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Publication date: 4 May 2012

H. Bararnia, Z.Z. Ganji, D.D. Ganji and S.M. Moghimi

The main purpose of the work is to demonstrate the eligibility of the methods applied and to have the more reliable and user friendly approaches to find the solution of the…

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Purpose

The main purpose of the work is to demonstrate the eligibility of the methods applied and to have the more reliable and user friendly approaches to find the solution of the applicable governing equations such as of the MHD flow.

Design/methodology/approach

The numerical and semi analytical methods have been applied to solve the governing equations. The reliability of the methods is also approved by a comparison made between the results obtained and the results of the former studies performed using the other numerical approach.

Findings

The reliability of the methods are approved, so that the method could be used to discuss more in depth arguments on the different profiles of the solution.

Originality/value

It could be considered as a first endeavor to use the solution of the MHD Jeffery Hamel flow using this kind of numerical method along with the semi analytical approach.

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International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow, vol. 22 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0961-5539

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Publication date: 21 December 2023

Mehran Ghasempour-Mouziraji, Daniel Afonso, Saman Hosseinzadeh, Constantinos Goulas, Mojtaba Najafizadeh, Morteza Hosseinzadeh, D.D. Ganji and Ricardo Alves de Sousa

The purpose of this paper is to assess the feasibility of analytical models, specifically the radial basis function method, Akbari–Ganji method and Gaussian method, in conjunction…

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The purpose of this paper is to assess the feasibility of analytical models, specifically the radial basis function method, Akbari–Ganji method and Gaussian method, in conjunction with the finite element method. The aim is to examine the impact of processing parameters on temperature history.

Design/methodology/approach

Through analytical investigation and finite element simulation, this research examines the influence of processing parameters on temperature history. Simufact software with a thermomechanical approach was used for finite element simulation, while radial basis function, Akbari–Ganji and Gaussian methods were used for analytical modeling to solve the heat transfer differential equation.

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The accuracy of both finite element and analytical methods was validated with about 90%. The findings revealed direct relationships between thermal conductivity (from 100 to 200), laser power (from 400 to 800 W), heat source depth (from 0.35 to 0.75) and power absorption coefficient (from 0.4 to 0.8). Increasing the values of these parameters led to higher temperature history. On the other hand, density (from 7,600 to 8,200), emission coefficient (from 0.5 to 0.7) and convective heat transfer (from 35 to 90) exhibited an inverse relationship with temperature history.

Originality/value

The application of analytical modeling, particularly the utilization of the Akbari–Ganji, radial basis functions and Gaussian methods, showcases an innovative approach to studying directed energy deposition. This analytical investigation offers an alternative to relying solely on experimental procedures, potentially saving time and resources in the optimization of DED processes.

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Rapid Prototyping Journal, vol. 30 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1355-2546

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Kybernetes, vol. 41 no. 7/8
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0368-492X

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Publication date: 3 August 2012

M. Madani, Yasir Khan, Gh. Mahmodi, Naeem Faraz, Ahmet Yildirim and B. Nasernejad

The purpose of this paper is to present the problem of three‐dimensional flow of a fluid of constant density forced through the porous bottom of a circular porous slider moving…

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The purpose of this paper is to present the problem of three‐dimensional flow of a fluid of constant density forced through the porous bottom of a circular porous slider moving laterally on a flat plate.

Design/methodology/approach

The transformed nonlinear ordinary differential equations are solved via the homotopy perturbation method (HPM) for small as well as moderately large Reynolds numbers. The convergence of the obtained HPM solution is carefully analyzed. Finally, the validity of results is verified by comparing with numerical methods and existing numerical results.

Findings

Close agreement of the two sets of results is observed, thus demonstrating the accuracy of the HPM approach for the particular problem considered.

Originality/value

Interesting conclusions which can be drawn from this study are that HPM is very effective and simple compared to the existing solution method, able to solve problems without using Padé approximants and can therefore be considered as a clear advantage over the N.M. Bujurke and Phan‐Thien techniques.

