The crystal structures of the Werner clathrates Ni(NCS)2(isoquinoline)4 (H) with para-xylene (px), meta-xylene (mx) and ortho-xylene (ox) have been elucidated. The kinetics of thermal decomposition of the three inclusion compounds were performed using the isothermal technique of Flynn and Wall. Selectivity of H for the xylene isomers was determined for both the liquid and vapour phase binary mi...

The aim of this study is to investigate effects of isothermal aging on mechanical properties of fiber metal laminates (FMLs) and glass/epoxy composites. For this purpose, both materials were fabricated using the wet lay-up manufacturing technique under vacuum pressure. Both the glass/epoxy composites and the FML specimens were then subjected to isothermal aging (130°C, dried air) for up to 5 we...

Direct numerical simulations were performed to characterize fully developed supersonic turbulent channel flows over isothermal rough walls. The effect of roughness was incorporated using a level-set/volume-of-fluid immersed boundary method. Turbulence statistics five are compared, including one reference case with both walls smooth and four cases top bottom two-dimensional (2-D) three-dimension...

In this study, an improved double distribution function based on the lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) is applied to simulate evolution of non-isothermal cavitation. The density field and velocity are solved by pseudo-potential LBM with multiple relaxation time (MRT), while temperature thermal LBM-MRT. First, proposed model verified Rayleigh–Plesset equation D2 (the square droplet diameter) law fo...

A numerical simulation study was carried out to investigate a steady two-dimensional laminar natural convective heat transfer from uniformly heated inner circular cylinder placed inside an air-filled square enclosure with porous material. The enclosure’s side and upper walls were isothermal, while the bottom wall adiabatic. All calculations performed in range of Rayleigh numbers between 103 107...

In order to rapidly predict the performance of hydrocarbon-fueled regeneratively cooled scramjet engine in system design, a quasi-one-dimensional model has been developed. The consists supersonic combustor with finite-rate chemistry and cooling channel real gas working medium, which are governed by two sets ordinary differential equations separately. Additional models for wall friction, heat tr...

The cell wall of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is configured of bioactive lipid classes that are essential for virulence and potentially involved in the formation of foamy macrophages (FMs) and granulomas. Our recent work established crosstalk between M. tuberculosis cell wall lipids and the host lipid-sensing nuclear receptor TR4. In this study, we have characterized, identified, and adopted a he...

In this study, we investigated numerically heat transfer by mixed convection coupled to radiation in a square cavity; the upper horizontal wall is movable. The purpose of this study is to see the influence of the emissivity ε and the varying of the Richardson number Ri on the variation of average Nusselt number Nu. The vertical walls of the cavity are differentially heated, the left wall is mai...

Herein, the aim was to develop an in-depth understanding of kinetic behaviour olive tree pruning residue (OTPR), abundant agricultural waste, during pyrolysis. Thermal analysis at 1, 2, 4, 6 and 10 °C.min−1 performed using TGA-thermogravimetric analysis, with results subsequently used determine OTPR's thermal breakdown behaviour. Furthermore, advanced kinetics technology solutions (AKTS) thermo...