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Effect of natural convection on heat storage performance of tubular phase change heat accumulator
Aiming at the uncertaity of heat storage efficiency during the melting process of phase-change materials in the heat accumulator and the natural convection heat transfer process in the phase-change region, the influence of natural convection caused by ...
Jingzhi JIANG+4 more
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Heat Transfer Performance of Different Fluids During Natural Convection in Enclosures with Varying Aspect Ratios [PDF]
The heat transfer process takes place in numerous applications through the natural convection of fluids. Investigations of the natural convection heat transfer in enclosures have gained vital importance in the last decade for the improvement in thermal ...
Pendyala Rajashekhar+2 more
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Effect of Heat Source Placement on Natural Convection from Cylindrical Surfaces
Placement of heat source can play a significant role in final heat output, or heat source effectivity. Because of this, there is a need to analyze thermal fields of the heat exchange system by natural convection, where the description by criterion ...
Andrej Kapjor+2 more
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Transient Natural Convection in an Enclosure with Variable Thermal Expansion Coefficient and Nanofluid Properties [PDF]
Transient natural convection is numerically investigated in an enclosure using variable thermal conductivity, viscosity, and the thermal expansion coefficient of Al2O3-water nanofluid.
Esmaeil Ghahremani
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As an ideal pressurized gas, helium, especially supercritical helium, has been widely used in the pressurization system of various launch vehicles and spacecraft.
Yinan Qiu+6 more
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Phase-field-lattice Boltzmann study for lamellar eutectic growth in a natural convection melt [PDF]
In the present study, the influence of natural convection on the lamellar eutectic growth is determined by a phase-field-lattice Boltzmann study for Al-Cu eutectic alloy.
Ang Zhang, Zhi-peng Guo, Shou-mei Xiong
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Energy reduction for commercial freezer by force convection cooling of heatsink
Commercial freezers are commonly used the outer wall as a heatsink. This heatsink needs surrounded ambient air for cooling, which is the natural convection mechanism.
Surasit Thiangchanta+3 more
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Sun drying method has been used for drying agricultural commodities for centuries worldwide. The sun drying can be performed either by direct drying of the product under sunlight or drying using a solar collector-based dryer.
Fredy Surahmanto+3 more
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When measuring the thermal conductivity of liquids with transient methods, natural convection occurs inevitably and whether it can be ignored is unknown.
Ke-Fan Wu+4 more
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Investigating the cooling of solar photovoltaic modules under the conditions of Riyadh
Cooling enhances the energy conversion efficiency and output of photovoltaic (PV) panels. In this work, the effects of natural convection, forced convection, and evaporative cooling on the performance of polycrystalline PV panels were investigated.
A. Almuwailhi, O. Zeitoun
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