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International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow, vol. 22 no. 6
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0961-5539

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Publication date: 29 July 2014

Hong-Yan Liu, Ji-Huan He and 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…

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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 water or air permeation and remarkable thermal conductivity. The purpose of this paper is to reveal the phenomena by the fractional calculus.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper begins with the continuum assumption in conventional theories, and then the fractional Gauss’ divergence theorems are used to derive fractional differential equations in fractal media. Fractional derivatives are introduced heuristically by the variational iteration method, and fractal derivatives are explained geometrically. Some effective analytical approaches to fractional differential equations, e.g. the variational iteration method, the homotopy perturbation method and the fractional complex transform, are outlined and the main solution processes are given.

Findings

Heat conduction in silk cocoon and ground water flow are modeled by the local fractional calculus, the solutions can explain well experimental observations.

Originality/value

Particular attention is paid throughout the paper to giving an intuitive grasp for fractional calculus. Most cited references are within last five years, catching the most frontier of the research. Some ideas on this review paper are first appeared.

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International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow, vol. 24 no. 6
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0961-5539

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Publication date: 29 March 2013

M. Sheikholeslami, H.R. Ashorynejad, A. Barari and Soheil Soleimani

The purpose of this paper is to analyze hydromagnetic flow between two horizontal plates in a rotating system. The bottom plate is a stretching sheet and the top one is a solid…

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The purpose of this paper is to analyze hydromagnetic flow between two horizontal plates in a rotating system. The bottom plate is a stretching sheet and the top one is a solid porous plate. Heat transfer in an electrically conducting fluid bounded by two parallel plates is also studied in the presence of viscous dissipation.

Design/methodology/approach

Differential Transformation Method (DTM) is used to obtain a complete analytic solution for the velocity and temperature fields and the effects of different governing parameters on these fields are discussed through the graphs.

Findings

The obtained results showed that by adding a magnetic field to this system, transverse velocity component reduces between the two plates. Also as the Prandtl number increases, in presence of viscous dissipation, the temperature between the two plates enhances while an opposite behavior is observed when the viscous dissipation is negligible.

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The equations of conservation of mass, momentum and energy are reduced to a non‐linear ordinary differential equations system. Differential Transformation Method is utilized to approximate the solution for velocity and temperature profiles.

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Engineering Computations, vol. 30 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0264-4401

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Publication date: 1 August 2024

Aboalhasan Hosseini, Seyedeh Fatemeh Ghasempour Ganji and Léo-Paul Dana

This paper explores the direct and indirect effects of family emotional, social and organizational support on Innovative Work Behavior (IWB) through psychological capital…

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This paper explores the direct and indirect effects of family emotional, social and organizational support on Innovative Work Behavior (IWB) through psychological capital (Psy.Cap).

Design/methodology/approach

Selected by conducting stratified random sampling techniques, 397 employees completed a questionnaire. We used structural equation modeling and multi-group testing by Smart-PLS3 to analyze the data.

Findings

Findings reveal that all sources of social-emotional support, including family, supervisor and co-worker support, positively affect Psy.Cap. Moreover, Psy.Cap mediates the effect of family, co-workers and supervisors' emotional support on IWB. The multi-group analysis indicates that all relationships in the model are significant for both groups of males and females; however, there are no significant differences in the link between organizational support and psychological capital, as well as family and co-worker support and innovative work behavior between males and females. The study's results demonstrate the significantly higher impact of family emotional support – Psy.Cap and supervisor support on IWB amongst females compared to their male counterparts.

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The implications of this research highlight the importance of considering affective factors on employees’ IWB, as well as the differences between genders in this regard.

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Management Decision, vol. 62 no. 12
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0025-1747

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Publication date: 30 March 2010

Hüseyin Koçak, Turgut Öziş and Ahmet Yıldırım

This paper aims to apply He's homotopy perturbation method (HPM) to obtain solitary solutions for the nonlinear dispersive equations with fractional time derivatives.

