International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow: Volume 15 Issue 2

An ALE‐FEM approach to the thermomechanics of solidification processes with application to the prediction of pipe shrinkage

Michel Bellet, Olivier Jaouen, Isabelle Poitrault

The present paper addresses the computer modelling of pipe formation in metal castings.

Erosion in the tube entrance region of a shell and tube heat exchanger

M.A. Habib, R. Ben‐Mansour, H.M. Badr, S.A.M. Said, S.S. Al‐Anizi

In oil and gas industries, the presence of sand particles in produced oil and natural gas represents a major concern because of the associated erosive wear occurring in various…

Maximum possible induced flow rates in open‐ended vertical eccentric annuli with uniform heat flux

Esmail M.A. Mokheimer, Maged El‐Shaarawi

Obtaining the maximum possible flow rates that can be induced by free convection in open‐ended vertical eccentric annuli under fundamental thermal boundary conditions of the…

Natural convection in vertical, parallel‐plate channels with appended unheated entrances

A. Campo, O. Manca, B. Morrone

To address the impact of adding insulated plate extensions at the entrance of an isoflux vertical parallel‐plate channel on the thermal performances of natural convection in air…

Turbulent flow and heat transfer enhancement of mixed convection over heated blocks in a channel

Horng‐Wen Wu, Shiang‐Wuu Perng

To investigate the heat transfer enhancement performed by installing a rectangular plate turbulator for internal flow modification induced by vortex shedding.