Mechanical & Industrial Engineering: Recent submissions
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Highly accurate solutions of a laminar square duct flow in a transverse magnetic field with heat transfer using spectral method
( The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) , 2005 , Article)A liquid metal forced-convection fully developed laminar flow inside a square duct, whose surfaces are electrically insulated and subjected to a constant temperature in a transverse magnetic field, is solved numerically ... -
Validation of CFD simulation for flat plate solar energy collector
( Elsevier , 2007 , Article)The problem of flat plate solar energy collector with water flow is simulated and analyzed using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software. The considered case includes the CFD modeling of solar irradiation and the modes ... -
Numerical solutions of two heat transfer limits of MFM square duct flow using MatLab program
( Taylor & Francis , 2009 , Article)The heat transfer of a magneto-fluid-dynamics (MFM) laminar flow in an electricallyinsulated square duct subjected to two boundary condition limits of constant heat flux and constant wall temperature is examined numerically. ... -
Comparison between different measures to reduce cooling requirements of residential building in cooling-dominated environment
( Elsevier , 2014 , Article)In hot climate region like Arabian Peninsula, air conditioning systems are the major energy consumer. Therefore, there are compelling reasons to study the energy requirements in buildings sector to reduce the energy ... -
Analysis of the effect of global climate change on ground source heat pump systems in different climate categories
( Elsevier , 2015 , Article)Ground source heat pump (GSHP) systems exhibit high thermal performance. Consequently, they are increasingly used to heat and cool buildings. The thermal performance of GSHP systems strongly depends on the operation ground ... -
Potential of ground source heat pump systems in cooling-dominated environments: Residential buildings
( Elsevier , 2015 , Article)For countries in the Arabian Peninsula, air conditioning (A/C) systems account for 65% of the energy consumption, all of which comes from fossil fuel. Given the preparation for the 2022 World Cup, which will be held in ... -
Laboratory-scale pull-out tests on a geothermal energy pile in dry sand subjected to heating cycles
( National Research Council of Canada , 2020 , Article)Ground source heat pumps coupled with energy piles operate intermittently, subjecting the piles to temperature cycles throughout their lifetime. The research presented in this paper focuses on studying the thermomechanical ... -
Integrated novel solar distillation and solar single-effect absorption systems
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)Novel hybrid single-slope solar distillation systems integrated with single-effect solar absorption cooling system are designed, analyzed and optimized for production of cooling effect and freshwater, simultaneously. The ... -
Mitigation of urban voids in traditional neighborhoods: The case of the Al-Najada zone in Doha, Qatar
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)Urban voids and leftover spaces challenge the urban development of cities and result in land vacancy and other spatial planning issues. Such spaces have great potential for innovative intervention through piece-by-piece ... -
A framework for the analysis of damage and recovery characteristics of asphalt mixtures
( Taylor & Francis , 2020 , Article)This study presents two approaches for evaluating damage and recovery characteristics of asphalt mixtures. The first approach focuses on determining damage by extracting recoverable viscoelastic strain that has no damage ... -
Optimized intake manifold designs and their effects on the operation and emissions of a gas-to-liquid diesel engine
( American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) , 2020 , Conference Paper)Two simultaneous strategies have been used in this work to reduce the diesel engine emissions. First, using novel manifold designs to generate strong turbulence and improve the fuel-air mixing inside the cylinder. The ... -
Scalar dissipation rate statistics in turbulent flows using Planar Laser Induced Fluorescence measurements
( Elsevier , 2012 , Article)A shearless mixing layer with isotropic decaying turbulence has been examined with a turbulent axisymmetric opposed-jet flow and a plume in pipe flow. The study has been carried out experimentally with Planar Laser Induced ... -
The probabilistic nature of ignition of turbulent highly-strained lean premixed methane-air flames for low-emission engines
( Elsevier , 2014 , Article)The probabilistic nature of ignition of turbulent highly-strained lean premixed flames has been investigated. Two flow configurations have been considered in this study; counter-flow and bluff-body flames. Different ... -
Autoignition of n-heptane in a turbulent co-flowing jet
( Elsevier , 2015 , Article)N-heptane autoignition in turbulent co-flowing jets with preheated air is studied using the one-dimensional turbulence (ODT) model. The simulations are designed to investigate the effects of molecular and turbulent transports ... -
Measurements of laminar flame speeds of alternative gaseous fuel mixtures
( American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) , 2015 , Article)Global warming and the ever increasing emission levels of combustion engines have forced the engine manufacturers to look for alternative fuels for high engine performance and low emissions. Gaseous fuel mixtures such as ... -
Turbulence effects on the autoignition of DME in a turbulent co-flowing jet
( Elsevier , 2017 , Article)Dimethyl ether (DME) autoignition in turbulent co-flowing jets with preheated air is studied using the one-dimensional turbulence (ODT) model. We investigate the effects of molecular and turbulent transport on the autoignition ... -
Investigating the effect of the air inlet temperature on the combustion characteristics of a spark ignition engine fueled by biogas
( Wiley-Blackwell , 2020 , Article)This work has conducted a numerical study using AVL-Boost engine simulation utilizing biogas (CH4 and CO2)–air mixtures in a SI engine model. The effect of varying the air manifold temperature from 25 to 50°C on the ... -
Turbulent Flames in Enclosed Combustion Chambers: Characteristics and Visualization - A Review
( American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) , 2020 , Article)Remarkable progress has been achieved in measuring the flame propagation rate accurately under laminar conditions, which can be used to predict turbulent flame propagation rates using some correlations fitted to experimental ... -
Transient 3D simulations of turbulent premixed flames of gas-to-liquid (GTL) fuel in a fan-stirred combustion vessel
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)This work aims to conduct turbulent flame studies of GTL fuel and 50/50 diesel-GTLblend and compare them to diesel under a wide range of equivalence ratio (0.7 < Ф < 1.3) and turbulence intensities (0.5 m/s < u′ < 3.0 m/s). ... -
Dataset for transient 3D simulations of turbulent premixed flames of Gas-to-Liquid (GTL) fuel
( Elsevier , 2021 , Dataset)A fan-stirred combustion vessel is used to study the premixed turbulent combustion of diesel, Gas to Liquids (GTL) and 50/50 diesel-GTL and to generate these datasets. A numerical simulation approach is implemented for ...
