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In this paper we propose a development of the finite difference method, called the tailored finite point method, for solving steady magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) duct flow problemswith a high Hartmann number. When the Hartmann number is large, the MHD duct flow is convection-dominated and thus its solution may exhibit localized phenomena such as the boundary layer. Most conventional numerical metho...

The focus of this article is toward the development of hybrid analytic-numerical mode-matching methods for model problems involving three-dimensional ducts of rectangular cross-section and with flexible walls. Such methods require first closed form analytic expressions for the natural fluid-structure coupled waveforms that propagate in each duct section and second the corresponding orthogonalit...

The formation of pairs and trains particles in inertial microfluidics is an important consideration for device design applications, such as particle focusing separation. We study the stability linear staggered nearly rigid spherical different sizes a pressure-driven flow through straight duct with rectangular cross section under mild inertia. An in-house lattice-Boltzmann-immersed-boundary-fini...

• A single-phase three-dimensional flow model compares different finned microchannels. The fin shape has significant effects on microchannel heat transfer characteristics. zigzag gives the highest rate of removal to hydraulic power loss ratio. a 9 K lower contact temperature and 60% higher Nusselt number. Higher thermal performance is achieved with Al 2 O 3 nanofluid compared water. sink config...