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Papers by Masum Billah
Numerical Heat Transfer Part A-applications, 2011
The physical model considered here is a lid-driven enclosure with bottom heating and top cooling ... more The physical model considered here is a lid-driven enclosure with bottom heating and top cooling conditions, and a heat generating circular body is placed at the center. The vertical walls of the cavity are kept thermally insulated, and the top lid moves at a constant speed. The steady two-dimensional governing equations for the physical problem are transformed in a dimensionless
International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 2011
Mixed convection heat transfer in a lid-driven cavity along with a heated circular hollow cylinde... more Mixed convection heat transfer in a lid-driven cavity along with a heated circular hollow cylinder positioned at the center of the cavity has been analyzed numerically. The present study simulates a realistic system such as air-cooled electronic equipment with a heat component or an oven with heater. A Galerkin weighted residual finite element method with a Newton–Raphson iterative algorithm is adopted to solve the governing equations. The computation is carried out for wide ranges of the Richardson numbers, cylinder diameter and solid fluid thermal conductivity ratio. Results are presented in the form of streamlines, isothermal lines, average Nusselt number at the heated surface and fluid temperature in the cavity for the mentioned parameters. It is found that the flow field and temperature distribution strongly depend on the cylinder diameter and also the solid–fluid thermal conductivity ratio at the three convective regimes.
Physical Review A, 2005
The total cross sections of electron impact single K -shell ionization of atomic targets, with a ... more The total cross sections of electron impact single K -shell ionization of atomic targets, with a wide range of atomic numbers from Z=6-50 , are evaluated in the energy range up to about 10 MeV employing the recently proposed modified version of the improved binary-encounter dipole (RQIBED) model [Uddin , Phys. Rev. A 70, 032706 (2004)], which incorporates the ionic and relativistic effects. The experimental cross sections for all targets are reproduced satisfactorily even in the relativistic energies using fixed generic values of the two parameters in the RQIBED model. The relativistic effect is found to be significant in all targets except for C, being profound in Ag and Sn.
Nuclear Physics A, 2005
The present work reports the analyses of the experimental differential cross-sections of α elasti... more The present work reports the analyses of the experimental differential cross-sections of α elastic scattering on 58,60,62,64Ni, over a wide range of incident energies, in terms of four types of optical potentials, namely shallow (molecular), deep non-monotonic, squared Woods Saxon and semi-microscopic folding. All the four potentials produce a reasonable description of the experimental data. The potential parameters, calculated from the energy density functional theory using a realistic two-nucleon interaction, resemble closely the molecular potential parameters, which produce the best description of the experimental data for the four isotopes. The volume integrals and the energy variation of the parameters indicate the effect of the shell-model structure on the potentials. The folding potentials, without any need for renormalization, are found to describe reasonably well the elastic scattering cross-section data for the four isotopes within the energy range considered. In conformity with the previous observation on Ca isotopes, the number of nucleons, 4A=49, existing in α-like clusters in the target nucleus, is the same for the four isotopes, considered herein.
Europhysics Letters (epl), 2011
The data on the elastic scattering cross-section (CS) and vector analyzing power (VAP) of 6,7Li i... more The data on the elastic scattering cross-section (CS) and vector analyzing power (VAP) of 6,7Li incident on 12C , 26Mg, 58Ni and 120Sn nuclei are analyzed in terms of an optical model (OM) potential, the real part of which is generated from a realistic two-nucleon interaction using the energy-density functional (EDF) formalism. The EDF-generated real part of the potential is non-monotonic (NM) in nature. This NM real potential part, without any renormalization, along with an empirically determined imaginary part and spin-orbit potential, embodying the underlying physics of projectile excitation, can successfully account for both CS and VAP data in all four cases. This investigation, for the first time, using the simple OM analysis accounts well for the opposite signs of the VAP data of elastically scattered 6,7Li by 58Ni at Elab≈20 MeV and by 120Sn at Elab=44 MeV. The ramification of successfully describing the data by the EDF-generated potential to the equation of state of nuclear matter is discussed.
International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 2011
A numerical study was performed for the laminar forced convection of water over a bank of stagger... more A numerical study was performed for the laminar forced convection of water over a bank of staggered micro fins with cross section of the elongated hexagon. A 3-dimensional mathematical model, for conjugate heat transfer in both solid and liquid is developed. For this aim the Navier-Stokes and energy equations for the liquid region and the energy equation for the solid region are solved simultaneously and the pressure drop as well as the heat transfer characteristics was investigated. The length and width of the studied heat sinks are one centimeter and different heights in the range of 200-500 micrometer were examined for the fluid media. The heat removal of the finned heat sink is compared with an optimum simple mirochannel heat sink. The comparison which is presented at equal pumping powers depicts the enhancement of the heat removal for some specific sizes of the finned heat sink.
