International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow: Volume 24 Issue 6

Fractional calculus for nanoscale flow and heat transfer

Hong-Yan Liu, Ji-Huan He, Zheng-Biao Li

Academic and industrial researches on nanoscale flows and heat transfers are an area of increasing global interest, where fascinating phenomena are always observed, e.g. admirable…

Analytical solutions to a fractional generalized two phase Lame-Clapeyron-Stefan problem

Xicheng Li

The mathematical model of a two-phase Lamé-Clapeyron-Stefan problem for a semi-infinite material with a density jump is considered. The purpose of this paper is to study the…

Thermal and hydrodynamic performance analysis of charged jet in electrospinning

Zhongfu Ren, Fanzhi Kong, Yongxiang Kang, Haiyan Kong

The purpose of this paper is to theoretically investigate the thermal and hydrodynamic performance of the flow pattern of fluid in the charged jet. The flow pattern includes…

Numerical solutions of singularly perturbed convection-diffusion problems

Fazhan Geng, Suping Qian, Shuai Li

– The purpose of this paper is to find an effective numerical method for solving singularly perturbed convection-diffusion problems.

Refined gray-encoded evolution algorithm for parameter optimization in convection-diffusion equations

Xiaohua Yang, Chongli Di, Ying Mei, Yu-Qi Li, Jian-Qiang Li

The purpose of this paper is to reduce the computational burden and improve the precision of the parameter optimization in the convection-diffusion equation, a new algorithm, the…

Simulation of co-rotating vortices based on compressible vortex method

Haiming Huang, Guo Huang, Xiaoliang Xu, Weijie Li

Relevant analyses are presented on the base of the compressible vortex method for simulating the development of two or three co-rotating vortices with different characteristic…

Finite element analysis on hot deformation behavior of TiC-particle-reinforced titanium matrix composite

Weidong Song, H.P. Tang, X.N. Mao

The purpose of this paper is to investigate tensile properties of TiC particle-reinforced titanium matrix composites (PRTMC) using the elasto-plastic finite element (FE) programs…

Numerical simulation of nanoparticles diffusion and coagulation in a twin-jet via a TEMOM method

Zhaoqin Yin, Huijie Liu

– The purpose of this paper is to study nanoparticles diffusion and coagulation processes in a twin-jet.

Highly aligned electrospun nanofibers/nanoporous fibers : Numerical analysis and experimental verification

Haiyan Kong, J.H. David Ho

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate a novel method to fabricate highly aligned electrospun nanofibers and nanoporous fibers by multiple isopotential electrodes with…

Application of the homotopy perturbation method to an inverse heat problem

Guanglu Zhou, Boying Wu

– The purpose of this paper is to present a general framework of Homotopy perturbation method (HPM) for analytic inverse heat source problems.

Study of gaseous velocity slip in nano-channel using molecular dynamics simulation

Fubing Bao, Zhihong Mao, Limin Qiu

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the gas flow characteristics in near wall region and the velocity slip phenomenon on the wall in nano-channels based on the molecular…

Variational iteration method with He's polynomials for MHD Falkner-Skan flow over permeable wall based on Lie symmetry method

Buhe Eerdun, Qiqige Eerdun, Bala Huhe, Chaolu Temuer, Jing-Yu Wang

The purpose of this paper is to consider a steady two-dimensional magneto-hydrodynamic (MHD) Falkner-Skan boundary layer flow of an incompressible viscous electrically fluid over…

Multi-scale analysis of streamflow using the Hilbert-Huang Transform

Chongli Di, Xiaohua Yang, Xuejun Zhang, Jun He, Ying Mei

The purpose of this paper is to simulate and analyze accurately the multi-scale characteristics, variation periods and trends of the annual streamflow series in the Haihe River…

Particle properties for suspension plasma spray

Qian Lijuan, Xianyu Chu

The purpose of this paper is to use comprehensive model to investigate the effects of particle physical properties on in-flight nano-particles behavior for the radio frequency…

Editorial

Hong-Yan Liu and Ji-Huan He