Heat Flux Condensation on Coconut Shell Activated Charcoal Porous Media

Structured Porous Media for High Heat Flux Fusion Applications

Effective heat transfer is essential for fusion power core components in order to enable the maximum possible power density and power conversion efficiency needed for economic competitiveness and fuel conservation. Helium coolant is particularly attractive for fusion power plant applications due to its inherent safety features. It can be used in conjunction with a refractory metal such as tungs...

A Note on Local Thermal Non-equilibrium in Porous Media and Heat Flux Bifurcation Phenomenon in Porous Media

This work address a number of fundamental issues and concepts related to local thermal non-equilibrium and the heat flux bifurcation phenomenon in porous media. Different types of heat flux bifurcation phenomenon are discussed in relation to previous works by the authors.

Condensation of fluid in porous media

The research activity of the group led by Dr Taraskin covers a wide area of theoretical condensed matter science and statistical physics. The properties of disordered systems are of particular interest, including nonequilibrium phase-transitions in disordered complex networks and the spectral properties of single-particle electronic and vibrational excitations in disordered materials. My curren...

MERLOT: A Model for Flow and Heat Transfer through Porous Media for High Heat Flux Applications

Heat Transfer in Porous Media

In this work, the effects of electrical double layer (EDL) near the solid/ liquid interface, on three dimensional heat transfer characteristic and pressure drop of water flow through a rectangular microchannel numerically are investigated. An additional body force originating from the existence of EDL is considered to modify the conventional Navier-stokes and energy equations. These modified eq...