porous media has interesting features in compared with free flame combustion due to the extended of the lean flammability limits and lower emissions. advanced new generation of internal combustion (ic) engines are expected to have far better emissions levels both gaseous and particulate matter, at the same time having far lower fuel consumption on a wide range of operating condition. these crit...

abstract bottom rack intake is one of the most appropriate structures for diverting water in steep rivers. the problems of corrosion, deformity and clogging of the bottom racks in long term, inspires a new system of bottom intake in which a filled trench of porous media is replaced by the bottom racks. diversion of a specified amount of discharge through the porous media when void space in the ...

The Lattice Boltzmann (LB) method has been shown to be a highly efficient numerical method for solving fluid flow in confined domains such as pipes, irregularly shaped channels or porous media. Traditionally the LB method has been applied to flow in void regions (pores) and no flow in solid regions. However, in a number of scenarios, this may not suffice. That is partial flow may occur in semi-...

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...

The nonhomogeneous gas or fluid flowing through a nonhomogeneous porous medium is studied. An interesting phenomenon is discussed which shows that the state of the flow is not affected by the surrounding environment if some hypotheses are made on the porosity of the gas, the viscosity, and the permeability of the medium. Such a state is called an isolated environment. The conditions under which...

Abstract An innovative and groundbreaking mathematical approach is proposed for the determination of the properties of reservoir materials, when oil reserves together with water are moving through porous media. Such problem seems to be very important for oil reservoir engineering. So, the above problem is reduced to the solution of a non-linear singular integral equation, which is numerically e...

In this paper, the Ritz-Galerkin method in Bernstein polynomial basis is applied for solving the nonlinear problem of the magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) flow of third grade fluid between the two plates. The properties of the Bernstein  polynomials together with the Ritz-Galerkin method are used to reduce the solution of the MHD Couette flow of non-Newtonian fluid in a porous medium to the solution o...

A finite-element simulation of binary alloy solidification based on a single-domain formulation is presented and tested. Resolution of phase change is first checked by comparison with the analytical results of Worster [M.G. Worster, Solidification of an alloy from a cooled boundary, J. Fluid Mech. 167 (1986) 481–501] for purely diffusive solidification. Fluid dynamical processes without phase c...