{"title":"Modeling gas flow in a looped thermosyphon with a 1 D low-Mach number expansion","authors":"Giuseppe Parasiliti Rantone , Nora Aïssiouene , Yohan Penel , Pierre-Yves Lagrée","doi":"10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2025.110323","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2025.110323","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This article provides numerical results for a laminar gas flow at small velocities in the “looped thermosyphon”, or “natural circulation loop” : a closed configuration composed of two horizontal adiabatic pipes and two vertical pipes with different fixed wall temperature. To this extent, following Paolucci (1982; 1994) we construct a low-Mach number model capable of taking into account the periodicity and the discontinuities intrinsic to this configuration. This compressible model is richer than the Boussinesq model since it describes the pressure variation and is adapted to the description of flows driven by large temperature gradients. We settle averaged equations through the pipes of small radius compared to the length, this gives a one dimensional system of equations of mass, momentum and energy with two pressures, a dynamical one and a thermodynamical one only function of time. We construct a quasi-exact solution in a laminar and steady-state regime. We approach the low-Mach averaged 1D Model with a coupled numerical method based on the characteristics method considering the presence of the periodic conditions and the discontinuous gravity term with Dirac distributions as derivatives at the corners. The numerical results are confronted and validated by the aforementioned reference solution to determine their accuracy.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":341,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Thermal Sciences","volume":"220 ","pages":"Article 110323"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145096546","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Additively manufactured copper surfaces with porous microfeatures for enhanced pool boiling performance","authors":"Tadej Bregar , Armin Hadžić , John Robinson , Alexandros Askounis , Matevž Zupančič , Iztok Golobič","doi":"10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2025.110325","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2025.110325","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study evaluates pool boiling on additively manufactured copper surfaces with various microstructures, using distilled water under saturated atmospheric conditions. Initially, heat-treated and untreated samples were compared to assess thermal conductivity effects. Heat-treated samples, despite higher thermal conductivity, generally showed lower heat transfer coefficients (HTC) due to smoother surfaces and fewer active nucleation sites. Further testing involved heat-treated surfaces with channels, tunnels, chimneys, and pillars of varying heights, benchmarked against a flat surface. Chimney structures achieved the highest enhancements, surpassing 3000 kW m<sup>−2</sup> in maximum heat flux and an HTC of 260 kW m<sup>−2</sup> K<sup>−1</sup>, which is a 400 % improvement compared to the reference. Their superior performance resulted from efficient liquid-vapor separation, capillary wicking, and favorable bubble dynamics facilitated by their geometry. Pillar structures significantly enhanced critical heat flux but had limited HTC due to vapor entrapment and bubble coalescence. In contrast, chimney features provided balanced boiling performance across diverse heat fluxes. Overall, this study demonstrates the promise of laser powder bed fusion to create advanced copper surfaces for effective thermal management applications, particularly in systems demanding high heat dissipation, minimal surface superheat, and complex geometries.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":341,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Thermal Sciences","volume":"220 ","pages":"Article 110325"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145096547","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Junjie Wang , Yinping Ma , Limin Wang , Linqing Zhang , Yongliang Xiong
{"title":"Parametric study of igniter design on ignition transient performance in solid rocket motors","authors":"Junjie Wang , Yinping Ma , Limin Wang , Linqing Zhang , Yongliang Xiong","doi":"10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2025.110322","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2025.110322","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study investigates the influence of igniter performance parameters and jet orientation on three ignition transient phases (induction, flame spreading, chamber filling) in solid rocket motors. A three-dimensional fluid dynamics model coupled with one-dimensional unsteady heat transfer captures ignition combustion transients. Key findings reveal that induction time decreases significantly with higher igniter heat flux and larger jet canting angles. Flame spreading time exhibits an inverse relationship with induction time, while maximum pressure rise rate inversely correlates with flame spreading time. Chamber filling time is only affected in canted configurations, showing an inverse relationship with flame spreading time. Increasing jet canting angle prolongs flame spreading time and reduces pressure rise rate, but diminishing returns beyond ∼75° provide practical design constraints. These insights offer quantitative guidance for precision igniter design.