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This paper aims to apply He's homotopy perturbation method (HPM) to obtain solitary solutions for the nonlinear dispersive equations with fractional time derivatives.

Design/methodology/approach

The authors choose as an example the nonlinear dispersive and equations with fractional time derivatives to illustrate the validity and the advantages of the proposed method.

Findings

The paper extends the application of the HPM to obtain analytic and approximate solutions to the nonlinear dispersive equations with fractional time derivatives.

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This paper extends the HPM to the equation with fractional time derivative.

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International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow, vol. 20 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0961-5539

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Publication date: 30 October 2024

Ali Ahmadi Azar, Payam Jalili, Bahram Jalili and D.D. Ganji

This study examines fluid flow within a rectangular porous medium bounded by walls capable of expansion or contraction. It focuses on a non-Newtonian fluid with Casson…

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This study examines fluid flow within a rectangular porous medium bounded by walls capable of expansion or contraction. It focuses on a non-Newtonian fluid with Casson characteristics, incompressibility, and electrical conductivity, demonstrating temperature-dependent impacts on viscosity.

Design/methodology/approach

The flow is two-dimensional, unsteady, and laminar, influenced by a small electromagnetic force and electrical conductivity. The Hybrid Analytical and Numerical Method (HAN method) resolves the constitutive differential equations.

Findings

The fluid’s velocity is influenced by the Casson parameter, viscosity variation parameter, and resistive force, while the fluid’s temperature is affected by the radiation parameter, Prandtl number, and power-law index. Increasing the Casson parameter from 0.1 to 50 results in a 4.699% increase in maximum fluid velocity and a 0.123% increase in average velocity. Viscosity variation from 0 to 15 decreases average velocity by 1.42%. Wall expansion (a from −4 to 4) increases maximum velocity by 19.07% and average velocity by 1.09%. The average fluid temperature increases by 100.92% with wall expansion and decreases by 51.47% with a Prandtl number change from 0 to 7.

Originality/value

Understanding fluid dynamics in various environments is crucial for engineering and natural systems. This research emphasizes the critical role of wall movements in fluid dynamics and offers valuable insights for designing systems requiring fluid flow and heat transfer. The study presents new findings on heat transfer and fluid flow in a rectangular channel with two parallel, porous walls capable of expansion and contraction, which have not been previously reported.

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Multidiscipline Modeling in Materials and Structures, vol. 21 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1573-6105

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Publication date: 23 March 2012

D.D. Ganji, M. Rahimi and M. Rahgoshay

The purpose of this paper is to determine the fin efficiency of convective straight fins with temperature dependent thermal conductivity by using Homotopy Perturbation Method.

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The purpose of this paper is to determine the fin efficiency of convective straight fins with temperature dependent thermal conductivity by using Homotopy Perturbation Method.

Design/methodology/approach

Most engineering problems, especially heat transfer equations are in nonlinear form. Homotopy Perturbation Method (HPM) has been applied to solve a wide series of nonlinear differential equations. In this paper, HPM is used for obtaining the fin efficiency of convective straight fins with temperature‐dependent thermal conductivity. Comparison of the results with those of Homotopy Perturbation Method, exact solution, numerical results and Adomian's decomposition method (ADM) were been done by Cihat Arslanturk.

Findings

Results show that both Homotopy Perturbation Method and ADM applied to the nonlinear equations were capable of solving them with successive rapidly convergent approximations without any restrictive assumptions or transformations causing changes in the physical properties of the problem. Moreover, adding up the number of iterations leads to explicit solution for the problem. The results are just obtained with two iterations. This shows the accuracy and great potential of this method. Finally, it can be seen that, with increase of thermo‐geometric fin parameter (v), the fin efficiency increases too.

Originality/value

The results demonstrate good validity and great potential of the HPM for Heat Transfer equations in engineering problems.

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International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow, vol. 22 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0961-5539

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