Abilities of porous materials for energy saving in advanced thermal systems

S Rashidi, F Hormozi, MH Doranehgard - Journal of thermal analysis and …, 2021 - Springer
Using materials with porous natures to enhance the thermal efficiency of various thermal
systems has attracted much attention. This is owing to the low cost, light weight, and great …

High temperature heat exchangers for recuperated rotorcraft powerplants

C Zhang, V Gümmer - Applied thermal engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
The increasingly demanding requirements for developing highly efficient, environmentally
friendly aero-engines in the 21st century highlights the utilization of recuperators with …

Verification at Mach 4 heat conditions of an annular microtube-typed precooler for hypersonic precooled engines

Y Chen, Z Zou, H Liu, H Li, H Li, R Zhao - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
The precooler with high power-to-weight ratios and robustness is a core component of
hypersonic precooled engines to operate efficiently at the full speed range. In order to figure …

Heat transfer enhancement and pressure drop penalty in porous solar heaters: numerical simulations

M Bovand, S Rashidi, JA Esfahani - Solar Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
A comprehensive numerical study is performed on the fluid flow and heat transfer within a
porous solar heater. The effects of porous material on the heat transfer enhancement and …

Energy and exergy analysis of horizontal ground heat exchanger for hot climatic condition of northern Tunisia

N Naili, M Hazami, S Kooli, A Farhat - Geothermics, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper deals with the energy and exergy analysis of horizontal ground heat exchanger
(HGHE) for hot climatic condition of northern Tunisia. The HGHE consists of 50 m of length …

Performance of parallel plate-fin heat exchanger for piston aero-engines with front-placed guide plate at high altitude

Z Liu, M Sun, Y Huang, K Li, Z Li, B Gan… - Applied Thermal …, 2022 - Elsevier
The reduction in atmospheric density would hinder the normal operation of the cooling
system of piston aero-engines, thus influencing the aircraft's performance in all aspects. This …

A simplified methodology to simulate a heat exchanger in an aircraft's oil cooler by means of a Porous Media model

M Musto, N Bianco, G Rotondo, F Toscano… - Applied thermal …, 2016 - Elsevier
This work describes a simplified methodology to model (air-side) a heat exchanger within a
computational fluid dynamics analysis of an oil cooler device for aerospace applications …

A robust single-phase approach for the numerical simulation of heat pipe

MH Zolfagharnasab, MZ Pedram, K Vafai - … Communications in Heat and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, a single-phase approach is employed for the numerical simulation of heat pipe
analysis. This is applied by selecting individual fluid for each zone and implementation of …

Numerical investigation of the intercooler performance of aircraft piston engines under the influence of high altitude and cruise mode

M Sun, Z Liu, J Liu - ASME Journal of Heat and …, 2023 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Multistage supercharging is an effective way to solve the problems of low volumetric
efficiency and combustion deterioration of piston engines under high altitude conditions. As …

Validating various measures to accelerate the static gravimetric sorption isotherm determination

C Feng, H Janssen, C Wu, Y Feng, Q Meng - Building and Environment, 2013 - Elsevier
The sorption isotherm is one of the most important hygrothermal properties of porous
building materials, and is usually determined by the static gravimetric test. Typically the static …