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":341,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Thermal Sciences","volume":"220 ","pages":"Article 110322"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145096545","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Thermal characterization of microwires for hypothermia-based glioblastoma treatment","authors":"Vishnu V. Ganesan , Syed Faaiz Enam , Ankur Jain","doi":"10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2025.110246","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2025.110246","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Understanding and optimizing thermal transport in biological tissue is critical for a number of thermal-based medical therapies. In particular, localized tumor cooling via an array of thin inserted microwires has been shown to be a promising technique for treating glioblastoma, the most common malignant brain tumor. Thermal conductivity of the microwire material is expected to play a key role in such hypothermia therapies. Unfortunately, thermal properties of such materials, which are often composites, are not known in advance. Moreover, such microwires may be ultra-thin, which offers additional challenges in direct measurement of thermal properties. This work presents the measurement of thermal conductivity of ultra-thin microwires (sub-100 μm diameter) using a comparative method. Validity of the experimental technique is established by measuring thermal conductivity of microwires made of standard materials. Thermal characterization of a number of candidate microwire materials for hypothermia treatment is carried out. Microwire materials that offer the highest thermal conductivity are identified. A set of thermal simulations are also carried out to understand the role of thermal conductivity of microwire materials for shallow and deep tissue hypothermia. Results presented in this work provide critical thermal characterization of a key component of tissue hypothermia, and may help in materials selection and process optimization for hypothermia based treatment of glioblastoma, as well as other hypothermia therapies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":341,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Thermal Sciences","volume":"220 ","pages":"Article 110246"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145096544","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ziyi Xu , Yongming Xu , Shuo Yang , Yanbo Wang , Yaodong Wang
{"title":"A novel electromagnetic-thermal-fluid bidirectional coupled model considering multiple factors for temperature rise and loss calculation of high current density motor","authors":"Ziyi Xu , Yongming Xu , Shuo Yang , Yanbo Wang , Yaodong Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2025.110330","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2025.110330","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Conventional thermal prediction models for induction motors typically neglect the iron core resistivity and air thermophysical properties, concentrating solely on the influence of temperature changes on copper resistivity, which therefore results in diminished computation accuracy. For this purpose, a novel electromagnetic-thermal-fluid bidirectional coupled model of an induction motor with high current density is developed, integrating the effects of temperature variations on electromagnetic loss, fluid dynamics, and heat transmission. Results reveal that after considering the temperature effect, the physical properties of air and electromagnetic losses vary considerably. Proposed model works better than traditional ones because it matches experimental results more closely, showing a 12 % increase in accuracy for temperature rise and an even bigger improvement for electromagnetic loss, proving that it is more effective. Moreover, a thorough investigation is conducted to evaluate all physical field characteristics of induction motor. Highest temperature rise is situated in stator winding, with amplitudes up to 116.3K. And the trend and distribution characteristics of temperature rise in the induction motor in all directions are mainly related to the heat source distribution and air temperature variation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":341,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Thermal Sciences","volume":"220 ","pages":"Article 110330"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145096543","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bo Hou , Liang-Bi Wang , Zhi-Min Lin , Song Liu , An-Ning Guo
