On the nanofluids applications in microchannels: a comprehensive review

AJ Chamkha, M Molana, A Rahnama, F Ghadami - Powder technology, 2018 - Elsevier
Nanofluids have attracted tremendous attention during the last two decades. The
researchers all over the world investigate the feasibility of the nanofluids use in different …

[HTML][HTML] Intensification of ultra-lean catalytic combustion of methane in microreactors by boundary layer interruptions–A computational study

G Hunt, N Karimi, A Mehdizadeh - Chemical Engineering Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Oxidation of an ultra-lean mixture of methane and air over a platinum catalyst at the constant
temperature of 1000 K is investigated numerically in several microreactor configurations …

The effects of exothermic catalytic reactions upon combined transport of heat and mass in porous microreactors

G Hunt, N Karimi, B Yadollahi, M Torabi - International Journal of Heat and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Microreactors for chemical synthesis and combustion have already attracted significant
attention. Exothermic catalytic activity features heavily in these devices and thus advective …

Design, fabrication and characterization of thin film resistances for heat flux sensing application

A Zribi, M Barthès, S Bégot, F Lanzetta… - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2016 - Elsevier
The article presents the design, fabrication and characterization of platinum thin-film
Resistance Temperature Detectors (RTDs) for heat flux sensing applications. The …

[HTML][HTML] Two-dimensional analytical investigation of coupled heat and mass transfer and entropy generation in a porous, catalytic microreactor

G Hunt, N Karimi, M Torabi - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2018 - Elsevier
Influences of the solid body of microreactors (or the microstructure) upon the transfer
processes and hence on the performance of microreactors have been recently emphasised …

Simultaneous imaging of temperature and concentration of ethanol–water mixtures in microchannel using near-infrared dual-wavelength absorption technique

N Kakuta, H Yamashita, D Kawashima… - Measurement …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper presents a simultaneous imaging method of temperature and ethanol
concentration of ethanol–water mixtures in microfluidic channels. The principle is based on …

A transient heat flux sensor for PbTe thin films based on transverse Seebeck effect

S Liu, J Zhao, Z Liu - Measurement Science and Technology, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Among thermoelectric materials with thermoelectric effect, lead telluride (PbTe) is widely
used because of its high performance and chemical stability in the medium temperature …

Enhanced micromixer designs for chemical applications–Numerical simulations and analysis

H Ammar, B El Zoghbi, J Faraj, M Khaled - Chemical Engineering and …, 2025 - Elsevier
Microfluidics plays a vital role in managing microscale chemical processes, particularly in
reactions with rapid kinetics and exothermic conditions, where laminar flow can result in …

Interdiffusion measurements in thermally controlled microchannel using infrared spectroscopic imaging

M Garcia, A Sommier, T Lafargue-Tallet… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
In many applications, knowledge of the mass diffusivity coefficient is mandatory to optimize
the design and operating conditions of microfluidic devices and chemical reactions. The …

Simulation of phase transition during cryosurgical treatment of a tumor tissue loaded with nanoparticles using meshfree approach

S Singh, R Bhargava - Journal of Heat Transfer, 2014 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
In medical world, the minimally invasive freezing therapy or cryosurgery is an efficacious
treatment for complete and controlled eradication of tumor cells. Many difficulties are …