International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow: Volume 18 Issue 2

A unified fractional step method for compressible and incompressible flows, heat transfer and incompressible solid mechanics

P. Nithiarasu

This paper aims to present briefly a unified fractional step method for fluid dynamics, incompressible solid mechanics and heat transfer calculations. The proposed method is…

Parallel computation of multiscale phenomena in magnetically‐stirred solidifying melts

Ben Q. Li

The aim of this paper is to determine a parallel computational methodology for simultaneously predicting the macro/micro scale phenomena occurring during solidification processing…

A numerical model for calculating the vaporization rate of a fuel droplet exposed to a convective turbulent airflow

Maher M. Abou Al‐Sood, Madjid Birouk

The purpose of this paper is to develop a three‐dimensional (3D) numerical model capable of predicting the vaporization rate of a liquid fuel droplet exposed to a convective…

Population balance models for subcooled boiling flows

M.K.M. Ho, G.H. Yeoh, J.Y. Tu

This study aims to examine both the population balance approach based on the MUltiple SIze Group (MUSIG) model and the average bubble number density transport equation (ABND…

Application of high‐order spatial resolution schemes to the hybrid finite volume/finite element method for radiative transfer in participating media

P.J. Coelho, D. Aelenei

This paper sets out to implement bounded high‐order (HO) resolution schemes in a hybrid finite volume/finite element method for the solution of the radiative transfer equation.

A flow network formulation for compressible and incompressible flow

J.J. Pretorius, A.G. Malan, J.A. Visser

One‐dimensional pipe network flow analysis can be used in many applications to satisfactorily solve various engineering problems. The paper aims to focus on this.

Effect of thermophoresis particle deposition on mixed convection from vertical surfaces embedded in saturated porous medium

H.M. Duwairi, Rebhi A. Damseh

The aim of this paper is to formulate and analyze thermophoresis effects on mixed convection heat and mass transfer from vertical surfaces embedded in a saturated porous media…

Wavelet application for reduction of measurement noise effects in inverse boundary heat conduction problems

H. Ahmadi‐Noubari, A. Pourshaghaghy, F. Kowsary, A. Hakkaki‐Fard

The purpose of this paper is to reduce the destructive effects of existing unavoidable noises contaminating temperature data in inverse heat conduction problems (IHCP) utilizing…

Analysing an adaptive finite volume for flow in highly heterogeneous porous medium

Sanjay Kumar Khattri

This paper seeks to develop an adaptive finite volume algorithm, and to present an extensive numerical analysis of it.

Turbulent flow and heat transfer in stationary and rotating cooling passages with inclined ribs on opposite walls

Hector Iacovides, Mehrdad Raisee

This paper aims to compute flow and heat transfer through a straight, orthogonally rotating duct, with ribs along the leading and trailing walls, in a staggered arrangement and at…

Guest editorial

Arnaud G. Malan, Josua P. Meyer