Entropy generation vs energy efficiency for natural convection based energy flow in enclosures and various applications: a review

P Biswal, T Basak - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
The entropy generation minimization (EGM) technique is an important tool for the
optimization of the thermal systems via the analysis of the associated irreversibilities …

Heatlines and other visualization techniques for confined heat transfer systems

PS Mahapatra, A Mukhopadhyay, NK Manna… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Efficient visualization techniques are required to understand the flow physics for any
numerical simulation. For convective heat transfer problems, most widely used techniques to …

Thermal management of heating element in a ventilated enclosure

N Biswas, PS Mahapatra, NK Manna - International Communications in …, 2015 - Elsevier
Thermal management in a ventilated enclosure undergoing mixed convection is
investigated by dividing the entire heating element into multiple equal segments and by …

[PDF][PDF] Computational investigation of conjugate heat transfer in cavity filled with saturated porous media

A Abdulkadhim, A Abed… - Frontiers in Heat and Mass …, 2018 - researchgate.net
The conjugate natural convection heat transfer in a partially heated porous enclosure had
been studied numerically. The governing dimensionless equations are solved using finite …

Effects of partially thermally active walls on simultaneous charging and discharging of paraffin wax in a square cavity

C Nie, S Deng, H Guo, J Liu - Energy Conversion and Management, 2019 - Elsevier
The thermal performance of paraffin wax in a square cavity under simultaneous charging
and discharging (SCD) condition is investigated. The paraffin wax is charged and …

Transient conjugate free convection within flexible enclosure having discrete heat source

A Alhashash, H Saleh - Advances in Mechanical …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Transient conjugate free convection in flexible enclosure is examined numerically. Isoflux
heat sources are mounted in a left wall of finite thermal conductivity while a right wall is …

[HTML][HTML] Unlocking heat transfer potential in multi-sided porous geometries: A study on magnetothermal effects and entropy generation

G Goswami, NK Manna, DK Mandal, RSR Gorla… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigates heat transfer efficiency and irreversibility generation in multi-sided
porous thermal systems filled with a Cu-Al 2 O 3-water hybrid nanofluid. The research …

Influence of the switch-over period of an alternately active bi-heater on heat transfer enhancement inside a cavity

A Pal, R Biswas, S Sarkar, A Chakravarty… - Heat Transfer …, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
Increasing power demands on multicore processors necessitate effective thermal
management. The present study investigates natural convection heat transfer inside a …

Natural convection in an enclosure with a pair of discrete heat sources

M Saglam, B Sarper, O Aydin - Journal of Thermophysics and Heat …, 2019 - arc.aiaa.org
An experimental and numerical study is carried out to investigate natural convection cooling
characteristics of discrete heat sources in a rectangular enclosure. One of the sidewalls of …

MHD nanofluid heat transport in a corner-heated triangular enclosure at different inclinations

S Nag, N Sen, HT Bamboowala, NK Manna… - Materials Today …, 2022 - Elsevier
This work aims to perform a numerical study involving the effects of an anti-rotational (-ϕ)
magnetic field against the rotation (ϕ) of Al 2 O 3-water nanofluid in a bottom-heated top …