International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 2011
This paper deals with the performance investigation of a silica gel/water based on two-stage, fou... more This paper deals with the performance investigation of a silica gel/water based on two-stage, four-bed adsorption chiller with different mass allocation between upper and lower beds employing the re-heat scheme. The innovative chiller is powered by waste heat or renewable energy source of temperature between 50°C and 90°C with a coolant of inlet temperature 30°C for air conditioning purpose. The performance of the four-bed adsorption chiller employing the re-heat scheme is compared with that of the two-stage conventional chiller with the re-heat scheme using equal mass allocation. Results show that cooling capacity can be improved with the optimum allocation of adsorbent mass to the upper beds than that of lower beds. Besides, it is observed that the cooling capacity can be improved up to 10.78% while the cooling water temperature is at 20°C.
International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 2010
The present work is aimed to study mixed convection heat transfer characteristics within a ventil... more The present work is aimed to study mixed convection heat transfer characteristics within a ventilated square cavity having a heated hollow cylinder. The heated hollow cylinder is placed at the center of the cavity. In addition, the wall of the cavity is assumed to be adiabatic. Flows are imposed through the inlet at the bottom of the left wall and
Numerical Heat Transfer Part A-applications, 2012
A numerical study has been carried out in an open channel, which have a heated triangular cavity ... more A numerical study has been carried out in an open channel, which have a heated triangular cavity at the bottom wall. The remaining walls of the channel are adiabatic. Flow inlets to the channel with uniform velocity and fully developed flow are accepted at the exit of the channel. Steady state mixed convection by laminar flow has been studied by numerically solving governing equations to obtain flow field and temperature distribution under the magnetic field and Joule effect. Equations are solved via the Galerkin weighted residual finite element technique. Calculations are performed for different governing parameters such as Hartmann number (10 ≤ Ha ≤ 100), Reynolds number (100 ≤ Re ≤ 2,000), Rayleigh number (10 ≤Ra ≤ 10), Joule parameter (0 ≤ J ≤ 5), and Prandtl number (1 ≤ Pr ≤ 10). It is found that heat transfer decreases with an increasing of the Hartmann number especially at higher values of Rayleigh number. Fluid temperature at the exit of the channel also decreases with increasing of Hartmann number. Fluid temperature at the outlet of the channel becomes higher at low Reynolds number and higher Rayleigh number. However, it decreases with the decreasing of the Reynolds number.
Numerical Heat Transfer Part A-applications, 2011
The physical model considered here is a lid-driven enclosure with bottom heating and top cooling ... more The physical model considered here is a lid-driven enclosure with bottom heating and top cooling conditions, and a heat generating circular body is placed at the center. The vertical walls of the cavity are kept thermally insulated, and the top lid moves at a constant speed. The steady two-dimensional governing equations for the physical problem are transformed in a dimensionless
International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 2011
Mixed convection heat transfer in a lid-driven cavity along with a heated circular hollow cylinde... more Mixed convection heat transfer in a lid-driven cavity along with a heated circular hollow cylinder positioned at the center of the cavity has been analyzed numerically. The present study simulates a realistic system such as air-cooled electronic equipment with a heat component or an oven with heater. A Galerkin weighted residual finite element method with a Newton–Raphson iterative algorithm is adopted to solve the governing equations. The computation is carried out for wide ranges of the Richardson numbers, cylinder diameter and solid fluid thermal conductivity ratio. Results are presented in the form of streamlines, isothermal lines, average Nusselt number at the heated surface and fluid temperature in the cavity for the mentioned parameters. It is found that the flow field and temperature distribution strongly depend on the cylinder diameter and also the solid–fluid thermal conductivity ratio at the three convective regimes.
Physical Review A, 2005
The total cross sections of electron impact single K -shell ionization of atomic targets, with a ... more The total cross sections of electron impact single K -shell ionization of atomic targets, with a wide range of atomic numbers from Z=6-50 , are evaluated in the energy range up to about 10 MeV employing the recently proposed modified version of the improved binary-encounter dipole (RQIBED) model [Uddin , Phys. Rev. A 70, 032706 (2004)], which incorporates the ionic and relativistic effects. The experimental cross sections for all targets are reproduced satisfactorily even in the relativistic energies using fixed generic values of the two parameters in the RQIBED model. The relativistic effect is found to be significant in all targets except for C, being profound in Ag and Sn.
