Abstract Background: The objective of the present study is to analyse the steady second-order slip flow and heat transfer of an incompressible viscous water-based nanofluid over a stretching/shrinking sheet both analytically and numerically. Methods: Using the scaling group transformations, a system of partial differential equations governing the flow and thermal fields is transformed into …
Abstract Background: The austenitic stainless steel 304L is widely used as a structural material for which the finished surface has significant effect on the service performance. A study of the grinding process with regard to the quality of the ground surfaces is therefore interesting from the point of view of both industrial application and scientific research. Method: This work investigat…
Abstract This paper presents a numerical study of heat transfer inside the adsorber-collector of a solar adsorption refrigerator using the activated carbon AC35-methanol pair. The objective is to estimate the amount of the heat loss through the adsorber-collector, during the solar heating phase, and to determine the effect of heating time on the thermal efficiency of the system. The numeric…
Abstract Background: The Saint-Venant problem for porous elastic cylinders is of interest both from the technical and mathematical point of view. The intended applications of solution are to mechanics of bone and to some engineering structures. Method: This work investigates the Saint-Venant problem for almost prismatic bars made of an isotropic porous material. We express the solution in …
Abstract Background: Impedance pump is a simple valveless pumping mechanism, which transports fluid through the mismatch of impedance in the system. Mismatch in impedance occurs when an asymmetrical periodic excitation is exerted on the elastic tube. Periodic asymmetrical excitation will then produce a unidirectional flow. Considering a multi-stage system with a single and constant power so…