A computational analysis of flow in simplex fuel atomizers using the arbitrary-Lagrangian–Eulerian method is presented. It is well established that the geometry of an atomizer plays an important role in governing its performance. We have investigated the effect on atomizer performance of four geometric parameters, namely, inlet slot angle, spin chamber convergence angle, trumpet angle, and trum...

SUMMARY Experiments are reported in which film cooling tests are carried out using coolent injection through rows of discrete holes. A shock tunnel is used to provide a transient mainstream flow at stagnation temperatures of 5m°K, 1000°K and 2COO'K. Wall heat transfer rates are measured with and without coolant injection using thin film gauges. Mainstream Mach numbers of 0.2, 0.5 and 0.7 are em...

Effects that two different compound-angle film-hole configurations have on film cooling effectiveness are investigated. Effectiveness measurements have been made downstream of a single row of compound-angle cylindrical holes with a diameter of 7.5 mm, and a single row of compound-angle, diffuser-shaped holes with an inlet diameter of 7.5 mm. Both geometries were inclined with respect to the cov...

We report on an order of magnitude enhanced nonlinear response of vanadium dioxide thin film patterned with nanoresonators--nano slot antennas fabricated on the gold film. Transmission of terahertz radiation, little affected by an optical pumping for the case of bulk thin film, can now be completely switched-off: DeltaT/T approximately -0.9999 by the same optical pumping power. This unprecedent...

Experimental and numerical methods were used to explore the cooling performance of a new hybrid device consisting of a slot jet impinging into a micro-channel, thus capitalizing upon the merits of both cooling configurations. The three-dimensional heat transfer characteristics of this device were analyzed using the standard k–e turbulent model. Numerical predictions for liquid PF-5052 show exce...

Graphene prepared on Cu foil by chemical vapor deposition was studied as a function of post growth cooling conditions. CuO islands embedded in the graphene film were discovered and studied by scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, and X-ray photoemission spectroscopy. It is shown that nanostructured holes can be formed within a graphene film by reduction using hydrogen cooling i...

A numerical study has been carried out for slot air jet impingement cooling of horizontal concentric circular cylinders. The slot air jet is situated at the symmetry line of a horizontal cylinder along the gravity vector and impinges on the bottom of the outer cylinder which is designated as θ=0°. The outer cylinder is partially opened at the top with a width of W=30mm and is kept at constant t...

Non-microscopy-based assays for sensitive and rapid detection of Plasmodium infection in mosquitoes are needed to allow rapid and high throughput measurement of transmission intensity and malaria control program effectiveness. Here, we report on a modified enhanced chemiluminescence-based slot blot assay for detection of Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) circumsporozite protein (PfCSP) expressed on pa...

In this paper, thin film based SiGe superlattice microrefrigerators are fabricated and characterized in terms of maximum cooling, power density and transient response. The localized cooling and fast transient response less than 40ps, demonstrate the potential for hot spot cooling of optoelectronics, microprocessor and IC chips.