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Radiative heat transfer during turbulent combustion [PDF]

, 2009
We investigate the radiative heat transfer in a co-flowing turbulent nonpremixed propane-air flame inside a three-dimensional cylindrical combustion chamber.
S. C. Paul, Paul, S.C., Paul, M.C., M. C. Paul   +3 more
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Optimization of a Human-Powered Aircraft Using Fluid–Structure Interaction Simulations

Aerospace, 2016
The special type of aircrafts in which the human power of the pilot is sufficient to take off and sustain flight are known as Human-Powered Aircrafts (HPAs).
Bob Vanderhoydonck, Gilberto Santo, Jan Vierendeels, Joris Degroote   +3 more
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Study of heat loss mechanism in argon-circulated hydrogen engine combustion chamber wall surface conditions

Energy Reports, 2022
Hydrogen fuel in internal combustion engine gives a very big advantage to the transportation sector especially in solving the greenhouse emission problem.
Mohd Radzi Abu Mansor, Katsutaka Nakagami, Yuta Kondo, Masahiro Shioji   +3 more
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Development of Correlations for Windage Power Losses Modeling in an Axial Flux Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machine with Geometrical Features of the Magnets

Energies, 2016
In this paper, a set of correlations for the windage power losses in a 4 kW axial flux permanent magnet synchronous machine (AFPMSM) is presented. In order to have an efficient machine, it is necessary to optimize the total electromagnetic and mechanical
Alireza Rasekh, Peter Sergeant, Jan Vierendeels   +2 more
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The effects of heat exchange and fluid production on the ignition of a porous solid [PDF]

, 2008
In this paper we study a system of nonlinear parabolic equations representing the evolution of small perturbations in a modeldescribing the combustion of a porous solid.
McIntosh, A.C., Brindley, J., Shah, Akeel A., McIntosh, A. C., Rademacher, Jens, Rademacher, J.D.M. (Jens), Shah, A.A., McIntosh, A., Rademacher, J.   +8 more
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Numerical Investigation of the Effect of Tower Dam and Rotor Misalignment on Performance and Loads of a Large Wind Turbine in the Atmospheric Boundary Layer

Energies, 2019
A modern horizontal axis wind turbine was simulated by means of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations. The analyzed machine has a diameter of 100 m and is immersed in the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL).
Gilberto Santo, Mathijs Peeters, Wim Van Paepegem, Joris Degroote   +3 more
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On the Procedure of Draught Rate Assessment in Indoor Spaces

Applied Sciences, 2020
The objective of the paper is to demonstrate the importance of the unsteady Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations and long-term measurements for the reliable assessment of thermal comfort indoors, for proper categorization of the indoor thermal ...
Detelin Markov, Nikolay Ivanov, George Pichurov, Marina Zasimova, Peter Stankov, Evgueni Smirnov, Iskra Simova, Vladimir Ris, Radostina A. Angelova, Rositsa Velichkova   +9 more
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Review of Experimental Research on Supercritical and Transcritical Thermodynamic Cycles Designed for Heat Recovery Application

Applied Sciences, 2019
Supercritical operation is considered a main technique to achieve higher cycle efficiency in various thermodynamic systems. The present paper is a review of experimental investigations on supercritical operation considering both heat-to-upgraded heat and
Steven Lecompte, Erika Ntavou, Bertrand Tchanche, George Kosmadakis, Aditya Pillai, Dimitris Manolakos, Michel De Paepe   +6 more
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Development and a Validation of a Charge Sensitive Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) Simulation Tool

Energies, 2016
Despite the increasing interest in organic Rankine cycle (ORC) systems and the large number of cycle models proposed in the literature, charge-based ORC models are still almost absent.
Davide Ziviani, Brandon J. Woodland, Emeline Georges, Eckhard A. Groll, James E. Braun, W. Travis Horton, Martijn van den Broek, Michel De Paepe   +7 more
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Study on Flow and Heat Transfer Characteristics of 25 kW Flameless Combustion in a Cylindrical Heat Exchanger for a Reforming Processor

Energies, 2023
Flameless combustion has advantages such as low pollution and uniform temperature in the combustion chamber, making it an excellent option for heat exchangers.
Ruiqi Zhu, Donghoon Shin
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