Intro
About This Book
Contents
About the Editors
Wettability Interaction on Two-Phase Flow in Microfluidic Flow-Focusing Geometry
1 Introduction
2 Problem Specification
3 Theoretical Formulation
4 Solution Methodology
5 Results and Discussion
5.1 Temporal Study of Microfluidic Characteristics of Dispersed Thread
5.2 Variation in Pinch-Off Time
5.3 Variation in Pressure Field
6 Conclusion
References
Impact of Secondary Channel Combined with Different Shaped Cavities and Ribs on Double Layer Microchannel Heat Sink
1 Introduction

2 Design and Model Description
2.1 Heat Sink
2.2 Computational Model
2.3 Mathematical Equation and Computation
2.4 Validation and Grid Independence Check
3 Results and Discussion
4 Conclusion
References
Influence of Geometric Configuration on the Flow and Heat Transfer Characteristics of an Open Microchannel Thermal Sinks
1 Introduction
2 Geometrical Modeling
2.1 Physical Model and Computational Domain
2.2 Governing Equations
2.3 Boundary Condition and Mesh Independence
2.4 Data Reduction
2.5 Model Validation
3 Results and Discussion

3.1 Heat Transfer Performance
3.2 Overall Pressure Drops
3.3 Fluid Flow Characteristics
3.4 Temperature Contour
3.5 Thermal Performance Factor
4 Conclusions
References
Transient Heat Transfer Analysis on Coaxial Surface Junction Thermocouples of Types K, E, and J
1 Introduction
2 Materials and Methods
2.1 Theoretical Modelling of Coaxial Surface Junction Thermocouples
2.2 Numerical Simulation of the Coaxial Surface Junction Thermocouple
3 Results and Discussion
3.1 Transient Thermal Simulation
3.2 Validation of Heat Flux Obtained with Numerical Algorithm

3.3 Comparison of Simulation Results with Experimental Data
4 Conclusions
References
Comparison of Heat Transfer Characteristics of Nanofluids for Electric Vehicle Battery Thermal Management
1 Introduction
2 Methodology
2.1 Governing Equations
2.2 Thermophysical Properties
3 Modeling and Meshing
4 Results and Discussions
5 Conclusion
References
Theoretical Investigation of Base Fluid Type in Nanofluids for Heat Transfer Enhancement in Multidisciplinary Engineering Applications
1 Introduction
2 Nanofluids Thermo-Physical Properties

3 Results and Discussion
4 Validation
5 Conclusions
References
CFD Analysis on Thermal Performance of Nanofluids in Electric Vehicle Battery
1 Introduction
2 Methodology
2.1 Governing Equations
2.2 Thermophysical Properties
2.3 Simulation Modelling
3 Result and Discussions
4 Conclusion
References
Impact of Titanium Oxide-Based (TiO2) Nanofluid on Parabolic Trough Solar Concentrating Collector
1 Introduction
2 Design Methodology
2.1 Nanofluid Preparation
3 Results and Discussion
4 Conclusion and Future Scope
Appendix A
References