Topics: Emissions , Industrial furnaces , Nitrogen oxides , Combustion , Water , Density , Equilibrium (Physics) , Fuels , Furnaces , High temperature

Optimizing the Performance of a Fuel Induced Flue Gas Recirculation (FIR) System for Low No_x Boiler Burner Applications

Michael A. Lorra, Wes Bussman, Joseph Smith, Tim Webster

IMECE 2001; 13-20doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2001/HTD-24228

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Topics: Boilers , Flue gases , Fuels , Nitrogen oxides , Design , Computational fluid dynamics , Emissions , Convection , Flames , Flow (Dynamics)

NO_x Emissions in a Steel Reheat Furnace Firing By-Product Fuels

Bradley R. Adams, Dave H. Wang

IMECE 2001; 21-29doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2001/HTD-24229

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Topics: Emissions , Firing , Fuels , Nitrogen oxides , Steel , Furnaces , Modeling , Stoichiometry , Temperature , Blast furnaces

Validation of the Combustion Space Simulation of a Glass Furnace Model

B. Golchert, S. L. Chang, M. Petrick, C. Q. Zhou

IMECE 2001; 31-39doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2001/HTD-24230

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Topics: Combustion , Glass furnaces , Simulation , Furnaces , Computer simulation , Glass , Radiative heat transfer , Temperature measurement

Modeling Large-Size Boilers As a Set of Heat Exchangers: Tips and Tricks

Cristóbal Cortés, Luis I. Díez, Antonio Campo

IMECE 2001; 41-48doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2001/HTD-24231

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Topics: Boilers , Heat exchangers , Modeling , Computational fluid dynamics , Coal , Heat recovery , Superheaters , Thermal radiation

Models Evaluations of Combustion Process in a Cylindrical Furnace

Angela O. Nieckele, Mônica F. Naccache, Marcos S. P. Gomes, João E. Carneiro, Ricardo Serfaty

IMECE 2001; 49-56doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2001/HTD-24232

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Topics: Combustion , Furnaces , Oxygen

Steady-State Simulation of a Methane-Air Partially Premixed Turbulent Flame

Graham Goldin, Dipankar Choudhury

IMECE 2001; 57-63doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2001/HTD-24233

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Topics: Flames , Methane , Simulation , Steady state , Turbulence , Equilibrium (Physics) , Chemistry , Accounting , Combustion , Fluids

Numerical Simulation of Methane-Air Nozzle Burners for Aluminum Remelt Furnaces

Achintya Mukhopadhyay, Ishwar K. Puri, Serguei Zelepouga, David M. Rue

IMECE 2001; 65-71doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2001/HTD-24234

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Topics: Aluminum , Computer simulation , Furnaces , Methane , Nozzles , Fuels , Ducts , Flames , Computer software , Turbulence

Simulation of Multi-Phase Glass-Melt Flows in a Glass Melter

S. L. Chang, C. Q. Zhou, B. Golchert, M. Petrick

IMECE 2001; 73-80doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2001/HTD-24235

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Topics: Flow (Dynamics) , Glass , Simulation , Combustion , Density , Heat , Particulate matter , Temperature , Heat transfer , Momentum

CFD Modeling and Comparison With Data From the NIST Reference Spray Combustor

D. Scott Crocker, John F. Widmann, Cary Presser

IMECE 2001; 81-90doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2001/HTD-24236

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Topics: Combustion chambers , Computational fluid dynamics , Modeling , National Institute of Standards and Technology , Sprays , Combustion , Drops , Combustion systems , Computer simulation , Databases

Fire and Combustion Systems

Effects of Initial Diameter on Burning of Nonane Droplets in a Non-Buoyant and Buoyant Ambience: Burning Rate, Soot Formation and Flame Structure

J. H. Bae, C. T. Avedisian

IMECE 2001; 93-96doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2001/HTD-24237

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Topics: Combustion , Drops , Flames , Soot , Drag (Fluid dynamics) , Fibers , Instrumentation

Physical Scaling of Fire Suppression by Water Mist

G. Su, J. G. Quintiere, N. Schultz

IMECE 2001; 97-100doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2001/HTD-24238

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Topics: Fire , Water , Design , Flow (Dynamics) , Steel , Drops , Heat flux , Marine safety , Momentum , Nozzles

