• Experimental investigation of a helical coil heat exchanger operating at sub- and supercritical state in a small-scale solar orc installations 

  Lazova, M.; Kaya, A.; Huisseune, H.; De Paepe, M. (HEFAT, 2016)

  In this study, an experimental investigation of the performance a helical coil heat exchanger operating at sub- and supercritical conditions was carried out. The heat exchanger was coupled and tested in a small-scale ...
• Experimental investigation of effusion and film cooling for gas turbine combustor 

  Inanli, S.; Yasa, T.; Ulas, A. (HEFAT, 2016)

  Experimental study was conducted to understand the heat transfer characteristics of film or effusion cooled test plates that represent the gas turbine combustor liner. Two effusion cooling test plates having different ...
• Experimental investigation of domestic gas boiler fitted with organic rankine cycle module 

  Wajs, J.; Mikielewicz, D.; Bajor, M. (HEFAT, 2016)

  The results of investigations conducted on the prototype of vapour driven micro-CHP unit integrated with a gas boiler are presented. The system enables cogeneration of heat and electric energy to cover the energy demand ...
• Experimental investigation on heat transfer characteristics of high blockage ribs channel 

  Yang, Weihua; Xue, Shulin (HEFAT, 2016)

  The heat transfer and pressure loss characteristics on a square channel with two opposite surfaces roughened by high blockage ratio ribs are measured by systematic experiments. Reynolds number studied in the channel ...
• Experimental investigation into the effect of circumferential non-uniform heat flux on a circular tube in the laminar flow regime 

  Reid, W.J.; Dirker, Jaco; Meyer, Josua P. (HEFAT, 2016)

  In this experimental investigation the influence of buoyancy driven secondary flow on the effective length-wise heat transfer coefficient in a circular horizontal tube is considered for liquid water at different applied ...
• Experimental characterization of the entrained droplet velocities into a submerged gaseous jet 

  Berna, C.; Julia, J.E.; Escriva, A.; Munoz-Cobo, J.L.; Pastor, J.V. (HEFAT, 2016)

  The study of submerged gaseous jets injected into stagnant water pools began in the 70s caused by the fact that they are commonly found in many industrial processes and engineering applications, such as underwater propulsion, ...
• Experimental and numerical investigation of thermal performance of a crossed compound parabolic concentrator with PV cell 

  Li, W.; Paul, M. C.; Sellami, N.; Mallick, T. K.; Knox, A. R. (HEFAT, 2016)

  Crossed compound parabolic concentrator (CCPC) is a solar energy device used to increase the photovoltaic (PV) cell electrical power output. CCPC’s thermal and optical performance issues are equally important for a PV cell ...
• Ewod-controlled dual liquid prism for adaptive beam steering 

  Cheng, Jiangtao; Wu, Felix H. (HEFAT, 2016)

  Solar energy accounts for the greatest source of renewable energy on the earth. The use of photovoltaic (PV) and concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) technology has been the most promising method of harvesting solar energy. ...
• Exergo-economic analysis of waste heat Organic Rankine Cycle 

  Radulovic, Jovana (HEFAT, 2016)

  Organic Rankine Cycle is one of the most promising solutions for utilisation of waste heat. Even though several devices have been operating successfully over the last decade, the technology is far from being widely ...
• Experimental and numerical study of freezing water around a cylindrical tube : application to desalination 

  Jaouahdou, Aroussia; Safi, Mohamed (HEFAT, 2016)

  To face the shortage in fresh water, many techniques are used nowadays for brackish and seawater desalination. One of them which consume the less energy is freezing. This process allows the separation of the different salt ...
• Enhancing heat transfer rate by interaction of water - liquid metal interface surface 

  Elnajjar, E.; Al Omari, S.-A.B.; Matter, Y.S. (HEFAT, 2016)

  Motivated with the continuous demand of having efficient cooling techniques to keep up with the incessant development of electronics and consequently the increased rate of their heat generation. The enhancement of the heat ...
• Evaluation of heat transfer correlations for helical coils based on measurements of a solar organic rankine cycle operating at subcritical conditions 

  Kaya, A.; Lazova, M.; Kosmadakis, G.; De Paepe, M. (HEFAT, 2016)

  Organic Rankine cycle (ORC) is an acknowledged method for utilizing low temperature heat sources for generating electricity. Among many applications at heat sources such as internal combustion engines and industrial ...
• Evaluation of single heated channel and subchannel modelling on a nuclear once through steam generator (OTSG) 

  Hamedani, A.; Noori-Kalkhoran, O.; Shirani, A.S. (HEFAT, 2016)

  Steam generator is one of the most important components of pressurized-water reactor. This component plays the role of heat transfer and pressure boundary between primary and secondary side fluids. The Once Through Steam ...
• Enhancement of solidification of phase change materials around finned tubes 

  Ismail, K.A.R.; Silva, P.D.; Lino, F.A.M.; Lago, T.G.S. (HEFAT, 2016)

  Phase change materials (PCMs) are the most attractive thermal energy storage media due to their reduced storage volume and isothermal behavior during charging and discharging processes. Their main drawback is the slow ...
• A lock-in CCD camera based method for thermal diffusivity measurement by an improved photothermal beam deflection slope method 

  Cifuentes, A.; Vargas, E.; Marín, E.; Alvarado, S.; Cabrera, H.; Delgado, O.; Calderon, A. (HEFAT, 2016)

  Photothermal beam deflection is a well-established technique for measuring thermal diffusivity. A linear relationship that arises in this technique is that given by the phase lag of the thermal wave as a function of the ...
• Evaporation cooling using a bionic micro porous evaporation system 

  Drabiniok, E.; Hartmann, S.; Neyer, A. (HEFAT, 2016)

  The temperature increase due to incident solar radiation has an adverse impact on the electrical output of photovoltaic (PV) modules. A theoretical model of the fabricated and tested bionic evaporation backside cooling ...
• Enhanced heat transfer in oscillatory flows within multiple-hole baffled tubes 

  Gonzalez-Juarez, Daniel; Martínez, David S.; Herrero-Martín, Ruth; Solano, Juan P. (HEFAT, 2016)

  Compound enhancement techniques are considered to be the forefront of heat transfer enhancement. In this work, the combination of active and passive techniques in low-Reynolds number tube flows is explored by means of the ...
• A dynamic control model to improve the response speed for an air-condition system 

  Wang, J.; Geng, S.B.; Yuan, L. (HEFAT, 2016)

  A procedure for deriving a dynamic model of an HVAC system was described in this paper. The system consists of a zone, cooling coils and fan. Room thermal balance model and dynamic model of HVAC control system components ...
• Effects of rib-configuration on the thermal performance of one-sided heated, rib-roughened cooling channels 

  Ruck, S.; Arbeiter, F. (HEFAT, 2016)

  Detached-Eddy-Simulations (DES) were performed for investigating the thermal-hydraulics of a one-sided heated and rib-roughened cooling channel at Reynolds numbers ranging from 2.5·104 to 1.58·105. Heat transfer and ...
• Effects of the resin's thermal conductivity on temperature of the qfn64 electronic device subjected to free convection 

  Bairi, A.; Ortega, Hermoso C.; San, Martín Ortega D. (HEFAT, 2016)

  The reliability, durability, performance and correct operating of the quad flat non lead 64 (QFN64) packages are directly linked to their thermal state. In some works published recently, the thermal conductivities of the ...

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