International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow: Volume 15 Issue 7

Numerical simulation of heat and fluid flow in basic pulse tube refrigerator

Takao Koshimizu, Hiromi Kubota, Yasuyuki Takata, Takehiro Ito

To clarify the physical working principle of refrigeration in basic pulse tube refrigerators (BPTRs).

Process modeling of composites by resin transfer molding: Sensitivity analysis for non‐isothermal considerations

B.J. Henz, K.K. Tamma, R.V. Mohan, N.D. Ngo

The purpose of the present paper is to describe the modeling, analysis and simulations for the resin transfer molding (RTM), manufacturing process with particular emphasis on the…

Steady mixed convection flow of a micropolar fluid near the stagnation point on a vertical surface

Y.Y. Lok, N. Amin, D. Campean, I. Pop

To study the steady mixed convection boundary‐layer flow of a micropolar fluid near the region of the stagnation point on a double‐infinite vertical flat plate is studied. The…

Stochastic perturbation‐based finite element approach to fluid flow problems

Marcin Kamiński, Graham F. Carey

To generalize the traditional 2nd order stochastic perturbation technique for input random variables and fields and to demonstrate for flow problems.

Flow pattern transition of natural convection in a horizontal annulus with constant heat flux on the inner wall

Joo‐Sik Yoo

This study considers the natural convection in a horizontal annulus with constant heat flux on the inner cylinder, and investigates the transition of flows for various Prandtl…

Phase change in a three‐dimensional rectangular cavity under electromagnetically simulated low‐gravity: Side wall heating

Douglas L. Veilleux, Eduardo Gonçalves, Mohammad Faghri, Yutaka Asako, Majid Charmchi

To demonstrate, through numerical models, that it is possible to simulated low‐gravity phase change (melting), of an electrically conducting material (gallium), in terrestrial…

Mixed convection with flow reversal in the entrance region of inclined tubes

Thierry Maré, Nicolas Galanis, Sylvie Prétot, Jacques Miriel

To determine the axial evolution of the hydrodynamic and the thermal fields for mixed convection in inclined tubes and to investigate the presence of flow reversal.