Empirical analysis of heat transfer and friction factor of water/graphene oxide nanofluid flow in turbulent regime through an isothermal pipe

R Ranjbarzadeh, A Karimipour, M Afrand… - Applied Thermal …, 2017 - Elsevier
Nanofluid flow is considered one of the most important solutions for improving heat transfer
systems. In this study, an isotherm heat transfer system has been designed and built in order …

A review of factors affecting the efficiency of clean-in-place procedures in closed processing systems

G Li, L Tang, X Zhang, J Dong - Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper reviews the current state of researches on improvement of Clean-In-Place (CIP)
procedures in closed processing system thus saving energy, with a special attention paid to …

Numerical investigation of swirling flow in cylindrical cyclones

R Hreiz, C Gentric, N Midoux - Chemical engineering research and design, 2011 - Elsevier
This paper constitutes a preliminary study of the two-phase flow in a Gas–Liquid Cylindrical
Cyclone (GLCC© 1) separator. A GLCC consists in a vertical pipe with a downward inclined …

Effect of impeller shroud trimming on the hydraulic performance of centrifugal pumps with low and medium specific speeds

M Shadab, M Karimipour, AF Najafi… - Engineering …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The effect of pump impeller modification by a new approach, pump impeller shroud trimming
(PIST), on the flow field and pump performance is examined both numerically and …

Investigation of in-pipe drag-based turbine for distributed hydropower harvesting: Modeling and optimization

N Hasanzadeh, SA Payambarpour, AF Najafi… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Hydropower systems can provide a considerable proportion of sustainable and clean
energy. In the present study, the performance of a drag-based vertical axis in-pipe turbine is …

Decay law and swirl length of swirling gas-liquid flow in a vertical pipe

L Liu, J Zhang, S Liu, K Wang, H Gu - International Journal of Multiphase …, 2021 - Elsevier
Decaying swirling flow is widely utilized in multiphase flow devices for separation,
stabilization and heat transfer enhancement. In this paper, based on the image processing …

Numerical investigations on swirl intensity decay rate for turbulent swirling flow in a fixed pipe

AF Najafi, SM Mousavian, K Amini - International Journal of Mechanical …, 2011 - Elsevier
Due to the importance of predicting the SIDR1 associated with engineering problems such
as combustion chambers, draft tube of the Francis and Kaplan turbines, heat exchanger …

Swirl decay in the gas–liquid two-phase swirling flow inside a circular straight pipe

W Liu, B Bai - Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 2015 - Elsevier
A complete knowledge of the decay in the gas–liquid two-phase swirling flow is of significant
importance for the study on the flow patterns. The decay of the swirl has long been …

Swirl flow tube reactor technology: An experimental and computational fluid dynamics study

CM Schietekat, MWM Van Goethem… - Chemical Engineering …, 2014 - Elsevier
A novel reactor technology for steam cracking reactors, called Swirl Flow Tube (SFT), has
been evaluated experimentally and computationally. A comprehensive experimental dataset …

Axial development of air–water annular flow with swirl in a vertical pipe

W Liu, X Lv, B Bai - International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 2020 - Elsevier
Annular flow with swirl induced by a swirler has been widely used in industry. Swirl decay
which closely related to working performance and length of the flow is significantly important …