Production of Diffusion Flames in the Near Extinction Limit Regime Using a Hele-Shaw Apparatus in a Simulated Low Gravity Environment

Lisa M. Oravecz-Simpkins, Indrek S. Wichman

IMECE 2001; 101-104doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2001/HTD-24239

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Topics: Diffusion flames , Reduced gravity environments , Flames , NASA , Testing , Gravity (Force) , Space stations

A Comparison of Diffusion Flame Stability in One and Two Spatial Dimensions Near Cold, Inert Surfaces

Robert Vance, Indrek S. Wichman

IMECE 2001; 105-108doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2001/HTD-24240

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Topics: Diffusion flames , Dimensions , Stability , Flames , Eigenvalues , Reservoirs , Spectra (Spectroscopy) , Convection , Flow (Dynamics) , Fuels

Influence of a Periodic Radiation Heat Source on Polymer Ignition

Guanyu Zheng, André Bénard, Indrek S. Wichman

IMECE 2001; 109-112doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2001/HTD-24241

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Topics: Heat , Ignition , Polymers , Radiation (Physics) , Combustion , Pyrolysis , Radiation sources , Flow (Dynamics) , Gases , Heat flux

Large-Scale Laboratory Fire Whirls and Their Numerical Simulations

Kohyu Satoh, Liu Naian, Masahiko Shinohara, K. T. Yang

IMECE 2001; 113-116doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2001/HTD-24242

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Topics: Computer simulation , Fire , Whirls , Flames , Computational fluid dynamics , Damage

A Perspective on Combustion-Driven Flows With Circulation

Francine Battaglia, Ronald G. Rehm, Howard R. Baum, Mohamed I. Hassan, Kozo Saito

IMECE 2001; 117-120doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2001/HTD-24243

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Topics: Combustion , Flow (Dynamics) , Buoyancy , Fire , Gases , Momentum , Reynolds number , Whirls

Fire Behavior in a Poorly Ventilated Compartment

K. Wakatsuki, B. Ringwelski, J. G. Quintiere

IMECE 2001; 121-124doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2001/HTD-24244

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Topics: Fire , Vents , Combustion , Flames , Flow (Dynamics) , Oxygen , Ventilation , Ceilings , Heptane , Pressure

A New LES Pool Fire Simulation Tool

Rajesh Rawat, Jennifer P. Spinti, Wing Yee, Philip J. Smith

IMECE 2001; 125-128doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2001/HTD-24245

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Topics: Liquid pool fires , Simulation , Chemical reactions , Convection , Diffusion (Physics) , Fire , Flow (Dynamics) , Fluid dynamics , Heat transfer , Large eddy simulation

Thermal and Fluid Dynamic Structures of a Laboratory-Scale Fixed-Frame Fire-Whirl

Mohamed I. Hassan, A. Helali, Kozo Saito

IMECE 2001; 129-132doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2001/HTD-24246

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Topics: Fire , Fluids , Whirls

Forest Fire Propagation in Inclined Terrains

K. Satoh, K. T. Yang

IMECE 2001; 133-136doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2001/HTD-24247

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Topics: Fire , Wind , Air flow , Computational fluid dynamics , Computer simulation , Databases , Natural resources

Temporally Resolved Radiation Spectra From a Sooting, Turbulent Pool Fire

Sean P. Kearney

IMECE 2001; 137-140doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2001/HTD-24248

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Topics: Liquid pool fires , Radiation (Physics) , Spectra (Spectroscopy) , Turbulence , Fire , Plumes (Fluid dynamics) , Density , Emissivity , Heat transfer , Infrared radiation

Large Eddy Simulation and Experimental Measurements of a Methane-Air Fire Plume

P. E. DesJardin, S. R. Tieszen, T. J. O’Hern

IMECE 2001; 141-144doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2001/HTD-24249

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Topics: Fire , Large eddy simulation , Methane , Plumes (Fluid dynamics) , Flames , Accreditation , Computer simulation , Pinch effect , Turbulence

Radiation Heat Transfer to the Leeward Side of a Massive Object Suspended Over a Pool Fire

