Detailed visualization experiments on the start-up process and stable operation of pulsating heat pipes: Effects of dividing boards

PS Cheng, SC Wong - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
To broaden the applicable orientation for the existing closed loop pulsating heat pipe
(CLPHP) with a relatively large tube (internal diameter of 6 mm), this work fabricated a novel …

An innovative cost-effective numerical-analytical procedure to derive heat correlations for shell and tube heat exchangers equipped with smooth and dimple tubes

M Darbandi, MS Abdollahpour - Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Nowadays, heat-exchangers in general and shell-and-tube heat-exchangers (STHEs) in
particular have crucial influences on the performances of various industry processes …

Design and optimization of a combi boiler heat exchanger: A CFD-based approach

A Aydın, T Engin, S Kılıç - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Heat exchangers are widely used in various fields, emphasizing the importance of efficiency
and mass/dimensional improvements. Aluminum boiler heat exchangers play a crucial role …

Design of metal foam baffle to enhance the thermal-hydraulic performance of shell and tube heat exchanger

C Nie, Z Chen, X Liu, H Li, J Liu, Z Rao - International Communications in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Solid baffles are widely used in shell and tube heat exchanger (STHX), while the highly
increased flow resistance and dead zones remain serious drawbacks in the applications. To …

New generalized expressions for forced convective heat transfer coefficients across the flat plate

J Zhao, J Zhu, Y Xu, Y Li - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2025 - Elsevier
This study presents a novel generalized model for forced convective heat transfer
coefficients (CHTC) over flat plates, addressing key limitations in existing models. Current …

Enhancing heat transfer in various grooved annular for Taylor-Couette-Poiseuille flow

MS Ahmed, K Elsayed, Y El-shaer, NU Babaoğlu… - Applied Thermal …, 2024 - Elsevier
The present study investigated the impact of various parameters on pressure drop, Nusselt
number, and friction factor in grooved annular channels, which have practical applications in …

Proposing a New Egg-Shaped Profile to Further Enhance the Hydrothermal Performance of Extended Dimple Tubes in Turbulent Flows

M Darbandi, K Mashayekh… - Arabian Journal for …, 2024 - Springer
Tube dimpling is known as an innovative approach, which has greatly helped to enhance
the thermal performance of ordinary tubes. Although dimples mostly increase the thermal …

Investigating the impact of inlet angle on the performance of air-cooling lithium-ion battery pack

H Yang, G Yang, N Liu, S Zhang, Q Gao - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The forced-air Battery Thermal Management System (BTMS) primarily functions to
control the heat accumulation in the battery pack during charge and discharge cycles …

Cooling flow and temperature control mechanism in novel hydrodynamic-hydrostatic hybrid mechanical seals with externally pressurized fluid

X Ma, X Xiao - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2025 - Elsevier
The purpose of this research is to reveal the cooling flow and temperature control
mechanism of the novel hydrodynamic-hydrostatic hybrid mechanical seal with externally …

Examination of convective heat transfer and entropy generation performance in twisted elliptical tubes using response surface method

X Li, J Feng, Y Tan, Z Wang, G Tian, L Wang - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
In this paper, the convective heat transfer (CHT) and flow properties of twisted elliptical tubes
(TETs) are numerically simulated within the range of Reynolds numbers (Re) 710 to 4790 …