In recent years, heat transfer in mini-channels, whose internal diameters are 1–4 mm, has been studied in several applications, such as refrigeration, air conditioning, radiators, heat pipes for ...

Flow boiling and flow condensation in mini/micro channels is a very effective technique for meeting the high heat dissipating and heat acquisition requirements of thermal management systems. However, ...

A Dutch research team has outlined a new method to assess the coefficient of performance of air-to-water heat pumps by considering ambient temperature and relative humidity. The model is based on the ...

Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A, Containing Papers of a Mathematical and Physical Character, Vol. 127, No. 806 (Jun. 2, 1930), pp. 540-566 (27 pages) ...

Design engineers are rethinking cooling strategies from the ground up as the data center industry evolves to meet surging demands driven by AI computing and 24/7 uptime. Among the most impactful ...

Fundamentals of heat transfer by conduction, convection, radiation. Steady and transient heat conduction in solids. Forced and free convection in fluids. properties of thermal radiation. Radiation ...

Thermal insulation is installed on almost every piping system and much of the plant equipment at power generation facilities. It not only saves energy, but also protects workers, reduces noise, helps ...

Thermodynamics-I (ME-220 or equivalent), Fluid Mechanics (ME-241, and ME-373) or graduate standing or consent of the instructor. The course begins with the general definition of heat in thermodynamics ...