M. Alex Kramer, Miles Greiner, J. A. Koski

IMECE 2001; 145-148doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2001/HTD-24250

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Topics: Heat transfer , Liquid pool fires , Radiation (Physics) , Flames , Heat flux , Emissivity , Fire , Temperature , Heat conduction

A Mixture Fraction Combustion Model for Large Scale Fire Modeling

Kevin McGrattan, Jason Floyd, Simo Hostikka

IMECE 2001; 149-153doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2001/HTD-24251

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Topics: Combustion , Fire , Modeling , Algorithms , Design , Dynamics (Mechanics) , National Institute of Standards and Technology , Radiation (Physics) , Sensors , Smoke

Heat Loss Analysis of Flamelets in Near-Limit Spread Over Solid Fuel Surfaces

Robert Vance, Indrek S. Wichman

IMECE 2001; 155-158doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2001/HTD-24252

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Topics: Fuels , Heat losses , Flames , Shapes , Disks , Flow (Dynamics) , Heat , Heat conduction , Maintenance , Radiation (Physics)

Transient Measurements of Gas Species Concentrations and Soot Properties in Pool Fires

Jeffrey J. Murphy, Christopher R. Shaddix

IMECE 2001; 159-160doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2001/HTD-24253

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Topics: Liquid pool fires , Soot , Transients (Dynamics) , Absorption , Accidents , Emissions , Fibers , Fire , Lasers , Probes

Heat Flux From Process Burners

Robert Hayes, Prem Singh, Charles E. Baukal, Jr., Darin Foote

IMECE 2001; 161-164doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2001/HTD-24254

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Topics: Heat flux , Firing , Fuels , Furnaces , Gaseous fuels

Self-Preserving Properties of Unsteady Round Nonbuoyant Turbulent Starting Jets and Puffs in Still Fluids

R. Sangras, O. C. Kwon, G. M. Faeth

IMECE 2001; 165-168doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2001/HTD-24255

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Topics: Fluids , Jets , Turbulence

A Study of Effects of Combustion on the Noise Generated by a Circular Jet Flow

Kapil K. Singh, Steven H. Frankel, Jay P. Gore

IMECE 2001; 169-172doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2001/HTD-24256

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Topics: Combustion , Jets , Noise (Sound) , Flames , Air jets , Reynolds number , Turbulence , Workshops (Work spaces)

Simultaneous Measurements of Droplet Size, Temperature, and Velocity Using an Integrated Phase-Doppler/Rainbow Thermometer

Matt O’ Donnell, Sumanta Acharya

IMECE 2001; 173-179doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2001/HTD-24257

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Topics: Drops , Temperature , Thermometers , Combustion chambers , Instrumentation , Refractive index , Flames , Flight , Lasers , Noise (Sound)

Transport in Turbulent Jet Diffusion Flames With Annular Counterflow

Shuichi Torii, Sze Man Simon Chan, Toshiaki Yano

IMECE 2001; 181-184doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2001/HTD-24258

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Topics: Diffusion flames , Turbulence , Flames , Shear (Mechanics) , Flow (Dynamics) , Fuels , Nozzles , Annulus , Cylinders , Gaseous fuels

Extinction Limits of Nonadiabatic, Catalyst-Assisted Flames in Stagnation-Point Flow

Stephen B. Margolis, Timothy J. Gardner

IMECE 2001; 185-188doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2001/HTD-24259

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Topics: Catalysts , Flames , Stagnation flow , Combustion , Pollution , Flow (Dynamics) , Fuel efficiency , Geometry , Heat , Heat losses

Multiscale Transport Phenomena in Energy Systems

Heat and Charge Conductivities in Superlattices: Two-Scale Measuring and Modeling

V. S. Travkin, I. Catton

IMECE 2001; 191-202doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2001/HTD-24260

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Topics: Heat , Modeling , Superlattices , Microscale devices , Accounting , Electrical conductivity , Electrons , Nanoscale phenomena , Phonons , Physics

Exact Closure Procedures of Hierarchical VAT Capillary Thermo-Convective Problem for Turbulent and Laminar Regimes

V. S. Travkin, K. Hu, I. Catton

IMECE 2001; 203-214doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2001/HTD-24261

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Topics: Turbulence , Flow (Dynamics) , Porous materials , Heat transfer , Modeling , Heat

