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Browsing 12th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics 2016 by Issue Date
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Pavao, L.V.; Costa, C.B.B.; Ravagnani, M.A.S.S.
(HEFAT, 2016)
Meta-heuristic approaches have been used to achieve good
solutions in the heat exchanger network (HEN) synthesis task.
Several meta-heuristic approaches have been proposed in the
literature. Two of the most important ...
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Xerri, S.; Farrugia, M.
(HEFAT, 2016)
This paper gives an experimental analysis of the effects of voltage reduction on a domestic refrigerator. The measured reduction in
energy consumption is reported as well as the effects of voltage on cycle temperatures, ...
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Luviano-Ortiz, Luis J.; Gonzalez-Valle, Ulises C.; Hernandez-Cruz, Guillermo
(HEFAT, 2016)
The dynamics of the confined flow inside the piston displacement of a Gamma-type Stirling engine operating as a heat pump is experimentally analyzed. The diameter of the piston is 30 mm; 2 mm smaller than the internal ...
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Li, HuaJun; Yang, Zhiyin
(HEFAT, 2016)
Large-eddy simulation (LES) is conducted to study the transition process of a separated boundary layer on a flat plate with an elliptical leading edge. A streamwise pressure distribution is imposed and the free stream ...
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Sanchez-Coronilla, A.; Navas J.; Martín, E.I.; Teruel, M.; Gallardo-Bernal, J.J.; Alcantara, R.; Fernandez-Lorenzo, C.; Gomez-Villarejo, R.; Martín-Calleja, J.
(HEFAT, 2016)
Equilibrium molecular dynamics simulation was used to model a nanofluid system composed of Cu nanoparticles and organic oils as base fluid (eutectic mixture of diphenyl oxide and biphenyl). The base fluid selected was an ...
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Kuzuu, K.; Hasegawa, S.
(HEFAT, 2016)
A thermoacoustic device, which is operated using
thermoacoustic phenomena, has attracted a great deal of
attention as an application of renewable heat energy. For a
practical application of such device, the correct ...
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Julian, James; Harinaldi; Budiarso
(HEFAT, 2016)
Aerodynamics drag reduction has an advantage in terms of
conversion and conservation energy. Many technologies have
been developed in order to reduce the aerodynamics drag, one of
them is plasma actuator. Plasma actuator ...
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Cano-Banda, Fernando; Gonzalez-Valle, Ulises C.; Tarazona-Cardenas, Sindy; Hernandez-Guerrero, Abel
(HEFAT, 2016)
How to achieve appropriate operating temperatures in present-day electronic equipment is a matter of fervent discussion in the current technical literature. The highly demanding cooling requirements of these devices are a ...
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Maxson, A.J.; Watson, L.J.; Karandikar, P.S.; Zakin, J.L.
(HEFAT, 2016)
Drag reducing solutions can reduce turbulent pressure loss by
nearly 90% and can decrease pumping energy requirements and
increase flow rates in fluid flow systems. Unfortunately, drag
reduced flow is accompanied by ...
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Horsky, J.; Kominek, J.; Guzej, M.
(HEFAT, 2016)
Companies which produce aluminum alloy ingots seek a final product without structural defects. One crucial factor is the cooling during the semi continual casting process. In the beginning of the process, most cracks are ...
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Jafargholinejad, S.; Heydari, N.
(HEFAT, 2016)
The work has been done on a 3D model of vortex tube and
the governing equations have been solved using ANSYS–
FLUENTTM software. Simulations were performed using density
based solver and k-ε turbulence model. After ...
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Kim, K.W.; Hah S. R.
(HEFAT, 2016)
Thermo-hydraulic numerical analysis has been carried out
to compare the characteristics of various shaped channels with
two kinds of coolants such as EGW (EthyleneGlycol/Water)
and PAO (PolyalphaOlefin).
In this study, ...
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Tauveron, N.; Barbier, D.
(HEFAT, 2016)
The context of the work is the study of a 180 bar nitrogen
recuperated and intercooled turbo-compressor of 300 MWe. The
net efficiency of this closed cycle gas turbine is assessed between
37 and 37.5%, but which could ...
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Hao, Z.; Zhou, T.
(HEFAT, 2016)
Using a multi-hot (cold) wire probe consisting of four “Xwires”
and two pairs of parallel cold wires, the full turbulent
energy and temperature dissipation rates, denoted as f and f ,
were measured simultaneously ...
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Moss, Roger; Shire, Stan; Henshall, Paul; Eames, Philip; Arya, Farid; Hyde, Trevor
(HEFAT, 2016)
An evacuated flat plate collector has been built and tested in
a solar simulator. A vacuum of <0.1 Pa was used to eliminate
heat losses through convection and gas conduction.
CFD and stress calculations for the hydro-formed ...
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Shi, Yongqiang; Liu, Haolong; Yang, Qingzhen
(HEFAT, 2016)
With the development of the modern turbomachinery design technology, the effects of fluid-structure coupling on aerodynamic performance and structural dynamic characteristics cannot be ignored. Therefore, the structural ...
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Billiet, M.; Charnay, R.; Revellin, R.; Bokisova, L.; De Paepe, M.
(HEFAT, 2016)
Heat transfer measurements for R254fa were conducted. The
heat transfer coefficient was determined for a smooth stainless
steel tube with an inner tube diameter of 3 mm. The experiments
were conducted for five mass ...
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Castro Silva, J.O.; Goncalves, L.P.; Ledo, L.F.R.; Maia, C.B.; Hanriot, S.M.; Landre Junior, J.
(HEFAT, 2016)
The solar chimney (or solar updraft tower) consists of a
circular solar collector, a tower in the center of the collector,
and turbines installed in the collector output or the tower
entrance. The solar radiation passes ...
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Gomez-Barreiro, S.; Vallejo, J.P.; Cabaleiro, D.; Gracia-Fernandez, C.; Fernandez-Seara, J.; Lugo, L.
(HEFAT, 2016)
The heat transfer performance of the conventional fluids
used in heat exchange processes improves by dispersing
nanoparticles with high thermal conductivity, as many
researches have shown in the last decades. The heat ...
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Ameel, Bernd; Huisseune, Henk; Degroote, Joris; Bagci, Ozer; De Schampheleire, Sven; Vierendeels, Jan; De Paepe, Michel
(HEFAT, 2016)
Nowadays the most commonly used heat exchangers in
residential air conditioning applications for heat exchange
between air and refrigerant are of the round tube and fin type.
Recent investigations have revealed that ...