The harmony search algorithm is applied to the optimum designs of functionally graded (FG)-carbon nanotubes (CNTs)-reinforced pipes conveying fluid which are subjected to a moving load. The structure is modeled by the Reddy cylindrical shell theory, and the motion equations are derived by Hamilton's principle. The dynamic displacement of the system is derived based on the differential quadratur...

 This work presents a model for calculating the effective ‎thermal conductivity of nanofluids. The proposed model ‎includes the effects of nanoparticles and thermal conductivity ‎base fluid.We will focus on experimental of the volume ‎concentration parameter and temperature on thermal ‎conductivity, nano-fluid combination and Multi-Walled ‎Carbon nanotubes-Oxide / Copper-paid deionized Water. T...

Liquid paraffin can be used as a coolant fluid in electronic and cutting devices due to its suitable capabilities such as electrical insulating, high heat capacity, chemical, and thermal stability, and high boiling point. In this study, the dynamic viscosity of paraffin containing the alumina nanoparticles has been examined experimentally. The nanofluids with different composition of alumina (0...

prediction of fluid-elastic instability is a great matter of importance in designing cross-flow tube bundles from the perspective of vibration. in the present paper, the threshold of fluid-elastic instability has been numerically predicted via simulation of incompressible, unsteady, and turbulent cross-flow through a tube bundle in a normal triangular arrangement. the conditions of simulation i...

Practical engineering problems in heat transfer and fluid flow involve one or more governing equations, together with some boundary conditions over a domain. The domain is often complex and non-uniform. The ability to use a mesh of finite elements to accurately discretise domain of any size and shape makes the finite element method a powerful tool to numerically analyse problems in these areas....