This paper presents a review of some results of research on natural convection in cavities.
The compilation serves to underline the broad spectrum of scientific and engineering fields …

The thermodynamics of a Parabolic Trough Solar Collector (PTC) play an important role in
solar energy and the efficiency of the collectors. This report presents an up-to-date review on …

Coalfield fires provide high-temperature heat storage at relatively shallow depths, their
overburden and upper strata contain immense amounts of thermal energy, which is identical …

The aim of this review article is to consolidate the important research works dedicated to
polymers which are mainly used target material for heat transfer applications. The …

Three numerical methods, namely, volume of fluid (VOF), simple coupled volume of fluid
with level set (S‐CLSVOF), and S‐CLSVOF with the density‐scaled balanced continuum …

Molten salts are a promising medium for thermal energy transfer and storage. They have a
very low vapor pressure and most are unreactive in air. Over the past 3 decades, Sandia …

Recent advances in nanotechnology, chemical/physical texturing and thin film coating
technology generate definite possibilities for sustaining a dropwise mode of condensation …

As a transport property, effective thermal conductivity of porous media has received much
attention due to its wide applications in many fields, including chemical engineering, soil …

The present work is concerned with the determination of the effective thermal conductivity of
porous rocks or rock-like composites composed by multiple solid constituents, in partially …

Extensive analyses of technological developments and technology foresight studies have
been vital to help prepare possible scientific scenarios for the future. The primary purpose of …