The electrospinning process was used successfully to fabricate nanofibers of poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) in which multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) are embedded. Initial dispersion of MWCNTs in water was achieved using amphiphiles, either as small molecules (sodium dodecyl sulfate, SDS) or as a high molecular weight, highly branched polymer (Gum Arabic). These dispersions provided separation of the MWCNTs and their individual incorporation into the PEO nanofibers by subsequent electrospinning. The focus of this work is on the development of axial orientations in these multicomponent nanofibers. A theoretical model is presented for the behavior of rodlike particles representing CNTs in electrospinning. Initially the rods are randomly oriented, but due to the sinklike flow in a wedge they are gradually oriented mainly along the stream lines, so that straight CNTs are almost oriented upon entering the electrospun jet. The degrees of orientation of polymer, surfactant, and MWCNT were studied using X-ray dif...

Carbon Nanotubes Embedded in Oriented Polymer Nanofibers by Electrospinning

Convective heat transfer of Titania nanofluids of different base fluids in cylindrical annulus with discrete heat source

Soil stabilization is a technique to improve the engineering and geotechnical properties of soils such as mechanical strength, permeability, compressibility, durability and plasticity. Much has been learned about soil stabilization techniques and additives over the past century. The state of the practice in stabilization techniques and challenges is presented with a discussion. Moreover, available studies regarding the effects of various types of stabilizing agents on the engineering and geotechnical properties of stabilized soils are reviewed here. These stabilizing agents include both calcium-based and non-calcium-based additives. Eco-friendly additives as alternative materials to conventional stabilizing agents are also discussed in this paper. In addition, the problems associated with the presence of disruptive salts and sulfate as well as the techniques to overcome these problems in soil stabilization projects are reviewed.

Soil and clay stabilization with calcium- and non-calcium-based additives: A state-of-the-art review of challenges, approaches and techniques

On the nanofluids applications in microchannels: A comprehensive review

Simultaneous effects of coagulation and variable magnetic field on peristaltically induced motion of Jeffrey nanofluid containing gyrotactic microorganism.

Thermal analysis of convective fin with temperature-dependent thermal conductivity and heat generation

In this paper, flow analysis for a third grade non-Newtonian blood in porous arteries in presence of magnetic field is simulated analytically and numerically. Blood is considered as the third grade non-Newtonian fluid containing nanoparticles. Collocation Method (CM) and Optimal Homotopy Asymptotic Method (OHAM) are used to solve the Partial Differential Equation (PDE) governing equation which a good agreement between them was observed in the results. The influences of the some physical parameters such as Brownian motion parameter, pressure gradient and thermophoresis parameter, etc. on temperature, velocity and nanoparticles concentration profiles are considered. For instance, increasing the thermophoresis parameter (Nt) caused an increase in temperature values in whole domain and an increase in nanoparticles concentration near the inner wall.

Study on blood flow containing nanoparticles through porous arteries in presence of magnetic field using analytical methods

Geotechnical properties of the soils modified with nanomaterials: A comprehensive review

Electrohydrodynamic flow analysis in a circular cylindrical conduit using Least Square Method

A simple and highly accurate semi-analytical method, called the differential transformation method (DTM), was used for solving the nonlinear temperature distribution equation in solid and porous longitudinal fin with temperature dependent internal heat generation. The problem was solved for two main cases. In the first case, heat generation was assumed variable by fin temperature for a solid fin and in second heat generation varied with temperature for a porous fin. Results are presented for the temperature distribution for a range of values of parameters appearing in the mathematical formulation (e.g. N, ɛ
 G
 , and G). Results reveal that DTM is very effective and convenient. Also, it is found that this method can achieve more suitable results in comparison to numerical methods.

S. E. Ghasemi

Papers

Thermal analysis of convective fin with temperature-dependent thermal conductivity and heat generation

Study on blood flow containing nanoparticles through porous arteries in presence of magnetic field using analytical methods

Geotechnical properties of the soils modified with nanomaterials: A comprehensive review

Electrohydrodynamic flow analysis in a circular cylindrical conduit using Least Square Method

Heat transfer study on solid and porous convective fins with temperature-dependent heat generation using efficient analytical method