Scientific community from the field of thermo-fluidics have focused extensive attention
towards investigating techniques of enhancing the heat transfer in varied thermal systems …

Various geoscientific processes in the shallow subsurface experience a temperature
difference between the solid and the liquid or gaseous phase. Prominent examples include …

Ceramic foams are promising materials for the absorber of volumetric solar air receivers in
concentrated solar thermal power (CSP) receivers. The macroscopic temperature …

The energy/heat and diffusion/mass flux occurred due to chemical potential and temperature
gradient, respectively have worth in the areas of electrical power generation, solar power …

This investigation aims to scrutinize the general criterion for local thermal non-equilibrium
(LTNE) and to focus on the influence of nanoparticles (AA7075 and Cu) in the base fluids …

Thermal performance of the pin-fin heat sink cooled by natural convection is numerically
investigated when the fin density is allowed to vary along the flow direction. The distribution …

The use of open-cell metal foam in numerous technologies is increasing rapidly. Heat
transfer measurements inside rectangular blocks of commercially available aluminum foam …

Since the pioneering introduction of the microchannel heat sink by Tuckerman and Pease,
many investigators have studied heat transfer phenomena within these heat sinks. Their …

Precise prediction of thermal processes is one of the major concerns in the field of heat
transfer and within energy research communities. It has been proven that using LTE (local …

In this study, an analytical solution of a porous fin with natural convection and radiation heat
transfer is carried out. For the first time, the analysis is accomplished in Local Thermal Non …