A comprehensive review of modeling water solidification for droplet freezing applications

S Akhtar, M Xu, M Mohit, AP Sasmito - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Various mathematical approaches undertaken to model all stages of droplet freezing are
reviewed. The literature is rife with theoretical, experimental, and numerical treatments of the …

Droplet solidification: Physics and modelling

A Tiwari, R Samanta, H Chattopadhyay - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Droplet solidification has received much attention over the last two decades due its
relevance in natural processes as well as engineering applications. Study of droplet …

Time domain self-bending photonic hook beam based on freezing water droplet

OV Minin, IV Minin, Y Cao - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Tunable optical devices are of great interest as they offer adjustability to their functions.
Temporal optics is a fast-evolving field, which may be useful both for revolutionizing basic …

Cold energy storage enhancement and phase transition temperature regulation

L Geng, W Huang, J Jiang, C Zhang, J Cui, Y Yan… - Journal of Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
The objective of this study is to prepare a highly adjustable ester phase change material
(PCM) and further optimize its cold storage properties using a simple and controllable …

Multi-scale analysis for solidification of phase change materials (PCMs): experiments and modeling

M Xu, Y Hanawa, S Akhtar, A Sakuma, J Zhang… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
We present a multi-scale solidification framework for pure substances using laboratory
experiments and mathematical modeling. The multi-scale phenomena of solidification are …

Investigation on the evolution of ice particles and ice slurry flow characteristics during subcooling release

Q Du, M Chen, W Song, K Qin, Z Feng - … Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2023 - Elsevier
For the subcooling method ice slurry generator, the characteristics of ice slurry during
subcooling release have a significant impact on the efficiency and stability of the system. An …

Asymptotic analysis of a two-phase Stefan problem in an annulus with the convective boundary

M Xu, S Akhtar, M Mohit, AF Zueter… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The Stefan problem (whether in its classical form or not) has assumed that the interface
moves instantaneously with time as a prescribed initial condition. This assumption is valid in …

Development of a multi-stage model for freezing of a suspended binary solution droplet

M Xu, S Akhtar, M Mohit, AP Sasmito - … Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2024 - Elsevier
The importance of develo** spray freeze-drying technology for extending the shelf life of
biological and pharmaceutical materials has never been greater, given the increasing food …

[HTML][HTML] On the stability of nanofluid ice slurry produced via im**ing stream method under thermal and phase-change cycles

Y Gao, J Luo, F Fang, M Xu, M Mohit, T Shamim… - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanofluid ice slurry has shown promising potential due to superior heat transfer and lower
supercooling degree. The stability of the nanofluid ice slurry is of paramount importance to …

[HTML][HTML] Numerical and experimental investigation of the flow and heat transfer characteristics for cold storage heat exchanger

Z Jiang, D Wang, Y Dai, S Xu - Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Decreasing the freezing time of the cold storage heat exchanger was an effective way to
reduce the risk of cold chain breakage and the fluctuation of cold chain temperature. A …