The S-N discrete ordinates (DO) method is developed for the first time to solve transient radiative heat transfer in a two-dimensional rectangular enclosure with absorbing, emitting, and anisotropically scattering medium subject to diffuse and/or collimated laser irradiation. The transient DO method is used to solve several example problems and compared with the existing results and the Monte C...

We solve the problem of finding an enclosure for the range of a multivariate polynomial over a rectangular region by expanding the given polynomial into Bernstein polynomials. Then the coefficients of the expansion provide lower and upper bounds for the range and these bounds converge monotonically if the degree of the Bernstein polynomials is elevated. To obtain a faster improvement of the bou...

Validation and improvement of theoretical models and numerical results using experimental data is one of the most challenging research goals nowadays. With this objective a new experimental technique was developed and applied to the study of heat and mass transfer problems in uid ows. The method, based on a computational analysis of the colour and displacement of liquid crystal tracers, was use...

We consider discretization of the planar convection of the incompressible fluid in a porous medium filling rectangular enclosure. This problem belongs to the class of cosymmetric systems and admits an existence of a continuous family of steady states in the phase space. Mimetic finite-difference schemes for the primitive variables equation are developed. The connection of a derived staggered di...

Rats were trained to search for a food reward hidden under sawdust in the center of a square-shaped enclosure designed to force orientation on the basis of the overall geometry of the environment. They were then tested in a number of enclosures differing in shape and in size (rectangular-, double-side square-, and equilateral triangle-shaped enclosures). Results showed that rats transferred the...

We present a simple cryostat purpose built for use with surface-electrode ion traps, designed around an affordable, large cooling power commercial pulse tube refrigerator. A modular vacuum enclosure with a single vacuum space facilitates interior access and enables rapid turnaround and flexibility for future modifications. Long rectangular windows provide nearly 360° of optical access in the pl...

Vargas, López, Salas, and Thinus-Blanc showed that goldfish (Carassius auratus) can use both geometric and featural cues in relocating a target corner in a rectangular enclosure. When featural cues (arrangement of striped walls) were put in conflict with geometric cues, results differed according to target location during training. Vargas, López, et al. explained the results of their cue confli...

In present study, a 2D rectangular enclosure was considered as latent thermal energy storage (LTES) system. Lauric acid used PCM material. The aim of this study to use fins enhance melting process PCM. Position and shape double were investigating parameters. At first stage three different positions for shape. Results indicated that amongst aforementioned cases, best results achieved when locate...