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Introduction: Varicocele is dilatation of pampiniform venous plexus. It is associated with male infertility, as it is found in more than 40% of male partners in infertile couples. The main pathophysiological mechanism for impaired... more
Introduction: Varicocele is dilatation of pampiniform venous plexus. It is associated with male infertility, as it is found in more than 40% of male partners in infertile couples. The main pathophysiological mechanism for impaired spermatogenesis is considered to be elevated scrotal temperature. Mainstay for diagnostic assessment of varicocele is physical examination and scrotal ultrasound/doppler. Thermography is a diagnostic method which
In a CANada Deuterium Uranium (CANDU) reactor, fuel channel integrity depends on the coolability of the moderator as an ultimate heat sink under transient conditions such as a loss of coolant accident (LOCA) with a coincidence of a loss... more
In a CANada Deuterium Uranium (CANDU) reactor, fuel channel integrity depends on the coolability of the moderator as an ultimate heat sink under transient conditions such as a loss of coolant accident (LOCA) with a coincidence of a loss of emergency core cooling (LOECC), as well as a normal operating condition. This study presents the assessments of moderator thermal–hydraulic characteristics in the normal operating condition and one transient condition for CANDU-6 reactors, using a general purpose three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics code. This study consists of two steps. First, an optimized calculation scheme is obtained by many-sided comparisons of the predicted results with the related experimental data, and by evaluating the fluid flow and temperature distributions. Then, in the second step, with the optimized scheme, the analyses for real CANDU-6 of normal operating condition and transition condition have been performed. The present model has successfully predicted the experimental results and also reasonably assessed the thermal–hydraulic characteristics of the real CANDU-6 with 380 fuel channels. Flow regime map with major parameters representing the flow pattern inside Calandria vessel has also proposed to be used as operational and/or regulatory guidelines.
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- Engineering, Heat Transfer, Nanoparticle, Performance
Numerical simulation based on finite numerical methods is used to predict the production process by injection molding of two polymers parts used in low cost domestic refrigerators. The Hele-Shaw fluid mechanics model along with the volume... more
Numerical simulation based on finite numerical methods is used to predict the production process by injection molding of two polymers parts used in low cost domestic refrigerators. The Hele-Shaw fluid mechanics model along with the volume of fluid method are used to calculate velocity and pressure for non- newtonian polymer flows during the injection process using finite elements. The energy equation, with transient, convective, diffusive and viscous dissipation terms, describing the cooling process of the heated polymer while being injected in the cold mold, is solved by the finite difference method. Results for the time evolution of polymer front, pressure and temperature distributions during injection of Polystrol 495F in the mould cavity to produce the freezer door, obtained from two different non-newtonian fluid models, three mold temperatures and two thickness are presented. The effects of the location of the injection point and heat transfer coefficient between polymer flow a...
We present experimental data on mass removal during 1064-nm pulsed laser ablation of graphite, niobium and YBa2Cu3O7-δ superconductor. Evidence for the transition from normal vaporization to phase explosion has been obtained for these... more
We present experimental data on mass removal during 1064-nm pulsed laser ablation of graphite, niobium and YBa2Cu3O7-δ superconductor. Evidence for the transition from normal vaporization to phase explosion has been obtained for these materials, showing a dramatic increase in the ablation rate at the threshold fluences of 22, 15 and 17.5 J/cm2, respectively. A numerical model is used to evaluate the ablation rate and temperature distribution within the targets under near-threshold ablation conditions. The results are analyzed from the viewpoint of the vaporized matter approaching the critical point with increasing laser fluence. A possible means of the estimating the thermodynamic critical temperature from the data for nanosecond laser ablation is discussed. It is suggested that the critical temperature of refractory metals is higher than that estimated with the traditional methods due to plasma effects. An analogy with the boiling crisis (the transition from nucleate to film boiling) is drawn to explain the formation of ablation craters with spallated edges.
Numerical simulation of an air and water two-phase flow in a micro tube is carried out. The focus is laid upon bubbly and slug flows with dry-out. An axisymmetric two-dimensional flow is assumed. The Phase-Field method is adopted to... more
Numerical simulation of an air and water two-phase flow in a micro tube is carried out. The focus is laid upon bubbly and slug flows with dry-out. An axisymmetric two-dimensional flow is assumed. The Phase-Field method is adopted to capture the interface, as well as to resolve the singularities arising at the rupture of liquid film and the consequent contact
This work reports the laboratory test results of a Li-ion battery designed for electric scooter applications. Four different modes of heat dissipation were investigated in this experimental study: (1) natural convection cooling; (2)... more
This work reports the laboratory test results of a Li-ion battery designed for electric scooter applications. Four different modes of heat dissipation were investigated in this experimental study: (1) natural convection cooling; (2) presence of aluminum foam heat transfer matrix; ...