High-temperature solar thermal energy systems make use of concentrated solar radiation to
generate electricity, produce chemical fuels, and drive energy-intensive processing of …

Natural convection is one of the most important modes of fluid flow and heat transfer. This
paper presents a review of the research on turbulent natural convection in rectangular …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the compact finite-difference lattice
Boltzmann method is used to simulate the free convection within a cavity …

Heat and mass transfer in many systems are widely accomplished applying natural
convection process due to their low cost, reliability, and easy support. Typical applications …

This work presents the design, construction, and evaluation of a rectangular ventilated
cavity. The cavity has a heated wall, a fixed air inlet port, and an air outlet port that can …

As a biological fibrous structure, silkworm cocoon provides multiple protective functionalities
to safeguard the silk moth pupa's metabolic activity. The mechanism of this protection could …

In this paper, a solution method for the temperature distribution of rectangular test specimen
with a high-speed heat air-flow passing through is proposed based on the heat transfer …

The effect of inclination angle on heat transfer by turbulent natural convection in an inclined
open cubic cavity with side length of 1 m is experimentally and numerically studied. The wall …

A silkworm cocoon is a biological porous structure which provides multiple protective
functions. The knowledge from this natural protective system could contribute to develop …

The buoyancy driven natural convection flow in an open cavity has become an important
issue to study. In this study, the difficulties of computing natural convection flow in open …