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Numerical Study Of Heat Transfer From Pin Fin Heat Sink Using Steady And Pulsated Impinging Jets
(2008-01-25)The work reported in this thesis is an attempt to enhance heat transfer in electronic devices with the use of impinging air jets on pin-finned heat sinks. The cooling per-formance of electronic devices has attracted increased ... -
Numerical Study Of Laminar And Turbulent Mixed Convection In Enclosures With Heat Generating Components
(2010-07-29)The problem of laminar and turbulent conjugate mixed convection flow and heat transfer in shallow enclosures with a series of block-like heat generating components is studied numerically for a Reynolds number range of zero ... -
Numerical study of radiative transfer processes in the atmosphere
Radiative transfer constitutes an important physical process in the atmosphere. A detailed knowledge of the radiative balance of the Earth and the processes pertaining to the transfer of solar and terrestrial radiation is ... -
On the development of sensible heat storage for concentrated solar power applications: Thermo-fluid management and materials
Sensible heat storages have extensive use in thermal energy deployment, including concentrated solar power (CSP) applications. Usually, CSP pants demand various techno-economic features in sensible heat storage, such as ... -
On the flow-acoustic modelling of the exhaust system of a reciprocating internal combustion engine
Reciprocating machines, such as internal?combustion engines, compressors, etc., are among the dominant producers of noise. For a suitable design of noise?reducing equipment-primarily mufflers-the noise?generating sources ... -
On the mismatch between predicted and measured frequencies in model testing
Mathematical models verified against ground test data are often necessary in the aerospace industry. They are used for predicting system performance in the intended as well as in any altered operating environments. They ... -
On Topological Approaches for Planning of Electro-Mechanical Assemblies
Assembly planning pertains to the process of creating a complete plan for fabricating the product from its constituent parts, considering the final product geometry and resources available at the manufacturing facility. ... -
One-domain simulation of fluid flow and heat transfer in the conjugate porous-clear media
In this thesis, based on generalized porous flow model, we present a one-domain framework for the simulation of incompressible flow in superposed clear and porous media. The continuous change in the characteristics of the ... -
Optimal Synthesis of Adjustable Four-Link Planar and Spherical Crank-Rocker Type Mechanisms for Approximate Multi-Path Generation
(2018-04-02)The well known synthesis problem of obtaining dimensions of a four-link mechanism such that a point on the coupler link traces a desired path has been extensively studied. There are two types of path generation–path specified ... -
Particle-laden Rayleigh-Benard convection
Particle-laden flows are ubiquitous in nature and industries. For example, water droplets in clouds, fine dust particles in strong winds leading to dusty storms, dunes, ejection of solid particles and ash during volcanic ... -
Passive Interfacial Evaporation-based Thermal Desalination Systems
Desalination offers a promising solution to the global water shortage by utilizing the vast resource of seawater. With 26% of the world’s population lacking access to potable water currently, there is a growing need to ... -
Performance Analysis Of A Photovoltaic Powered Cold Store
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Periodically Perforated Sheets : Design And analysis
(2013-06-17)Periodically perforated sheets(PS) are ubiquitous in nature as well as in engineered artifacts developed for aerospace, automotive, marine, nuclear and structural applications. PS are indispensable for saving weight and ... -
A phenomenological one-dimensional model for elastic ribbons
Ribbons exhibit fascinating buckling-dominated behavior under mechanical loading because of a unique combination of geometric dimensions. The recent interest in examining engineering applications of ribbon-like structures ... -
Piezoelectric Micromachined Ultrasound Transducers : From Design to Applications
(2018-06-21)Ultrasonic sensors are well known for various applications such as NDT, ultrasound imaging, and proximity sensing. Conventional ultrasound transducers are bulky, work at notoriously high voltages, and consume significant ... -
Possible Chaos In Robot Control Equations
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Power Loss Minimization for Drag Reduction and Self-Propulsion using Surface Mass Transpiration
(2017-11-29)The remarkable efficacy with which normal surface mass transpiration (blowing and suction) alters a given base flow to achieve a desired predefined objective has motivated several investigations on drag reduction, ...