{"title":"Interaction of vortices induced by fixed-distance columns with Dean vortices increases the local heat transfer on the convex surface contacting with the wake region of the column in spiral plate heat exchanger","authors":"Bo Hou , Liang-Bi Wang , Zhi-Min Lin , Song Liu , An-Ning Guo","doi":"10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2025.110313","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2025.110313","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A spiral plate heat exchanger has two main geometrical characteristics: the curved channels, and the fixed distance columns that are indispensable. Dean vortices exit in the curved channels, and as fluid flow passes the fixed-distance columns, other types of vortices are produced. These vortices may interact and produce unexpected effects on fluid flow and heat transfer. This study investigates the interaction between these vortices using a numerical method. To reveal the interaction of vortices easily, the straight channels (STC), the straight channels with fixed-distance columns (STC-FDC), Archimedean spiral channel (ASC), and Archimedean spiral channel with fixed distance columns (ASC-FDC) are selected, and vortices in these channels are compared. The results reveals that the interaction of vortices produces two stronger longitudinal vortices downstream every fixed distance column, the cores of the newly formed vortices are near the convex wall, which boosts local heat transfer greatly on the convex wall contacting with the wake region in ASC-FDC and slightly on the concave wall. Compared to STC-FDC, the average Nusselt number of ASC-FDC rises by 25 %, the friction factor increases by 70 %. Compared to the ASC, the average Nusselt number on the convex wall of ASC-FDC increases by 75 % and on the concave wall by 10 %, but friction factor rises by 200 %.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":341,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Thermal Sciences","volume":"220 ","pages":"Article 110313"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145096539","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Investigation on aluminum dust explosion in pneumatic conveying pipelines","authors":"Shikai Bao, Haoran Zhao, Xiaozhe Yu, Jinglin Zhang, Lingfeng Wang, Zhengdong Liu, Gang Li, Chunmiao Yuan","doi":"10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2025.110315","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2025.110315","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Understanding the initiation of dust explosions in industrial-scale pneumatic conveying pipelines is crucial for reducing explosion risks in dust-handling industries. This study uses fluid dynamics and heat and mass transfer theory to propose a numerical simulation method for the explosion process of aluminum dust in high-speed industrial pneumatic conveying pipelines. It reveals how different airflow velocities and dust concentrations affect the behavior of aluminum dust explosions in terms of flame propagation and pressure. The research findings indicate that as airflow velocity increases, both the maximum flame propagation speed and maximum explosion pressure initially rise before declining. Maximum explosion pressures at different airflow velocities exhibit a peak at 700 g/m<sup>3</sup> dust concentration. Additionally, the study elucidates the reasons for flame acceleration within the pipelines and the mechanisms through which airflow velocity influences explosion dynamics. This research provides valuable insights for managing the risk of dust explosions in industrial pneumatic conveying pipelines, offering a basis for implementing effective risk control measures in industrial production.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":341,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Thermal Sciences","volume":"220 ","pages":"Article 110315"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145096540","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tian Zheng, Zhang Furen, Xie Yuanpeng, Wang Yufeng
{"title":"Research on the thermal performance of an innovative bionic four-leaf clover liquid cooling plate based on sine function","authors":"Tian Zheng, Zhang Furen, Xie Yuanpeng, Wang Yufeng","doi":"10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2025.110316","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2025.110316","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Temperature and pressure drop (Δp) are two key factors that reflect the performance of a liquid-cooled battery thermal management system (BTMS). Therefore, it is particularly important to design a liquid-cooled structure with good cooling performance and low power consumption. Inspired by the shape of a four-leaf clover and based on bionic knowledge combined with sine function curves, a novel bionic four-leaf clover liquid cooling plate model designed with sine function curves was proposed in this paper. First, the effect of the distance between the blade and the inlet on the heat dissipation performance of the cold plate was analyzed. Results indicated that when the distance was 0, the liquid cooling plate performed best. Next, the influence of different inlet and outlet configurations on the comprehensive performance of the liquid cooling plate was discussed. Results revealed that the two-inlet, four-outlet configuration provides the best thermal performance, with a 20.34 % improvement in the comprehensive performance index. Subsequently, the influence of different connecting fin structures between the blades was discussed. Results indicated that the connecting fin structures had a minimal impact on the thermal performance of the cold plate. Finally, multi-objective optimization was conducted for the amplitude (<em>a</em>) of the bionic four-leaf clover liquid cooling channel, the width (<em>b</em>) of the blade channel, the width (<em>c</em>) of the branch channels, and the width (<em>e</em>) of the central channel. Compared to the original model, the optimized model exhibited a 1.32 °C (3.25 %) reduction in average temperature, an 18.58 Pa (75.56 %) decrease in pressure drop, and an overall performance enhancement of 89 %.