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Hydrothermal Analysis in Engineering Using Control Volume Finite Element Method
- 1st Edition - February 27, 2015
- Authors: Mohsen Sheikholeslami, Davood Domairry Ganji
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 1 0 0 3 6 1 - 9
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… Read more
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Request a sales quote- Introduces a detailed explanation of Control Volume Finite Element Method (CVFEM) to provide for a complete understanding of the fundamentals
- Demonstrates applications of this method in various fields, such as nanofluid flow and heat transfer, MHD, FHD, and porous media
- Offers complete familiarity with the governing equations in which nanofluid is used as a working fluid
- Discusses the governing equations of MHD and FHD
- Provides a number of extensive examples throughout the book
- Bonus appendix with sample computer code
- Nomenclature
- Preface
- Chapter 1: Control volume finite element method (CVFEM)
- Abstract
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Discretization: Grid, Mesh, and Cloud
- 1.3 Element and Interpolation Shape Functions
- 1.4 Region of Support and Control Volume
- 1.5 Discretization and Solution
- Chapter 2: CVFEM stream function-vorticity solution
- Abstract
- 2.1 CVFEM Stream Function-Vorticity Solution for a Lid-Driven Cavity Flow
- 2.2 CVFEM Stream Function-Vorticity Solution for Natural Convection
- Chapter 3: Nanofluid flow and heat transfer in an enclosure
- Abstract
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Nanofluid
- 3.3 Simulation of Nanofluid in Vorticity Stream Function Form
- Chapter 4: Flow heat transfer in the presence of a magnetic field
- Abstract
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 MHD Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer
- 4.3 Combined Effects of Ferrohydrodynamics and MHD
- Chapter 5: Flow and heat transfer in porous media
- Abstract
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Governing Equations for Flow and Heat Transfer in Porous Media
- 5.3 Application of the CVFEM for Magnetohydrodynamic Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer
- Appendix: A CVFEM code for lid driven cavity
- Index
- No. of pages: 236
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: February 27, 2015
- Imprint: Academic Press
- eBook ISBN: 9780081003619
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Mohsen Sheikholeslami
Dr. Mohsen Sheikholeslami is the Head of the Renewable Energy Systems and Nanofluid Applications in Heat Transfer Laboratory at the Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, in Iran. He was the first scientist to develop a novel numerical method (CVFEM) in the field of heat transfer and published a book based on this work, entitled "Application of Control Volume Based Finite Element Method (CVFEM) for Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer". He was selected as a Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher (Top 0.01%) by Clarivate Analytics, and he was ranked first in the field of mechanical engineering and transport globally (2020-2021) according to data published by Elsevier. Dr. Sheikholeslami has authored a number of books and is a member of the Editorial Boards of the ‘International Journal of Heat and Technology’ and ‘Recent Patents on Nanotechnology’.
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