The location of heat transfer pinch point in evaporator is the base of determining operating parameters of organic Rankine cycle (ORC). The physical mathematical model seeking the location of pinch point is established, by which, the temperature variations both of heat source and working fluid with UA can be obtained. Taking heat source with inlet temperature of 160 C as example, the matching p...

The statistical properties of protein folding within the φ model are investigated. The calculation is performed using statistical mechanics and path integral method. In particular, the evolution of heat capacity in term of temperature is given for various levels of the nonlinearity of source and the strength of interaction between protein backbone and nonlinear source. It is found that the nonl...

in this paper an indirect method is presented to detect potential geothermal sites in kerman province, southeast iran. geothermal heat flux is one of the main parameters to be investigated in geothermal exploration programs. however, few direct heat flux measurements are available for iran. given the proved relation between curie depths and heat flux, magnetic data can be used to calculate the ...

An unknown transient heat source in a three-dimensional participating medium is reconstructed from temperature measurements using a Bayesian inference method. The heat source is modeled as a stochastic process. The joint posterior probability density function (PPDF) of heat source values at consecutive time points is computed using the Bayes’ formula. The errors in thermocouple readings are mod...

The heat transfer coefficient value strongly depends on surface temperature rise and cooling fluid velocity. Thus, taking into account that usually large temperature gradients occur in air cooled electronic circuits, the local values of this coefficient might differ substantially throughout circuit outer surfaces. Consequently, the assumption of heat transfer coefficient uniformity for the enti...

This technical report describes our most recent improvements to the HotSpot thermal model. First, in response to a previous paper in WDDD 2006 [1] that cites some accuracy shortcomings, we improve treatment in HotSpot’s “block model” of high aspect-ratio blocks, high power densities, and convection boundary conditions. These improvements are included in the newest release of the HotSpot softwar...

Part thermal damage is a process limitation in finish hard turning and understanding process parameter effects, especially, tool wear, on cutting temperatures is fundamental for process modeling and optimization. This study develops an analytical model for cutting temperature predictions, in particular, at the machined-surfaces, in finish hard turning by either a new or worn tool. A mechanistic...

Machining of advanced materials, such as composite, encounters high cutting temperatures and rapid tool wear because of the abrasive nature of the reinforcement phases in the workpiece materials. Ultrahard coatings, such as chemical vapor deposition diamond, have been used for machining such advanced materials. Wear of diamond-coated tools is characterized by catastrophic coating failure, plaus...

The usual way to model heat conduction is to solve a partial differential equation (PDE) with boundary conditions (BCs), i.e., a boundary value problem (BVP). For the case of steady-state heat conduction in a homogeneous isotropic solid with thermal conductivity independent of temperature and with no heat source inside the solid, temperature T (x, y, z) in the solid verifies Laplace equation [5] :