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Maxwell nanofluid flow through a heated vertical channel with peristalsis and magnetic field

  • Gharsseldien, Z.M.;Awaad, A.S.
    • Advances in nano research
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    • v.13 no.1
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    • pp.77-86
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    • 2022
  • This paper studied the peristaltic transport of upper convected Maxwell nanofluid through a porous medium in a heated (isothermal) symmetric vertical channel. The nanofluid is assumed to be electrically conducting in the presence of a uniform magnetic field. These phenomena are modeled mathematically by a differential equations system by taking low Reynolds number and long-wavelength approximation, the yield differential equations have solved analytically. A suggested new technique to display and discuss the trapping phenomenon is presented. We discussed and analyzed the pumping characteristics, heat function, flow velocity and trapping phenomena which were illustrated graphically through a set of figures for various values of parameters of the problem. The numerical results show that, there are remarkable effects on the vertical velocity, pressure gradient and trapping phenomena with the thermal change of the walls.

NUMERICAL STUDY OF UNSTEADY HEAT TRANSFER ON MICRO HEATER UNDER HALF-CYCLE SINUSOIDAL HEAT LOAD (마이크로히터에서 반주기 정현곡선의 열부하에 의한 비정상 열전달 연구)

  • Kim, M.J.;Lee, H.J.
    • Journal of computational fluids engineering
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    • v.19 no.4
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    • pp.1-7
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    • 2014
  • A numerical study of transient conjugate heat transfer on micro heater in a micro-channel substrate under a sinusoidal heat load was conducted. It was found that the time constant is not affected by the maximum heating magnitude of the sinusoidal heat load. However, the time constant increases with low duration of the sinusoidal heating period and low Reynolds number. Moreover, there is a threshold where a heater temperature do not reach to time constant at low thermal diffusivity, low flow rate, and low pulse duration of the sinusoidal heating. The time constant should be considered for transient convective heat transfer under transient sinusoidal heat load in a micro heat sink.

Analysis of Characteristics with Etching Thickness of YBCO Superconducting Thin Films By ICP system (ICP 식각 시스템에 의한 YBCO 초전도 박막의 식각두께 변화에 따른 특성 분석)

  • Ko, Seok-Cheol;Kang, Hyeong-Gon;Hyun, Ong-Ok;Choi, Myoung-Ho;Han, Byoung-Sung;Hahn, Yoon-Bong
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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    • 2003.11a
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    • pp.259-262
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    • 2003
  • Superconducting flux flow transistor(SFFT) is based on a control of the Abrikosov vortex flowing along a channel. The induced voltage by moving of the Abrikosov vortex in SFFT is greatly affected by the thickness and width, of channel. In order to fabricate a reproducibility channel in SFFT, we have researched the variation of the critical characteristics of YBCO thin films with the etching time using ICP(Inductively coupled plasma) system. It was certified that the velocity of vortex decreased with increasing the width of channel and was saturated faster in low bias from a simulation. An etching mechanism of YBCO thin films by ICP system was also certified by AFM(Atomic Force Microscope) and by measuring the critical current density with etching time. As measurement result, we could analyze that we should optimize the etching thickness of channel part to construct a flux flow transistor with desired characteristics.

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Effects of Dimple Depth and Reynolds Number on the Flow and Heat Transfer in a Dimpled Channel (딤플이 설치된 채널에서 레이놀즈 수 및 딤플 깊이에 따른 유동 및 열전달 특성)

  • Ahn, Joon;Lee, Young-Ok;Lee, Joon-Sik
    • Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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    • 2007.05b
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    • pp.3253-3258
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    • 2007
  • A large eddy simulation (LES) has been conducted for the flow and heat transfer in a dimpled channel. Two dimple depths of 0.2 and 0.3 times of the dimple print diameter (= D) have been compared at the bulk Reynolds number of 20,000. Three Reynolds numbers of 5,000, 10,000 and 20,000 have been studied, while the dimple depth is kept as 0.2 D. With the deeper dimple, the flow reattachment occurs father downstream inside the dimple, so that the heat transfer is not as effectively enhanced as the case with shallow ones. At the low Reynolds number of 5,000, the Nusselt number ratio is as high as those for the higher Reynolds number, although the value of heat transfer coefficient decreases because of the weak shear layer vortices.

