretching Sheet with Slip Condition by Haroon Ur Rasheed, Zeeshan Khan, Saeed Islam, Ilyas Khan, Juan L. G. Guirao, Waris Khan

“…The novel effects for the parameters which affect the flow and heat transfer, such as the Eckert number, porous medium parameter, and the velocity slip parameter, are studied through graphs. …”
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Thermal Performance Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Floor Structure with Radiant Floor Heating System in Apartment Housing by Young-Sun Jeong, Hae-Kwon Jung

“…To set up reasonable thermal insulation requirements for radiant heating floor systems, the thermal properties of floor structure according to thermal insulation materials must be determined. Heat transfer simulations were performed to analyze the surface temperature, heat loss, and heat flow of floor structure with radiant heating system. …”
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Development and Application of a Percolation Velocity Monitoring Method in Multiphase Percolation Physical Experiments by Cuo Guan, Xianjie Li, Ke Hu, Chen Liu, Hong Du, Ruokun Xian

“…This paper addresses this complexity by analyzing the heat transfer in porous media models under multiphase seepage conditions. …”
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CFD Turbulence Study of PWR Spacer-Grids in a Rod Bundle by C. Peña-Monferrer, J. L. Muñoz-Cobo, S. Chiva

“…Nuclear fuel bundles include spacers essentially for mechanical stability and to influence the flow dynamics and heat transfer phenomena along the fuel rods. This work presents the analysis of the turbulence effects of a split-type and swirl-type spacer-grid geometries on single phase in a PWR (pressurized water reactor) rod bundle. …”
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Improving the Performance of Liquid-Based Battery Thermal Management Systems Using Flow Patterns and Contact Surface with the Battery by Abolfazl Mokhtari

“…In this study, fluid dynamics and heat transfer in a cooling system for battery cells were investigated using three-dimensional solid-fluid simulations. …”
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Completely Recuperative Supercritical CO2 Recompression Brayton/Absorption Combined Power/Cooling Cycle: Performance Assessment and Optimization by Bing-Chuan Han, Yong-Dong Chen, Gai-Ge Yu, Xiao-Hong Wu, Tao-Tao Zhou

“…In addition, reducing heat transfer differences in relevant equipment can further promote system performance.…”
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Effects of Thermal Radiation and Variable Porosity on Unsteady Magnetoconvective Heat-Mass Transport Past a Vertical Perforated Sheet by Md. Abu Bkar PK, Md. Hasanuzzaman, Md. Mosharof Hossain, Dipayan Mondal

“…The local friction coefficient rises about by 32%, 12%, and 15% owing to improving values of Da from 0.5 to 2.0, R from 0.5 to 2.0, and Df from 0.5 to 3.5, respectively. The heat transfer falls down about by 33%, 35% due to enhancing values of R from 0.5 to 2.0, and Df from 0.5 to 3.5, respectively. …”
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Development of a vibration-damping, sound-insulating, and heat-insulating porous sphere foam system and its application in green buildings by Shi Hua, Moses Oyaro Okello, Jian Zhang

“…The thermal performance of the enclosure structure's floor and exterior wall heat transfer resistance is an important factor in reducing building carbon emissions in green buildings. …”
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