Topics: Cladding systems (Building) , Drops , Flow (Dynamics) , Lasers , Surface roughness , Convection , Evaporation , Melting , Solidification , Laser beams

Effects of Plasma Parameters on the Temperature Field in a Workpiece Experiencing Solid-Liquid Phase Transition

F. B. Yeh, P. S. Wei

J. Heat Transfer. September 2005, 127(9): 987–994. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1999653

Abstract

View articletitled, Effects of Plasma Parameters on the Temperature Field in a Workpiece Experiencing Solid-Liquid Phase Transition

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Topics: Plasmas (Ionized gases) , Temperature , Electrons , Heat conduction , Melting , Ions , Phase transitions

Melting and Solidification

A Two-Temperature Model for Solid-Liquid Phase Change in Metal Foams

Shankar Krishnan, Jayathi Y. Murthy, Suresh V. Garimella

J. Heat Transfer. September 2005, 127(9): 995–1004. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2010494

Abstract

View articletitled, A Two-Temperature Model for Solid-Liquid Phase Change in Metal Foams

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Topics: Fluids , Melting , Metal foams , Natural convection , Temperature , Thermal conductivity , Phase change materials , Flow (Dynamics) , Transients (Dynamics)

Thermal Behavior and Geometry Model of Melt Pool in Laser Material Process

Lijun Han, Frank W. Liou, Srinivas Musti

J. Heat Transfer. September 2005, 127(9): 1005–1014. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2005275

Abstract

View articletitled, Thermal Behavior and Geometry Model of Melt Pool in Laser Material Process

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Topics: Convection , Geometry , Laser beams , Laser materials , Lasers , Shapes , Simulation , Surface tension , Temperature , Vapor pressure

Frost Growth in Regenerative Wheels

Wei Shang, Hong Chen, Robert W. Besant

J. Heat Transfer. September 2005, 127(9): 1015–1026. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2005274

Abstract

View articletitled, Frost Growth in Regenerative Wheels

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Topics: Air flow , Cycles , Flow (Dynamics) , Pressure drop , Temperature , Wheels , Exhaust systems , Heat , Boundary-value problems

Natural and Mixed Convection

Numerical Simulation of Mixed Convective Flow Over a Three-Dimensional Horizontal Backward Facing Step

J. G. Barbosa Saldana, N. K. Anand, V. Sarin

J. Heat Transfer. September 2005, 127(9): 1027–1036. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2005272

Abstract

View articletitled, Numerical Simulation of Mixed Convective Flow Over a Three-Dimensional Horizontal Backward Facing Step

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Topics: Flow (Dynamics)

Radiative Heat Transfer

A New Numerical Procedure for Coupling Radiation in Participating Media With Other Modes of Heat Transfer

Sandip Mazumder

J. Heat Transfer. September 2005, 127(9): 1037–1045. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1929780

Abstract

View articletitled, A New Numerical Procedure for Coupling Radiation in Participating Media With Other Modes of Heat Transfer

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Topics: Heat conduction , Heat transfer , Radiation (Physics)

Energy Transmission by Photon Tunneling in Multilayer Structures Including Negative Index Materials

C. J. Fu, Z. M. Zhang, D. B. Tanner

J. Heat Transfer. September 2005, 127(9): 1046–1052. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2010495

Abstract

View articletitled, Energy Transmission by Photon Tunneling in Multilayer Structures Including Negative Index Materials

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Topics: Photons , Polaritons , Tunnel construction , Waves , Microscale devices , Radiative heat transfer , Polarization (Electricity) , Polarization (Light) , Polarization (Waves) , Vacuum

Technical Briefs

Natural Convection in a Vertical Microchannel

Cha’o-Kuang Chen, Huei Chu Weng

J. Heat Transfer. September 2005, 127(9): 1053–1056. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1999651

Abstract

View articletitled, Natural Convection in a Vertical Microchannel

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Topics: Flow (Dynamics) , Fluids , Microchannels , Microfluidics , Micropumps , Natural convection , Temperature , Slip flow , Heat transfer

New Method to Determine the Velocities of Particles on a Solid Propellant Surface in a Solid Rocket Motor

Yumin Xiao, R. S. Amano, Timin Cai, Jiang Li

J. Heat Transfer. September 2005, 127(9): 1057–1061. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1999652

Abstract

View articletitled, New Method to Determine the Velocities of Particles on a Solid Propellant Surface in a Solid Rocket Motor

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Topics: Combustion , Combustion chambers , Motors , Particulate matter , Propellants , Rockets , Trajectories (Physics) , X-rays , Image processing , Flow (Dynamics)