International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow: Volume 31 Issue 9

Numerical simulation and microchannels parameters optimization for thermal management of GaN HEMT devices

Jiahao Wang, Guodong Xia, Ran Li, Dandan Ma, Wenbin Zhou, Jun Wang

This study aims to satisfy the thermal management of gallium nitride (GaN) high-electron mobility transistor (HEMT) devices, microchannel-cooling is designed and optimized in this…

Single- and double-kink solutions of a one-dimensional, viscoelastic generalization of Burgers’ equation

J.I. Ramos

The purpose of this paper is to determine both analytically and numerically the kink solutions to a new one-dimensional, viscoelastic generalization of Burgers’ equation, which…

A comprehensive review on mixed convection for various patterns of kinematically and thermally induced scenarios within cavities

Leo Lukose, Tanmay Basak

The purpose of this paper is to address various works on mixed convection and proposes 10 unified models (Models 1–10) based on various thermal and kinematic conditions of the…

Thermal convection and entropy generation of ferrofluid in an enclosure containing a solid body

Sivaraj Chinnasamy, S. Priyadharsini, Mikhail Sheremet

This study/paper aims to deal with thermal convection and entropy production of a ferrofluid in an enclosure having an isothermally warmed solid body placed inside. It should be…

Impact of heat generation/absorption on heat and mass transfer of nanofluid over rotating disk filled with carbon nanotubes

Patakota Sudarsana Reddy, Paluru Sreedevi, Kavaturi Venkata Suryanarayana Rao

The purpose of this paper is to know the influence of heat generation/absorption and slip effects on heat and mass transfer flow of carbon nanotubes – water-based nanofluid over a…

On the existence and uniqueness of solution for squeezing nanofluid flow problem and Green–Picard’s iteration

Mostafa Esmaeili, Hamed Hashemi Mehne, D.D. Ganji

This study aims to explore the idea of solving the problem of squeezing nanofluid flow between two parallel plates using a novel mathematical method.

A new weighted fraction Monte Carlo method for particle coagulation

Xiao Jiang, Tat Leung Chan

The purpose of this study is to investigate the aerosol dynamics of the particle coagulation process using a newly developed weighted fraction Monte Carlo (WFMC) method.

A new (3 + 1)-dimensional Painlevé-integrable Sakovich equation: multiple soliton solutions

Abdul-Majid Wazwaz

This paper aims to develop a new (3 + 1)-dimensional Painlevée-integrable extended Sakovich equation. This paper formally derives multiple soliton solutions for this developed…

Deep learning or interpolation for inverse modelling of heat and fluid flow problems?

Rainald Löhner, Harbir Antil, Hamid Tamaddon-Jahromi, Neeraj Kavan Chakshu, Perumal Nithiarasu

The purpose of this study is to compare interpolation algorithms and deep neural networks for inverse transfer problems with linear and nonlinear behaviour.

Two-phase model for mixed convection and flow enhancement of a nanofluid in an inclined channel patterned with heated slip stripes

Subhasree Dutta, Somnath Bhattacharyya, Ioan Pop

The purpose of this study is to analyze the heat transfer and flow enhancement of an Al₂O₃-water nanofluid filling an inclined channel whose lower wall is embedded with…