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Fabrication and Characteristics of Thermopneumatic-Actuated Polydimethylsiloxane Microvalve (열공압 방식의 Polydimethylsiloxane 마이크로 밸브의 제작 및 특성)

  • 김진호;조주현;한경희;김영호;김한수;김용상
    • The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers C
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    • v.53 no.4
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    • pp.231-236
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    • 2004
  • A normally open thermopneumaticc-actuated microvalve has been fabricated and their properties are investigated. The advantages of the proposed microvalve are of the low cost fabrication process and the transparent optical property using polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and indium tin oxide (ITO) glass. The fabricated microvalves with in-channel configuration are easily integrated with other microfluidic devices on the same substrate. The fabrication process of thermopneumatic-actuated microvalvesusing PDMS is very simple and its performance is very suitable for a disposable lab-on-a-chip. The PDMS membrane deflection increases and the flow rates of the microchannel with microvalvels decrease as the applied power to the ITO heater increases. The powers at flow-off are dependent on the membrane thickness and the applied inlet pressure but are independent of the channel width of microvalves. The flow rate is well controlled by the switching function of ITO heater and the closing/opening times are around 20 sec and 25 sec, respectively.

Drag Reduction by Polymer and Surfactant in Tubulent Channel and Pipe Flows (난류 유동일때 관과 channel에서 고분자와 계면활성제에 의한 마찰저항 감소에 관한 연구)

  • Park, S.-R.
    • Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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    • v.7 no.3
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    • pp.359-365
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    • 1995
  • The drag reduction phenomenon with an additives of surfactant(STAC, stearlytrimethyl ammonium chloride) and polymer(PEO, polyethlene oxide) was investigated in fully developed turbulent pipe and channel flows at various low Reynolds numbers as well as very low additives concentration. A maximum of 70% drag reduction compared with plain water flow was found. This maximum drag reduction percentage obtained with surfactant solution was slightly higher than that of the Virk's asymptote in polymer solution.

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A Study on Coolant Mixing in Multirod Bundle Subchannels

  • Cha, Jong-Hee;Cho, Moon-Haeng
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.19-25
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    • 1970
  • A study was conducted on the coolant mixing between water flowing in two adjacent subchannels. Measurements were made of the quantity of mass transferred between a larger rectangular channel and a smaller triangular channel in a 19-rod fuel bundle under the conditions of single phase flow and air-water two-phase flow. The results of the experiments showed that the low mixing rate appears in single phase flow, and high mixing rate was measured in air-water two-phase flow Mixing rate decreases with the increasing of air void fraction during the air-water flow. It seems that the high mixing rate in the air-water flow was caused due to adequate agitation of the chaotic air void.

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Transitions between Uncontrolled Submerged and Uncontrolled Free in Low-Head Ogee Spillway

  • Hong, Seung Ho;Hong, Da Hee;Song, Yang Heon;Lee, Jeong Myeong;Jegal, Jin A
    • Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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    • 2022.05a
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    • pp.155-155
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    • 2022
  • Low head, ogee spillways is popularly used to defense against floods as well as to provide water for irrigation. Spillway is also used to assess compliance with water quality regulations by controlling amount of discharge to the downstream of a channel. For the purpose of water resource management and/or environmental aspects as explained above, the flow discharge through spillways need to be correctly rated as a function of geometry and hydraulic variables. Typically, four flow conditions are encountered during the operation of spillway: (a) uncontrolled free flow (UF); (b) uncontrolled submerged flow (US); controlled free flow (CF); and controlled submerged flow (CS), and each condition has a unique rating equation. However, one of the tricky part of the spillway operation is finding correct flow type over the spillway because structures can operate under both submerged and free flow conditions, and the types are continuously changing over time depending on the amount of discharge, head water and tail water elevation. Quite obviously, if the wrong rating curve relationship is applied because of misjudgment of the flow type due to a transition, a serious error can occur. Thus, an hydraulic model study of one of spillway structure located in South Florida was conducted for the purpose of developing transition relationships. In this presentation, US to UF transition is highlighted.

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PREDICTION OF A HEAT TRANSFER TO CO2 FLOWING IN AN UPWARD PATH AT A SUPERCRITICAL PRESSURE

  • Cho, Bong-Hyun;Kim, Young-In;Bae, Yoon-Yeong
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.41 no.7
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    • pp.907-920
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    • 2009
  • This study was performed to evaluate the prediction capability of a commercial CFD code and to investigate the effects of different geometries such as a 4.4 mm tube and an 8/10 mm annular channel on the detailed flow structures. A numerical simulation was performed for the conditions, at which the experimental data was produced by the test facility SPHINX. A 2-dimensional axisymmetric steady flow was assumed for computational simplicity. The RNG $\kappa-\varepsilon$ turbulence model (RNG) with an enhanced wall treatment option, SST $\kappa-\omega$ (SST) and low Reynolds Abid turbulence model (ABD) were employed and the numerical predictions were compared with the experimental data generated from the experiment. The effects of the geometry on heat transfer were investigated. The flow and temperature fields were also examined in order to investigate the mechanism of heat transfer near the wall. The local heat transfer coefficient predicted by the RNG model is very close to the measurement result for the tube. In contrast, the local heat transfer coefficient predicted by the SST and ABD models is closer to the measurement for the annular channel.