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Fundamentals of heat and mass transfer
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Heat transfer and exergy analysis of cascaded latent heat storage with gravity-assisted heat pipes for concentrating solar power applications
TL;DR: In this article, a thermal network model is developed to predict the performance of latent heat thermal energy storage (LHTES) systems including cascaded phase change materials (PCMs) and embedded heat pipes/thermosyphons.
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Design and multi-objective optimization of heat exchangers for refrigerators
Avinash K. Gholap,Jamil A. Khan +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a detailed thermodynamic model for a refrigerator based on an irreversible Carnot cycle is developed with the focus on forced-air heat exchangers, and a multi-objective optimization procedure is implemented to find optimal design values for design variables.
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Numerical analysis of a coupled solar collector latent heat storage unit using various phase change materials for heating the water
TL;DR: In this article, a theoretical model based on the energy equations was developed to predict the thermal behavior and performance of a solar latent heat storage unit (LHSU) consisting of a series of identical tubes embedded in the phase change material (PCM).
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Research on microscale skull grinding temperature field under different cooling conditions
TL;DR: In this article, a study of micro-scale skull bone grinding temperature field under different cooling conditions is presented and discussed, based on which, a simulation study on microscale bone grinding temperatures under dry grinding, drip cooling, mist cooling, and nanoparticle jet mist cooling is performed.
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Experimental and numerical investigation of a dew-point cooling system for thermal comfort in buildings
Muhyiddine Jradi,Saffa Riffat +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a psychrometric energy core (PEC) with a cross-flow heat and mass exchanger for buildings air-conditioning applications is presented. But the performance of any evaporative cooling system is largely dependent on the structure and design of the heat this paper.