Thermocapillary Convection With Undeformable Curved Surfaces in Open Cylinders

Bok-Cheol Sim, Abdelfattah Zebib

IMECE 2001; 215-224doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2001/HTD-24262

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Topics: Convection , Cylinders , Fluids , Waves , Computation , Computer simulation , Containers , Heat flux , Reynolds number

Radiative Transfer in Energy Systems

A Procedure for View Factor Calculation Using the Finite-Volume Method

John C. Chai, Jeffrey P. Moder, Kailash C. Karki

IMECE 2001; 227-233doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2001/HTD-24263

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Topics: Finite volume methods

Combined Radiation and Conduction in Glass Foams

Mark J. Varady, Andrei G. Fedorov

IMECE 2001; 235-241doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2001/HTD-24264

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Topics: Foams (Chemistry) , Glass , Heat conduction , Radiation (Physics) , Heat transfer , Approximation , Bubbles , Combustion gases , Electromagnetic scattering , Energy conservation

Transient Radiation Element Method for Three-Dimensional Scattering, Absorbing, and Emitting Media

Zhixiong Guo, Sunil Kumar, Shigenao Maruyama

IMECE 2001; 243-250doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2001/HTD-24265

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Topics: Electromagnetic scattering , Radiation (Physics) , Radiation scattering , Scattering (Physics) , Transients (Dynamics) , Radiative heat transfer , Monte Carlo methods , Signals , Transient analysis

Apparent Radiative Properties and Radiation Scattering by a Semitransparent Hemispherical Shell

Tai-Hsi Fan, Andrei G. Fedorov

IMECE 2001; 251-258doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2001/HTD-24266

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Topics: Radiation scattering , Shells , Manufacturing , Foams (Chemistry) , Glass melting , Heating , Materials processing , Radiation (Physics) , Radiative heat transfer , Ray tracing

Consideration of the Scattering Effects in the Glass As a Participating Medium Using the Discrete Ordinates Method

S. Coutin Rodicio, B. Restrepo Torres

IMECE 2001; 259-267doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2001/HTD-24267

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Topics: Electromagnetic scattering , Glass , Radiation scattering , Scattering (Physics) , Heat flux , Approximation , Emissivity , Glass furnaces , Heat , Radiative heat transfer

Transport Phenomena in Fuel Cell Systems

Modeling of Transport Processes Within a Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell Stack

Z. Ma, S. M. Jeter, S. I. Abdel-Khalik

IMECE 2001; 271-277doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2001/HTD-24268

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Topics: Modeling , Molten carbonate fuel cells , Transport processes , Fuel cells , Fuels , Flow (Dynamics) , Climate change , Design , Electrochemical reactions , Emissions

Analysis for the Effect of Inverter Ripple Current on Fuel Cell Operating Condition

Randall S. Gemmen

IMECE 2001; 279-289doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2001/HTD-24269

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Topics: Fuel cells , Stress , Electrodes , Boundary-value problems , Diffusion (Physics) , Dynamic models , Dynamics (Mechanics) , Modeling , Transients (Dynamics)

Application of a New CFD Analysis Tool for SOFC Technology

Michael T. Prinkey, Randall S. Gemmen, William A. Rogers

IMECE 2001; 291-300doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2001/HTD-24270

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Topics: Computational fluid dynamics , Solid oxide fuel cells , Fuel cells , Overvoltage , Geometry , Electric potential , Electrochemistry , Flow (Dynamics) , Steady state , Temperature

Performance Modelling of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

Richard J. Cooper, John Billingham, Andrew C. King, Kevin Kendall

IMECE 2001; 301-316doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2001/HTD-24271

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Topics: Modeling , Solid oxide fuel cells , Methane , Anodes , Carbon , Chemical reactions , Combustion , Diffusion (Physics) , Energy generation , Exhaust systems

Design of a Micro Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (μDMFC)

M. M. Mench, Z. H. Wang, K. Bhatia, C. Y. Wang

IMECE 2001; 317-324doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2001/HTD-24272

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Topics: Design , Direct methanol fuel cells , Anodes , Buoyancy , Electrochemical reactions , Flow (Dynamics) , Fuels , Methanol , Power density , Pumps

