Numerical and Experimental Study of Fan and Pad Evaporative Cooling System in a Greenhouse with Tomato Crop [PDF]
An experimental greenhouse equipped with fan and pad evaporative cooling is simulated numerically using a commercial CFD code. The main aspects of evaporative cooling systems, in terms of heat and mass transfer and both the external and internal climatic
Martzopoulos, G. +2 more
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Este trabajo propone una metodología para simular el moldeo por inyección. La metodología permite un análisis de interacción fluido-estructural (FSI, por sus siglas en inglés) para el molde y un análisis de cambio de estado para la pieza.
Jorge Jurado Páramo +3 more
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The development of thermal energy storage systems is a possible solution in the search for reductions in the difference between the global energy supply and demand.
Túlio Nascimento Porto +7 more
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Experimental and numerical investigations of the optical and thermal aspects of a PCM-glazed unit [PDF]
This paper reports on the thermal and optical characterisation of PCM (phase change material) RT27 using the T-history method and spectrophotometry principles, respectively, and the experimental and numerical performance evaluation of a PCM-glazed unit ...
Abdel-Salam +30 more
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A computational study of the interaction noise from a small axial-flow fan [PDF]
Small axial-flow fans used for computer cooling and many other appliances feature a rotor driven by a downstream motor held by several cylindrical struts. This study focuses on the aerodynamic mechanism of rotor-strut interaction for an isolated fan. The
So, RMC, Huang, L, Wang, J, Lu, HZ
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3-D numerical simulation of an automotive air intake system: A study of the Ford Ka 2015 case
An analysis of the air flow through an automotive air intake system considers the effects of the external temperature and the performance decay by time of usage.
A.R.V. de Melo Filho +2 more
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Coupled TRNSYS-CFD simulations evaluating the performance of PCM plate heat exchangers in an Airport Terminal building displacement conditioning system [PDF]
This is the post-print version of the Article. The official published version can be accessed from the link below. Copyright @ 2013 Elsevier.This paper reports on the energy performance evaluation of a displacement ventilation (DV) system in an airport ...
Alauzet +46 more
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Numerical simulation of three-phase flow in an external gear pump using immersed boundary approach [PDF]
This paper presents a three-phase fully compressible model applied along with an immersed boundary model for predicting cavitation occurring in a two dimensional gear pump in the presence of non-condensable gas (NCG).
Gavaises, M. +3 more
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This work provides a numerical study of a polymer composite manufacturing by using liquid composite material molding. Simulation of resin flow into a porous media comprising fiber perform (reinforcement) inserted in a mold with preallocated ceramic ...
Túlio R. N. Porto +4 more
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An anisotropic numerical model for thermal hydraulic analyses: application to liquid metal flow in fuel assemblies [PDF]
A CFD analysis has been carried out to study the thermal–hydraulic behavior of liquid metal coolant in a fuel assembly of triangular lattice. In order to obtain fast and accurate results, the isotropic two-equation RANS approach is often used in nuclear
Caruso, Gianfranco +3 more
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