Progress in study on constructal theory and its applications

LG Chen - Science China Technological Sciences, 2012 - Springer
The emergence and development of constructal theory, which has been a new discipline
branch to research sorts of structures in nature and engineering, are reviewed. The core of …

Optimum wall-to-wall spacing in solar chimney shaped channels in natural convection by numerical investigation

B Zamora, AS Kaiser - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2009 - Elsevier
A numerical study on the laminar and turbulent flows induced by natural convection in
channels, with solar chimney configuration, for a wide range of Rayleigh number, several …

Numerical study of natural convection of a water–alumina nanofluid in inclined C-shaped enclosures under the effect of magnetic field

N Makulati, A Kasaeipoor, MM Rashidi - Advanced Powder Technology, 2016 - Elsevier
In the present study, the natural convection of alumina–water nanofluid in an inclined C-
shaped enclosure under the magnetic field was investigated. The inside walls are at a …

Optimization of a chimney design for cooling efficiency of a radial heat sink in a LED downlight

SJ Park, D Jang, SJ Yook, KS Lee - Energy Conversion and Management, 2016 - Elsevier
A cooling system, consisting of a chimney and a radial heat sink, was developed for a light-
emitting diode (LED) downlight to replace a conventional light for saving energy. Natural …

Experimental and numerical analysis of the influence of inlet configuration on the performance of a roof top solar chimney

HH Al-Kayiem, KV Sreejaya, AO Chikere - Energy and Buildings, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract The Roof Top Solar Chimney system is a natural solar updraft technique utilizing
the solar energy to generate wind stream within the system passage that has enough driving …

Transitional natural convection flow and heat transfer in an open channel

E Sanvicente, S Giroux-Julien, C Ménézo… - International Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
The work presented here is an experimental study on natural convection flows in a
differentially heated open channel configuration. The applications concern the free cooling …

Impact of nanoparticle shape on magnetohydrodynamic stagnation-point flow of Carreau nanoliquid: A comparative study

N Sandeep, GP Ashwinkumar - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
In this paper, a numerical computational work is carried out to investigate the significance of
nanoparticle shape on magnetohydrodynamic stagnation-point flow of Carreau nanoliquid …

A CFD parametric analysis of natural convection in an H-shaped cavity with two-sided inclined porous fins

F Keramat, A Azari, H Rahideh, M Abbasi - Journal of the Taiwan Institute of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The performance of bilateral inclined solid and porous fins in natural convection within an H-
shaped cavity with a hot bottom wall, cold vertical walls, and insulated horizontal walls are …

Computational analysis on MHD Sakiadis flow of hybrid nanoliquid past an incessantly moving thin needle

GP Ashwinkumar - International Journal of Modelling and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A computational analysis is performed to inspect the impact of a non-uniform
heat source on the 2D magneto-Sakiadis flow of methanol-based AA7075/AA7072 hybrid …