––Based on technology and economy, a design of explosion-proof heater of bunched pipeline is mentioned in this paper to solute the problems of the present heater which is used to heat crude oil in winter. The structure and working principle of this new heater are introduced. And the function of the new heater’s swirl plate is described, before the heater power of the new heater is analyzed. The...

We demonstrate measurement and control of single-asperity friction by using cantilever probes featuring an in situ solid-state heater. The heater temperature was varied between 25 and 650 °C (tip temperatures from 25 ± 2 to 120 ± 20 °C). Heating caused friction to increase by a factor of 4 in air at ∼ 30% relative humidity, but in dry nitrogen friction decreased by ∼ 40%. Higher velocity reduce...

CFD analysis of 2-dimensional artificially roughened solar air heater duct with additional circular vortex generator, inserted in inlet section is carried out. Circular transverse ribs on the absorber plate are placed as usual. The analysis is done to investigate the effect of inserting additional vortex generator on the heat transfer and flow friction characteristics inside the solar air heate...

An alternative to fumigants and insecticides for controlling stored-product insects in empty grain storage bins prior to filling is heat treatment, in which the temperature is quickly raised to a minimum of 50 1C and held there for 2–4 h. Effectiveness of heat treatment on empty grain storage bins was evaluated for five commercial propane and electric heat-treatment systems by measuring air tem...

The thermal profiler is a scanning probe microscope with a miniature thermocouple (TC) at its tip which provides topographic and thermographic information by sensing heat conducted across a small air gap. The silicon micromachined thermal profilers (SMTP’s) described in this paper are structurally comprised of a probe that can be longitudinally actuated by an integrated electrostatically driven...

This article applies nonlinear programming techniques to optimize humidification-dehumidification (HD) desalination cycles for operating conditions that result in maximum gained output ratio (GOR). Closed air open water as well as open air open water cycles, each with either an air or a water heater, were considered in this analysis. Numerical optimization resulted in a substantial increase in ...

The thermal performance of a single pass solar air heater with five fins attached was investigated experimentally. Longitudinal fins were used inferior the absorber plate to increase the heat exchange and render the flow fluid in the channel uniform. The effect of mass flow rate of air on the outlet temperature, the heat transfer in the thickness of the solar collector, and the thermal efficien...