The main contribution of this study is to present a modified V-corrugated grooved absorber plate in the construction of plane solar air heaters for higher performance. The combined effects of extended heat transfer area due to the V-shaped absorber, the suction process by the grooves that maintains the convective flow closed to the heated absorber ...

By MARYAM MOEIN ADDINI, SEYYED ABDOLREZA GANDJALIKHAN NASSAB

Aerodynamic drag is still one of the main challenges facing the automotive industry. The design engineers are trying to develop novel techniques that could help to control the flow and optimize the shape of a vehicle to make it able to increase the base pressure drag at the wake region. The pressure drag is one of the main contributors to the aerod...

By MAROUANE ESSAHRAOUI, RACHID EL BOUAYADI, MOHAMMED EL GANAOUI, AOUATIF SAAD

Accurate prediction of stress and displacement in plates with central cracks is vital for engineering design safety. However, the impact of finite plate size on stress and displacement distribution is an important factor that has not been fully addressed in previous studies, highlighting the need for further investigation. Thus, this study presents...

By ALI EHSAN SEIF, MOHAMMAD ZAMAN KABIR

In rocket engine nozzle design, flow separation is essential and, given the high temperatures and pressures in the thrust chamber, regenerative cooling is critical for maintaining the nozzle wall's integrity. This passage provides a summary of an in-depth numerical analysis of boundary layer separation and heat transfer within a 30°-15&A...

By BENSAYAH KHALED, KAMRI KHADIDJA

The introduction of pressure piping increasingly requires the use of efficient materials which must withstand both high hydrostatic pressures, high mechanical loads and high thermal gradients. At nuclear power plants, piping systems are subjected to high pressures (up to 60 MPa). The occurrence of cracks and their possible spread is one of the seri...

By BENOUIS ALI, ZAHI RACHID, MOULGADA ABDELMADJID, DJEBBAR NOUREDDINE

The present study discusses one dimensional groundwater infiltration phenomenon in unsaturated soil. The mathematical formulation is developed using Dracy’s law, equation of continuity, and standard relations between diffusivity coefficient and hydraulic conductivity. We solved the obtained system using double power series method...

By PRAGNESHKUMAR R. MAKWANA, AMIT K. PARIKH

This paper aims to predict the behavior of a complex fluid though a small-sized thermal exchanger. The fluid used is of shear-thickening type of power-law index (n = 1.4) and Prandtl number (Pr = 50). The Ostwald model was utilized to define the dynamic viscosity. The exchanger consists of three rectangular cross-section tubes placed inside a therm...

By HACèNE HAMOUDI, MOHAMED BOUZIT

The biomechanical properties’ changes of the abdominal aortic aneurysms’ (AAA) walls are closely related to the pathological degeneration of the smooth muscle cells and the main fibrous components (collagen and elastin). In this study, the passive mechanical response of the aneurysmal aortic wall is computation...

By BOUTERAA SAMIRA, BOUARICHA AMOR, ZEMOURI ZAHIA, BERKANI MAHIèDDINE

In this paper, an adaptive controller is applied to the piezoelectric actuators, PEA, in order to handle them. Our paper deals with the design of a new adaptive neuro-fast terminal sliding mode controller. The new adaptive control law using the terminal attractor concept is used in the finite time control procedure of the non-linear model. The PEA ...

By OUNISSI AMOR, AZEDDINE KADDOURI, RACHID ABDESSEMED

This paper presents а numerical solution of a non-similar two-dimensional boundary-layer flow over a cylinder. The assumptions and related two-dimensional flow equations are presented. The fourth-order Runge-Kutta method with the backward differentiation formula (BDF) method to separation point is implemented in the numerical solution usin...

By VAHID REZAEE, ARASH HOUSHMAND