Nuclear Physics A, 2005
The present work reports the analyses of the experimental differential cross-sections of α elasti... more The present work reports the analyses of the experimental differential cross-sections of α elastic scattering on 58,60,62,64Ni, over a wide range of incident energies, in terms of four types of optical potentials, namely shallow (molecular), deep non-monotonic, squared Woods Saxon and semi-microscopic folding. All the four potentials produce a reasonable description of the experimental data. The potential parameters, calculated from the energy density functional theory using a realistic two-nucleon interaction, resemble closely the molecular potential parameters, which produce the best description of the experimental data for the four isotopes. The volume integrals and the energy variation of the parameters indicate the effect of the shell-model structure on the potentials. The folding potentials, without any need for renormalization, are found to describe reasonably well the elastic scattering cross-section data for the four isotopes within the energy range considered. In conformity with the previous observation on Ca isotopes, the number of nucleons, 4A=49, existing in α-like clusters in the target nucleus, is the same for the four isotopes, considered herein.
Europhysics Letters (epl), 2011
The data on the elastic scattering cross-section (CS) and vector analyzing power (VAP) of 6,7Li i... more The data on the elastic scattering cross-section (CS) and vector analyzing power (VAP) of 6,7Li incident on 12C , 26Mg, 58Ni and 120Sn nuclei are analyzed in terms of an optical model (OM) potential, the real part of which is generated from a realistic two-nucleon interaction using the energy-density functional (EDF) formalism. The EDF-generated real part of the potential is non-monotonic (NM) in nature. This NM real potential part, without any renormalization, along with an empirically determined imaginary part and spin-orbit potential, embodying the underlying physics of projectile excitation, can successfully account for both CS and VAP data in all four cases. This investigation, for the first time, using the simple OM analysis accounts well for the opposite signs of the VAP data of elastically scattered 6,7Li by 58Ni at Elab≈20 MeV and by 120Sn at Elab=44 MeV. The ramification of successfully describing the data by the EDF-generated potential to the equation of state of nuclear matter is discussed.
International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 2011
A numerical study was performed for the laminar forced convection of water over a bank of stagger... more A numerical study was performed for the laminar forced convection of water over a bank of staggered micro fins with cross section of the elongated hexagon. A 3-dimensional mathematical model, for conjugate heat transfer in both solid and liquid is developed. For this aim the Navier-Stokes and energy equations for the liquid region and the energy equation for the solid region are solved simultaneously and the pressure drop as well as the heat transfer characteristics was investigated. The length and width of the studied heat sinks are one centimeter and different heights in the range of 200-500 micrometer were examined for the fluid media. The heat removal of the finned heat sink is compared with an optimum simple mirochannel heat sink. The comparison which is presented at equal pumping powers depicts the enhancement of the heat removal for some specific sizes of the finned heat sink.
International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 2011
This paper deals with the performance investigation of a silica gel/water based on two-stage, fou... more This paper deals with the performance investigation of a silica gel/water based on two-stage, four-bed adsorption chiller with different mass allocation between upper and lower beds employing the re-heat scheme. The innovative chiller is powered by waste heat or renewable energy source of temperature between 50°C and 90°C with a coolant of inlet temperature 30°C for air conditioning purpose. The performance of the four-bed adsorption chiller employing the re-heat scheme is compared with that of the two-stage conventional chiller with the re-heat scheme using equal mass allocation. Results show that cooling capacity can be improved with the optimum allocation of adsorbent mass to the upper beds than that of lower beds. Besides, it is observed that the cooling capacity can be improved up to 10.78% while the cooling water temperature is at 20°C.
International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 2010
The present work is aimed to study mixed convection heat transfer characteristics within a ventil... more The present work is aimed to study mixed convection heat transfer characteristics within a ventilated square cavity having a heated hollow cylinder. The heated hollow cylinder is placed at the center of the cavity. In addition, the wall of the cavity is assumed to be adiabatic. Flows are imposed through the inlet at the bottom of the left wall and
Numerical Heat Transfer Part A-applications, 2012
A numerical study has been carried out in an open channel, which have a heated triangular cavity ... more A numerical study has been carried out in an open channel, which have a heated triangular cavity at the bottom wall. The remaining walls of the channel are adiabatic. Flow inlets to the channel with uniform velocity and fully developed flow are accepted at the exit of the channel. Steady state mixed convection by laminar flow has been studied by numerically solving governing equations to obtain flow field and temperature distribution under the magnetic field and Joule effect. Equations are solved via the Galerkin weighted residual finite element technique. Calculations are performed for different governing parameters such as Hartmann number (10 ≤ Ha ≤ 100), Reynolds number (100 ≤ Re ≤ 2,000), Rayleigh number (10 ≤Ra ≤ 10), Joule parameter (0 ≤ J ≤ 5), and Prandtl number (1 ≤ Pr ≤ 10). It is found that heat transfer decreases with an increasing of the Hartmann number especially at higher values of Rayleigh number. Fluid temperature at the exit of the channel also decreases with increasing of Hartmann number. Fluid temperature at the outlet of the channel becomes higher at low Reynolds number and higher Rayleigh number. However, it decreases with the decreasing of the Reynolds number.