Table Of ContentTWO PHASE FLOW,
PHASE CHANGE AND
NUMERICAL MODELING
Edited by Amimul Ahsan
Two Phase Flow, Phase Change and Numerical Modeling
Edited by Amimul Ahsan
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Contents
Preface IX
Part 1 Numerical Modeling of Heat Transfer 1
Chapter 1 Modeling the Physical Phenomena Involved by
Laser Beam – Substance Interaction 3
Marian Pearsica, Stefan Nedelcu, Cristian-George Constantinescu,
Constantin Strimbu, Marius Benta and Catalin Mihai
Chapter 2 Numerical Modeling and Experimentation on
Evaporator Coils for Refrigeration in Dry and Frosting
Operational Conditions 27
Zine Aidoun, Mohamed Ouzzane and Adlane Bendaoud
Chapter 3 Modeling and Simulation of the Heat Transfer Behaviour of
a Shell-and-Tube Condenser for a Moderately
High-Temperature Heat Pump 61
Tzong-Shing Lee and Jhen-Wei Mai
Chapter 4 Simulation of Rarefied Gas Between Coaxial Circular
Cylinders by DSMC Method 83
H. Ghezel Sofloo
Chapter 5 Theoretical and Experimental Analysis of Flows and
Heat Transfer Within Flat Mini Heat Pipe Including Grooved
Capillary Structures 93
Zaghdoudi Mohamed Chaker, Maalej Samah and Mansouri Jed
Chapter 6 Modeling Solidification Phenomena in the Continuous
Casting of Carbon Steels 121
Panagiotis Sismanis
Chapter 7 Modelling of Profile Evolution by Transport Transitions in
Fusion Plasmas 149
Mikhail Tokar
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Chapter 8 Numerical Simulation of the Heat Transfer from a Heated
Solid Wall to an Impinging Swirling Jet 173
Joaquín Ortega-Casanova
Chapter 9 Recent Advances in Modeling Axisymmetric
Swirl and Applications for Enhanced Heat Transfer and
Flow Mixing 193
Sal B. Rodriguez and Mohamed S. El-Genk
Chapter 10 Thermal Approaches to Interpret
Laser Damage Experiments 217
S. Reyné, L. Lamaignčre, J-Y. Natoli and G. Duchateau
Chapter 11 Ultrafast Heating Characteristics in Multi-Layer Metal Film
Assembly Under Femtosecond Laser Pulses Irradiation 239
Feng Chen, Guangqing Du, Qing Yang, Jinhai Si and Hun Hou
Part 2 Two Phase Flow 255
Chapter 12 On Density Wave Instability Phenomena – Modelling
and Experimental Investigation 257
Davide Papini, Antonio Cammi,
Marco Colombo and Marco E. Ricotti
Chapter 13 Spray Cooling 285
Zhibin Yan, Rui Zhao, Fei Duan, Teck Neng Wong, Kok Chuan Toh,
Kok Fah Choo, Poh Keong Chan and Yong Sheng Chua
Chapter 14 Wettability Effects on Heat Transfer 311
Chiwoong Choi and Moohwan Kim
Chapter 15 Liquid Film Thickness in Micro-Scale Two-Phase Flow 341
Naoki Shikazono and Youngbae Han
Chapter 16 New Variants to Theoretical Investigations of
Thermosyphon Loop 365
Henryk Bieliński
Part 3 Nanofluids 387
Chapter 17 Nanofluids for Heat Transfer 389
Rodolphe Heyd
Chapter 18 Forced Convective Heat Transfer of Nanofluids
in Minichannels 419
S. M. Sohel Murshed and C. A. Nieto de Castro
Contents VII
Chapter 19 Nanofluids for Heat Transfer – Potential and
Engineering Strategies 435
Elena V. Timofeeva
Chapter 20 Heat Transfer in Nanostructures Using the Fractal
Approximation of Motion 451
Maricel Agop, Irinel Casian Botez,
Luciu Razvan Silviu and Manuela Girtu
Chapter 21 Heat Transfer in Micro Direct Methanol Fuel Cell 485
Ghayour Reza
Chapter 22 Heat Transfer in Complex Fluids 497
Mehrdad Massoudi
Part 4 Phase Change 521
Chapter 23 A Numerical Study on Time-Dependent Melting and
Deformation Processes of Phase Change Material (PCM)
Induced by Localized Thermal Input 523
Yangkyun Kim, Akter Hossain, Sungcho Kim and Yuji Nakamura
Chapter 24 Thermal Energy Storage Tanks Using Phase Change Material
(PCM) in HVAC Systems 541
Motoi Yamaha and Nobuo Nakahara