A Two-Phase and Multi-Component Model for the Cathode of PEM Fuel Cells

Lixin You, Hongtan Liu

IMECE 2001; 325-334doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2001/HTD-24273

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Topics: Proton exchange membrane fuel cells , Two-phase flow , Diffusers , Flow (Dynamics) , Water , Anodes , Catalysts , Current density , Thermal management , Boundary-value problems

Ultrascale Thermal Phenomena in Energy Systems

Ultrafast Deformation in Femtosecond Laser Heating

D. Y. Tzou, J. E. Beraun, J. K. Chen

IMECE 2001; 337-345doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2001/HTD-24274

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Topics: Deformation , Heating , Lasers , Electrons , Metals , Temperature , Blasting , Elastic moduli , Electron-phonon interactions , Equations of motion

Effective Flux Temperature Formulation for Energy Conversion Using Microscale Thermal Radiation

MacMurray D. Whale

IMECE 2001; 347-354doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2001/HTD-24275

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Topics: Energy conversion , Microscale devices , Temperature , Thermal radiation , Radiation (Physics) , Entropy

The Feasibility of Using Photothermal Deflection Spectroscopy to Measure Thermal Contact Resistance in a Film on Substrate System

Jason R. Foley, C. Thomas Avedisian

IMECE 2001; 355-360doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2001/HTD-24276

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Topics: Contact resistance , Deflection , Spectroscopy

High-Temperature Electron Emission From Diamond Films

S. H. Shin, T. S. Fisher, D. G. Walker, A. M. Strauss, W. P. Kang, J. L. Davidson

IMECE 2001; 361-365doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2001/HTD-24277

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Topics: Diamond films , Electron emission , High temperature , Diamonds , Temperature , Electron field emission , Energy conversion , Electrons , Emissions , Energy / power systems

Modeling of Recuperative Heat Exchanger in a Joule-Thomson Cooler

Kim Choon Ng, Jinbao Wang, Hong Xue

IMECE 2001; 367-371doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2001/HTD-24278

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Topics: Heat exchangers , Joules , Modeling , Flow (Dynamics) , Heat conduction , Computer simulation , Cooling systems , Design , Pressure , Simulation models

Experimental Validation of Non-Fourier Thermal Response in Porous Media

A. G. Agwu Nnanna, K. T. Harris, A. Haji-Sheikh

IMECE 2001; 373-384doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2001/HTD-24279

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Topics: Porous materials , Fluids , Heat flux , Temperature , Delays , Heat transfer coefficients , Microscale devices , Temperature gradient , Thermal equilibrium , Transients (Dynamics)

A Review of Micro Heat Exchanger Flow Physics, Fabrication Methods and Applications

W. Jerry Bowman, Daniel Maynes

IMECE 2001; 385-407doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2001/HTD-24280

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Topics: Flow (Dynamics) , Heat exchangers , Manufacturing , Physics , Design , Friction , Heat transfer , Microchannels , Optimization

Using Amorphous Material Properties in Scattering-Mediated Acoustic Mismatch Model for Predicting Thermal Boundary Resistance

Amit Devpura, Ravi S. Prasher, Patrick Phelan

IMECE 2001; 409-413doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2001/HTD-24281

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Topics: Acoustics , Amorphous materials , Electromagnetic scattering , Interfacial thermal resistance , Radiation scattering , Scattering (Physics) , Temperature , Flow (Dynamics) , Heat , Low temperature

Two-Phase Refrigerant Mixture (R-407C) Flow in Smooth Meso-Scale Heat Exchangers

Yasir M. Shariff, T. S. Ravigururajan

IMECE 2001; 415-423doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2001/HTD-24282

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Topics: Flow (Dynamics) , Heat exchangers , Refrigerants , Boiling , Heat transfer coefficients , Subcooling , Flux (Metallurgy) , Heat , Heat flux , Heat transfer

The P³ Micro Power Generation System

C. Richards, D. Bahr, C.-G. Xu, R. Richards

IMECE 2001; 425-435doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2001/HTD-24283

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Topics: Energy / power systems , Engines , Heat engines , Carnot cycle , Computer simulation , Electricity (Physics) , Generators , Heat , Membranes , Microelectromechanical systems

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