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Ahmed Kadhim Hussein
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Variable viscosity effects on dynamic of non-Newtonian fluid nanofluid over a paraboloid of revolution via Keller box method
The variable viscosity effects on MHD flow of Boger nanofluid due to paraboloid of revolution with chemical reactive species is investigated. It is assumed that the base fluid has a uniform suspension of nanop...
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A review of radiant heating and cooling systems incorporating phase change materials
Phase Change Materials (PCMs) have got widespread attention in thermal energy storage (TES) applications as a result of their wide operational temperature range, high energy storage density, and prolonged life...
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Optimisation of time-dependent Sisko flow in a wire coating process using response surface methodology
The proper utilisation of the coating fluid is crucial for ensuring the effectiveness of the wire coating process. Its complexity and importance make it the central focus of the present study. Also, understand...
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Heat transfer and fluid flow characteristics over a backward-facing step (BFS) containing square-rectangular ribs integrated as forward-facing steps (FFS)
Modifying the geometrical structures is a potential strategy that targets the compactness of any new devices in order to produce greater cooling performance. The heat transfer enhancement over a BFS with uniqu...
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Numerical study of thermo-solutal convection of a Cu/water micropolar nanofluid in a cubic cavity saturated with porous media
This research pertains to the numerical analysis on thermo-solutal free convection of micropolar nanofluid in a cubic porous cavity. The Brinkman–Darcy formulation was used to pattern the flow of nanofluid in ...
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A review of design parameters, advancement, challenges, and mathematical modeling of asphalt solar collectors
Roadside data collecting and communication applications might all benefit from power produced by energy harvesting from highways. According to the energy source they tap, roadside energy harvesters may be roug...
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Effect of thermal radiation and magnetic field on heat transfer of SWCNT/water nanofluid inside a partially heated hexagonal cavity
The interaction between the magneto-hydrodynamic buoyant convection and the radiation in a partly heated hexagonal enclosed space filled with SWCNTs/water nanoliquid was inspected in the current work for the f...
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Natural convection in F-shaped cavity filled with Ag-water non-Newtonian nanofluid saturated with a porous medium and subjected to a horizontal periodic magnetic field
Natural convection in an F-shaped cavity containing Ag-water non-Newtonian nanofluid (NF) saturated with a porous medium was investigated numerically. The left wall of the cavity was maintained at a constant h...
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The effect of the baffle length on the natural convection in an enclosure filled with different nanofluids
This paper presents a numerical investigation of the natural convection in an inclined rectangular enclosure with a baffle filled with Cu/water and then with Al2O3/water nanofluids using the finite difference met...
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Experimental investigation of thermal performance characteristics of sintered copper wicked and grooved heat pipes: A comparative study
Heat pipes are most frequently used for thermal management solutions. Selection of right type of heat pipe for a specific scenario is utmost necessary for best outcomes. The purpose of this research is compari...
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CNT–water nanofluid magneto-convective heat transfer in a cubical cavity equipped with perforated partition
This paper discusses the magneto-hydrodynamic natural convection in a cubical cavity equipped with a perforated separation. Several situations related to the number of perforations, magnitude of magnetic field...
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Evaluating energy efficiency and economic effect of heat transfer in copper tube for small solar linear Fresnel reflector
An experimental and numerical investigation of a small linear Fresnel for water heating application has been carried out in Blida, Algeria. The numerical simulation with a 1D modeling in transient mode was per...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Experimental Study of the Temperature Distribution Inside an Indirect Solar Dryer Chamber
In this work, the temperature distribution in an indirect solar dryer chamber has been studied experimentally, where this chamber operates under the forced pregnancy influence. The experimental work aims to im...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Experimental Study of the Effect of Al2O3 Nanoparticles on the Profitability of a Single-Slope Solar Still: Application in Southeast of Algeria
Transforming the salt brackish water into fresh water is a real global problem. To solve this problem, a simple and economical solution in the form of the solar distillation was used. Traditional methods of th...
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Heat transfer of hybrid nanofluid in a shell and tube heat exchanger equipped with blade-shape turbulators
In the current study, the turbulent forced convection heat transfer of Fe3O4/-CNT/water hybrid nanofluid (HNF) in a heat exchanger (HE) equipped with blade-shape turbulators is studied. The 3D governing equations...
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Mixed convection in a trapezoidal enclosure filled with two layers of nanofluid and porous media with a rotating circular cylinder and a sinusoidal bottom wall
The laminar two-dimensional mixed convection in a trapezoidal enclosure with a rotating inner circular cylinder and a sinusoidal bottom wall is studied numerically. The fluid inside the enclosure is a CuO–wate...
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Open AccessExperimental studies of flow boiling heat transfer by using nanofluids
Flow boiling heat transfer widely utilized in numerous industrial applications such as boiler tubes, evaporators and cooling of reactors in a nuclear power plant. Nanofluids are a new category of thermal fluid...
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MHD mixed convection in an inclined cavity containing adiabatic obstacle and filled with Cu–water nanofluid in the presence of the heat generation and partial slip
A steady laminar two-dimensional magneto-hydrodynamics mixed convection flow in a square inclined cavity filled with Cu–water nanofluid is investigated numerically by using the finite difference method. The le...
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Transpiration and Thermophoresis Effects on Non-Darcy Convective Flow Past a Rotating Cone with Thermal Radiation
In this article, mathematical model is developed for transport phenomena in an incompressible viscous fluid regime adjacent to a rotating vertical cone with thermal radiation and transpiration effects. The gov...
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Computational Analysis of Three-Dimensional Unsteady Natural Convection and Entropy Generation in a Cubical Enclosure Filled with Water-Al2O3 Nanofluid
Effects of Rayleigh number, solid volume fraction and entropy generation on the natural convection heat transfer and fluid flow inside a three-dimensional cubical enclosure filled with water-Al2O3 nanofluid have ...