Chapter 25 Heat Transfer and Phase Change in Deep CO Injector for CO
2 2
Geological Storage 565
Kyuro Sasaki and Yuichi Sugai
Preface
The heat transfer and analysis on laser beam, evaporator coils, shell-and-tube
condenser, two phase flow, nanofluids, and on phase change are significant issues in a
design of wide range of industrial processes and devices. This book introduces
advanced processes and modeling of heat transfer, flat miniature heat pipe, gas-solid
fluidization bed, solidification phenomena, thermal approaches to laser damage, and
temperature and velocity distribution to the international community. It includes 25
advanced and revised contributions, and it covers mainly (1) numerical modeling of
heat transfer, (2) two phase flow, (3) nanofluids, and (4) phase change.
The first section introduces numerical modeling of heat transfer on laser beam,
evaporator coils, shell-and-tube condenser, rarefied gas, flat miniature heat pipe,
particles in binary gas-solid fluidization bed, solidification phenomena, profile
evolution, heated solid wall, axisymmetric swirl, thermal approaches to laser damage,
ultrafast heating characteristics, and temperature and velocity distribution. The second
section covers density wave instability phenomena, gas and spray-water quenching,
spray cooling, wettability effect, liquid film thickness, and thermosyphon loop.
The third section includes nanofluids for heat transfer, nanofluids in minichannels,
potential and engineering strategies on nanofluids, nanostructures using the fractal
approximation, micro DMFC, and heat transfer at nanoscale and in complex fluids.
The forth section presents time-dependent melting and deformation processes of
phase change material (PCM), thermal energy storage tanks using PCM, capillary rise
in a capillary loop, phase change in deep CO2 injector, and phase change thermal
storage device of solar hot water system.
The readers of this book will appreciate the current issues of modeling on laser beam,
evaporator coils, rarefied gas, flat miniature heat pipe, two phase flow, nanofluids,
complex fluids, and on phase change in different aspects. The approaches would be
applicable in various industrial purposes as well. The advanced idea and information
described here will be fruitful for the readers to find a sustainable solution in an
industrialized society.
The editor of this book would like to express sincere thanks to all authors for their
high quality contributions and in particular to the reviewers for reviewing the
chapters.
X Preface
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
All praise be to Almighty Allah, the Creator and the Sustainer of the world, the Most
Beneficent, Most Benevolent, Most Merciful, and Master of the Day of Judgment. He is
Omnipresent and Omnipotent. He is the King of all kings of the world. In His hand is
all good. Certainly, over all things Allah has power.
The editor would like to express appreciation to all who have helped to prepare this
book. The editor expresses the gratefulness to Ms. Ivana Lorkovic, Publishing Process
Manager InTech Open Access Publisher, for her continued cooperation. In addition,
the editor appreciatively remembers the assistance of all authors and reviewers of this
book.
Gratitude is expressed to Mrs. Ahsan, Ibrahim Bin Ahsan, Mother, Father, Mother-in-
Law, Father-in-Law, and Brothers and Sisters for their endless inspirations, mental
supports and also necessary help whenever any difficulty.
Amimul Ahsan
Department of Civil Engineering,
Faculty of Engineering,
University Putra Malaysia
Malaysia
