This work reports, according to Bejan’s Constructal theory, the geometric optimization of an elliptical cavity that intrudes into a solid conducting wall. The objective is to minimize the global thermal resistance between the solid and the cavity. There is uniform heat generation on the solid wall. The cavity is optimized for two sets of thermal conditions: isothermal cavity and cavity bathed b...

Characterization and regulation of isothermal surfaces are key issues in a number of thermal management devices. The surface temperature uniformity can be controlled utilizing a variable area channel heat exchanger filled with a porous medium. A comprehensive analytical investigation of forced convection through a generic variable area channel is carried out to design a compact heat exchanger i...

We show by numerical hydrodynamic calculations that there are two important effects of thermal conduction in sonoluminescence: (i) the bubble remains close to being isothermal during the expansion phase; and (ii) a cold, dense layer of air is formed at the bubble wall during the contraction phase. These conclusions are not sensitive to the particular equation of state used, although details of ...

This paper gives similarity transformations for laminar film condensation on a vertical flat plate with variable temperature distribution and finds analytical solutions for arbitrary Prandtl numbers and condensation rates. The work contrasts with Sparrow and Gregg’s assertion that wall temperature variation does not permit similarity solutions. To resolve the long debatable issue regarding heat...

Simulation of noncontinuum gas flows presents tremendous challenges, especially for nanoscale devices that usually exhibit low speeds and isothermal conditions. Such simulations are often achieved through use of the Boltzmann Bhatnagar-Gross-Krook equation, which forms the foundation for the lattice Boltzmann (LB) method. Accuracy of the LB method in noncontinuum flows is widely assumed to depe...

This work presents a similarity solution for boundary layer flow through a porous medium over a stretching porous wall. Two considered wall boundary conditions are powerlaw distribution of either wall temperature or heat flux which are general enough to cover the isothermal and isoflux cases. In addition to momentum, both first and second laws of thermodynamics analyses of the problem are inves...

In this paper, a study of mixed convection flow inside a rectangular ventilated cavity in the presence of a heat conducting square cylinder at the center has been carried out. An external fluid flow enters the cavity through an opening in the left vertical wall and exits from another opening in the right vertical wall. The governing equations are transformed into non-dimensional form and the re...

The new shaped structured adsorber, carbon monolithic adsorber, are characterized by straight parallel channels separated by thin wall, high void fraction and large geometric surface area, resulting in a low pressure drop under high flow rate and large contact area. These properties make it have the advantage on adsorption application. This study simulates the adsorption separation of 30% butan...

The interaction of the lantibiotic gallidermin and the glycopeptide antibiotic vancomycin with bacterial membranes was simulated using mass sensitive biosensors and isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC). Both peptides interfere with cell wall biosynthesis by targeting the cell wall precursor lipid II, but differ clearly in their antibiotic activity against individual bacterial strains. We dete...