International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow: Volume 18 Issue 3/4

Numerical simulation of complex transport phenomena arising in practical thermal systems

This paper seeks to discuss the numerical modeling of the transport processes that frequently arise in practical thermal systems and involve complexities such as property…

Verification of a numerical model of macrosegregation in direct chill casting

This paper aims to point out the critical problems in numerical verification of solidification simulation codes and the complexity of the verification and to propose and apply a…

Finite element modelling of the squeeze casting process

This paper sets out to present developments of a numerical model of squeeze casting process.

Numerical analysis and experimental validation of the free surface flow and heat transfer in electrical transformers moulding processes

The purpose of this paper is to present a numerical and mathematical model of a moulding process of a dry electrical transformer. Moreover, the calculated results are reported and…

Thermocapillary convection and phase change in welding

In welding there is an intricate coupling between the composition of the material and the shape and depth of the weld pool. In certain materials, the weld pool may not penetrate…

Temperature in a disk brake, simulation and experimental verification

This paper seeks to develop a reliable simulation technique and experimental equipment applicable to thermal analysis of disk brakes. The application is focused on safety issues…

An evolutionary‐based inverse approach for the identification of non‐linear heat generation rates in living tissues using a localized meshless method

This paper aims to develop and describe an improved process for determining the rate of heat generation in living tissue.

Computation of radiative transfer in combustion systems

This paper seeks to review the literature on methods for solving the radiative transfer equation (RTE) and integrating the radiant energy quantities over the spectrum required to…

Optical tomography with the equation of radiative transfer

This paper sets out to give an overview about state‐of‐the‐art optical tomographic image reconstruction algorithms that are based on the equation of radiative transfer (ERT).

Natural convection in partially porous media: a brief overview

This paper aims to provide a limited, but selective bibliography on modelling heat and mass transfer in composite fluid‐porous domains.

Multidimensional modeling of two‐phase flow and heat transfer

This paper seeks to discuss a mechanistic modeling concept for local phenomena governing two‐ and multi‐phase flows and heat transfer.

Boundary element method for thermal flows using k‐ε turbulence models

This paper aims to develop a multidomain boundary element method (BEM) for modeling 2D complex turbulent thermal flow using low Reynolds two‐equation turbulence models.

Analysis of macroscopic momentum equation in a columnar mushy zone

This paper aims to tackle the problem of some ambiguity of the momentum equation formulation in the commonly used macroscopic models of two‐phase solid/liquid region, developing…

Numerical study of turbulent channel flow with strong temperature gradients

This paper sets out to perform a detailed numerical study of turbulent channel flow with strong temperature gradients using large‐eddy simulations.

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