Hydrothermal analysis in engineering using control volume finite element method / Mohsen Sheikholeslami Kandelousi, Davood Domairry Ganji.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Front Cover; Hydrothermal Analysis in Engineering Using Control Volume Finite Element Method; Copyright; Contents; Nomenclature; Preface; Chapter 1: Control volume finite element method (CVFEM); 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. Discretization: Grid, Mesh, and Cloud; 1.2.1. Grid; 1.2.2. Mesh; 1.2.3. Cloud; 1.3. Element and interpolation shape functions; 1.4. Region of support and control volume; 1.5. Discretization and solution; 1.5.1. Steady-State Advection-Diffusion with Source Terms; 1.5.2. Implementation of Source Terms and Boundary Conditions; 1.5.3. Unsteady Advection-Diffusion with Source Terms.

2.2. CVFEM stream function-vorticity solution for natural convection2.2.1. Definition of the Problem and Governing Equation; 2.2.2. Effect of Active Parameters; References; Chapter 3: Nanofluid flow and heat transfer in an enclosure; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Nanofluid; 3.2.1. Definition of Nanofluid; 3.2.2. Model Description; 3.2.3. Conservation Equations; 3.2.3.1. Single-phase model; 3.2.3.2. Two-phase model; 3.2.3.2.1. Continuity equation; 3.2.3.2.2. Nanoparticle continuity equation; 3.2.3.2.3. Momentum equation; 3.2.3.2.4. Energy equation.

3.2.4. Physical Properties of Nanofluids in a Single-Phase Model3.2.4.1. Density; 3.2.4.2. Specific heat capacity; 3.2.4.3. Thermal expansion coefficient; 3.2.4.4. Electrical conductivity; 3.2.4.5. Dynamic viscosity; 3.2.4.6. Thermal conductivity; 3.3. Simulation of nanofluid in vorticity stream function form; 3.3.1. Mathematical Modeling of a Single-Phase Model; 3.3.1.1. Natural convection; 3.3.1.2. Force convection; 3.3.1.3. Mixed convection; 3.3.2. CVFEM for Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer (Single-Phase Model).

3.3.2.1. Natural convection heat transfer in a nanofluid-filled, inclined, L-shaped enclosure3.3.2.1.1. Problem definition; 3.3.2.1.2. Effect of active parameters; 3.3.2.2. Natural convection heat transfer in a nanofluid-filled, semiannulus enclosure; 3.3.2.2.1. Problem definition; 3.3.2.2.2. Effect of active parameters; 3.3.3. Two-Phase Model; 3.3.3.1. Natural convection; 3.3.3.2. Force convection; 3.3.3.3. Mixed convection; 3.3.4. CVFEM for Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer (Two-Phase Model); 3.3.4.1. Two-phase simulation of nanofluid flow and heat transfer using heatline analysis.

Control volume finite element methods (CVFEM) bridge the gap between finite difference and finite element methods, using the advantages of both methods for simulation of multi-physics problems in complex geometries. In Hydrothermal Analysis in Engineering Using Control Volume Finite Element Method, CVFEM is covered in detail and applied to key areas of thermal engineering. Examples, exercises, and extensive references are used to show the use of the technique to model key engineering problems such as heat transfer in nanofluids (to enhance performance and compactness of energy systems), hydro-

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