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":341,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Thermal Sciences","volume":"220 ","pages":"Article 110316"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145096542","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A simulation model for radiative heat transfer on a human body in fire based on a new backward ray tracing method","authors":"Zheng Wei , Feiyang Huang , Peizhong Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2025.110320","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2025.110320","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Thermal radiation is one of the causes of human injury in fires. In addition to causing direct burns to the body surface, thermal radiation can also result in an increase in body temperature, reduced mobility, dehydration, and life-threatening conditions. Previous studies have focused on the thermal radiation from the fires source, but the simplification of human body structure has limited the ability to calculate the variations in radiant heat flux on different parts of the human body and the influence of human body geometry on radiant heat transfer. In this research, a novel backward ray tracing method is proposed to simulate the radiant heat flux on the surface of the human body while retaining its true geometric features in a fire scenario. Firstly, a discrete human mesh is created and placed in the simulated fire scene. Then, a solid angle segmentation method is introduced, dividing the hemisphere beyond each surface element of the human body mesh into equal size. To validate the proposed method, a pool fire experiment is conducted. This method is then applied to study the distribution of thermal radiant flux on the human surface under different angles between the human mesh and the fire source, as well as varying wind speed in pool fire scenario. When the human body is located downwind of the fire, the largest surface radiative heat flux occurs in the upper body region. Conversely, when positioned upwind, the maximum radiative heat flux is observed on the leg. This study simulated the thermal exposure distance for human body wearing summer clothing in a pool fire experiment. The findings indicate that clothing significantly reduces the exposure distance when the body faces toward or away from the fire source. However, when the body is oriented sideways relative to the fire source, clothing demonstrates minimal effect on the safe exposure distance. The proposed method can be used for fire escape planning and the design of fireproof clothing.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":341,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Thermal Sciences","volume":"220 ","pages":"Article 110320"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145096541","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Guotao Chen , Ling Liu , Yunhe Yu , Zhiyuan Mei , Shaosong Min
{"title":"Study on the temperature field of carbon fiber composite laminates considering pyrolysis damage","authors":"Guotao Chen , Ling Liu , Yunhe Yu , Zhiyuan Mei , Shaosong Min","doi":"10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2025.110296","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2025.110296","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>To overcome the pyrolysis problem of fiber-reinforced resin matrix composites at high temperature, the heat transfer characteristics of carbon fiber-reinforced composites (T700/350) were experimentally studied at different temperatures. Infrared thermal imaging was used to detect the temperature field and internal delamination of the unexposed surface of the composites. Furthermore, based on the UMATHT subroutine of the ABAQUS software, a thermal response model for the composite laminates was constructed, which considered heat transfer in both the in-plane and thickness directions. The research results show that the temperature of the heated zone of the carbon fiber composite laminates varies gradually along the in-plane and thickness directions under unilateral heating conditions. As the furnace temperature rises from 350 °C to 400 °C, a thermal reaction occurs on the exposed surface, and the laminates undergo internal delamination due to thermal stress. With the increase in furnace temperature, the pyrolysis reaction of the material on the exposed surface intensifies until carbonization occurs, and it expands along the thickness direction. The infrared thermal imaging equipment used could not only accurately measure the temperature field of the unexposed surface of the laminates but also effectively detect the internal delamination of the laminates. The simulation results show that the established pyrolysis response model can not only effectively simulate the variation characteristics of the temperature field and the initial thermal decomposition temperature of the composite laminates under unilateral heating conditions, but also simulate the pyrolysis reaction temperature, pyrolysis density change and carbonization law of the material.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":341,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Thermal Sciences","volume":"220 ","pages":"Article 110296"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145096178","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}