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How could I know that the Convergence in a conjugate heat transfer problem is reached?

Hello everybody, I am trying to solve a heat transfer problem(conjugate heat transfer )by the fluent, which is a heat transfer enhancement in a rectangular channel with baffles. I left the...

27 March 2020 9,244 8 View

When does someone use corrected fin length and the actual fin length in heat transfer problems?

In some instances the extended length of a fin is used but then in other instances the normal fin length is used in extended surface heat transfer problems.

24 March 2020 7,907 4 View

Looking for feedback and insight when setting up an ANET A8 3D printer?

ANET products have gone through remarkable transition to be and safe and reliable. Emerging research is making use of affordable 3D printers for multiple uses, including for bio-printing...

18 March 2020 3,003 7 View

Which alpha nucleating agent will give better barrier properties as well as transparency to the BOPP film?

The reason of using alpha nucleating agent is to induce the crystallization of monoclinic crystal in BOPP film.

12 March 2020 6,473 2 View

Is heat flow possible if a system in atm. pressure is exposed to vaccum?

Imagine if heat is being generated in a container maintained at atmospheric pressure. will the heat generated inside the container be removed or sucked out of the container if the container is...

08 March 2020 7,040 7 View

What Glucose-responsive moieties that triggers the drug release ?

I need to know which materials that can be used as Glucose-responsive moieties that directly trigger the anticancer drug release from the nanoparticles such as micelles, instead of changing the...

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What will be the analytical solution for two-dimensional unsteady-state heat conduction equation for a cylindrical pipe/rod (cylindrical coordinates)?

Is there any article that provides good insight on the procedure for reaching an analytical solution of this problem, especially when heat is applied at the wall of the cylindrical pipe and the...

05 March 2020 9,301 7 View

Looking for a material to substitute SBR rubber for fully automatic Form-in-place robot application?

SBR (Styrene-butadiene-rubber) is widely used for sealing profiles, edge protection, rubber gaskets and the like. I am looking for a substitute that can be automatically applied to metal surfaces...

05 March 2020 5,967 4 View

Is this energy balance correct?

Hi, I am trying to perform an energy balance on a flat plate solar collector. I have a set of equations from which I am trying to solve for the plate temperature, glass temperature and outlet air...

03 March 2020 2,276 3 View

Is there any adhesive material to attach stainless steel foil to Alumina substrate at high temperature ?

I am trying to fabricate a resistive heater from Nichrome foil on an Alumina substrate, that will give a very high heat flux around 500 w/cm^2, which may cause delamination of the foil or bad...

29 February 2020 1,783 9 View

Is the research field of nanofluids saturated or any new field/application is still underestimated?

I am working on the enhancement of heat transfer using nanofluids from the past few years. But sometimes, I think that the research in the applications of nanofluids is saturated. If not, what are...

28 February 2020 4,907 9 View

How do you calculate the velocity at the edge of boundary layer for the flow over a aerofoil? for the case of leading edge of a aerofoil?

Also i need to know how to exactly calculate the roughness element height I have attached the required details and formula any helping material or method or insights will be great for my master...

25 February 2020 7,099 14 View

When I can find 3D printer for Composite materials?

If I find this type of printer, can it print very precision pieces?

18 February 2020 2,849 2 View

How to plot heatlines in three dimensions?

Hello All, I want to plot heat lines. I have simulated three dimensional heat and fluid flow problem in Fluent. I have the data for velocity, temperature fields. Now I want to obtain an unknown...

17 February 2020 9,817 3 View

How to calculate the heating zone length of a thermal screw conveyor?

Will the NTU heat transfer model suffice to determine the heating zone length of the screw conveyor or are there any other accurate methods of arriving at a solution? How does the commercial...

15 February 2020 4,771 3 View

How to solve thermal resistance network problem by iteration until convergence is achieved?

A Thermal resistance network is defined for analysis by creating a model. How to solve the system of equations? Kindly advice

10 February 2020 5,819 12 View

How to know if your case is steady or transient in Fluent simulation?

Hello, I perform simulations for turbulent flows over bluff bodies and I calculate the Drag coefficient . I don't know what state to choose ( steady or transient ). When the steady state is...

09 February 2020 3,527 8 View

How to define thermal conductivity as function of temperature and time, in ABAQUS?

I am doing pure heat transfer analysis in ABAQUS. My in put variable is thermal conductivity. I want to define conductivity variation with temperature and time. In ABAQUS temperature dependent...

06 February 2020 9,640 2 View

Sharma, B., Kumar, S investigation of MHD stagnation-point flow and heat transfer of sodium alginate non-Newtonian?

Sharma, B., Kumar, S., & Paswan, M. K. (2019). Numerical investigation of MHD stagnation-point flow and heat transfer of sodium alginate non-Newtonian nanofluid. Nonlinear Engineering, 8(1),...

05 February 2020 1,971 1 View

In nanofluid flows, are there combinations of boundary conditions where the heat transfer rate decreases as the nanoparticle volume fraction increase?

In nanofluid flows

31 January 2020 9,763 5 View

Where can I find experimental data for a flow boiling experiment?

I need a flow boiling test case with data for void fraction, heat transfer coefficient and pressure drops. I am evaluating the different solvers available on the market in hopes of optimizing the...

29 January 2020 5,613 6 View

How much heat transfer coefficient of air?

I am looking of value heat transfer coefficient to assign in Ansys steady state thermal simulation. But I'm not clear about heat transfer coefficient is for material or air? Because in...

21 January 2020 7,569 5 View

How will I calculate the surface temperature of a HDPE pipe that is exposed to the sun?

I need to calculate the final temperature of a pipe that's been lying in the sun for the day, however, I am unsure how to do this. I know how to calculate the heat transfer through the pipe wall...

20 January 2020 1,451 10 View

Heat Transfer to a stationary fluid through a heated tank shell, fea OR cfd?

Dear All I have a stationary volume of fluid contained in a tank shell. The fluid in the tank shell needs to be maintained at a certain temperature. The tank shell is heated up through electric...

14 January 2020 8,360 3 View

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