{"title":"Enhancing heat transfer efficiency: a thorough review on liquid jet impingement, nozzle inclination, and separation","authors":"Sonali Anant Deshmukh, Praveen Barmavatu, Jatoth Heeraman","doi":"10.1007/s10973-026-15292-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10973-026-15292-y","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Many technical and industrial applications employ jet impingement heat transfer (HT). Heat exchangers, turbine blade cooling, electronic component cooling, cooling of combustion chambers, paper drying applications, textile industries, food industry, pharmaceuticals, glass and polymer tempering processing, and laser material processing are all examples of where impinging jets are employed. These applications leverage efficient HT capabilities of jet impingement to enhance performance and energy efficiency. By optimizing design and operation of impinging jets, industries can achieve significant improvements in temperature control and product quality. The influence of nozzle inclination and nozzle spacing distances on HT is discovered to have a significant impact. The goal of this study is to investigate convective HT behavior of turbulent jet impingement at various inclination degrees and nozzle-to-nozzle separation distances. This study can be used to cool electrical equipment as well as automotive parts. By adopting a precise inclination angle and a specified nozzle-to-nozzle spacing, rate of HT can be increased.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":678,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry","volume":"151 6","pages":"4957 - 4972"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147727607","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hamed Arhami, Ali Nouri Borujerdi, Mohammad Najafi
{"title":"Correction: Optimization of a multilayer thermal barrier coating system in a gas turbine combustion chamber with different operating conditions and coating properties","authors":"Hamed Arhami, Ali Nouri Borujerdi, Mohammad Najafi","doi":"10.1007/s10973-026-15325-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10973-026-15325-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":678,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry","volume":"151 5","pages":"4619 - 4619"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147808244","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of PCM polarity on the performance of ceramsite-based phase change aggregates: a comparative study with PEG and paraffin as examples","authors":"Saihao Zhou, Guochen Sang, Huanle Wang, Shijie Bai, Xiaoling Cui, Zhixuan Wang","doi":"10.1007/s10973-025-15133-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10973-025-15133-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Ceramsite is often used as a carrier for phase change materials due to its high strength and porous properties. However, when it is compounded with different polar phase change materials, the prepared phase change aggregates show significant differences in performance, and its mechanism of action has not yet been clarified, which needs to be studied in depth. In this paper, phase change aggregates were prepared by using ceramsite to adsorb polar phase change material PEG and nonpolar phase change material paraffin, respectively. The adsorption test revealed that the main driving force for the adsorption of PCMs by ceramsite under atmospheric pressure is capillary force, and the polarity of PCMs affects the adsorption capacity of ceramsite, but this effect can be neglected under negative pressure (− 1 MPa). DSC test showed that the effect of ceramsite on the phase change properties of PEG was more significant compared to paraffin, and the crystallization rate of PEG/ceramsite was only 86.32%. By weakening the hydrogen bonding between PEG and ceramsite, it was found that hydrogen bonding is the main reason for the large changes in the phase transition properties of PEG. On the one hand, hydrogen bonding provides nucleation sites for PEG to reduce the degree of supercooling, and on the other hand, hydrogen bonding restricts the normal crystallization of PEG molecules. After quantitatively analyzing the leakage process, it was found that the polarity relationship between ceramsite and PCMs determine the leakage rate by regulating the contact angle at the interface between the two. It was calculated that the critical pore size for leakage of PEG/ceramsite was greater than the vast majority of the pore size of ceramsite. The surface tension generated in the pore size of the ceramsite is sufficient to counteract the effect of PEG gravity, thereby ensuring the stability of the phase change aggregates in their definitive form.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":678,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry","volume":"151 5","pages":"4449 - 4470"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147808209","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Numerical study on the thermal stability of modular charge in chambers considering heat transfer","authors":"Shuang Wu, Yonggang Yu","doi":"10.1007/s10973-026-15367-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10973-026-15367-w","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Investigating the heat transfer and cook-off behavior of modular charge (MC) during continuous firing is crucial for ensuring the thermal reliability of large-caliber artillery under high-frequency firing conditions. At an ambient temperature of 15 °C, a heat transfer model coupled with an interior ballistic model is developed to analyze chamber temperature distribution under varying firing conditions. This distribution is utilized as the initial condition for a two-dimensional unsteady cook-off model to numerically analyze the cook-off reaction of loaded MC. Results show that the thermal stability of MC is influenced by firing rate, number of rounds fired, and the number of modules loaded in the chamber. Cook-off initiates at the top-right corner of the far-right module, forming a ring-shaped ignition zone. Increasing the number of modules shifts the ignition point axially leftward and extends the cook-off time. Across all conditions, the cook-off temperature range is 451–463 K. The maximum safe number of rounds to maintain module stability in the chamber is determined to be 44, 43, and 42 at firing rates of 6, 10, and 15 rounds/min, respectively.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":678,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry","volume":"151 5","pages":"4351 - 4366"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147808223","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Suvanjan Bhattacharyya, Basma Souayeh, Neeraj Kumar Sharma, Sri Harsha Dannana, Noura Al Suliman, Nourah F. Almuhawish
{"title":"Energy and exergy analysis of a solar-assisted vapor compression refrigeration system for milk chilling applications in rural India using CO2 as a natural refrigerant","authors":"Suvanjan Bhattacharyya, Basma Souayeh, Neeraj Kumar Sharma, Sri Harsha Dannana, Noura Al Suliman, Nourah F. Almuhawish","doi":"10.1007/s10973-026-15373-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10973-026-15373-y","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The refrigerant compressor in this study is powered by solar energy because power consumption is a significant issue in the village-level vapor compression cycle. To increase the system’s coefficient of performance, the idea of an analytical study of the vapor compression refrigeration system with a heat exchanger was implemented. The study introduces a solar-powered vapor compression refrigeration system using CO<sub>2</sub> as a low-GWP refrigerant integrated with a heat exchanger to enhance COP through analytical performance evaluation with and without superheating. The energy analysis and performance assessment of a milk-cooled chiller with a solar-powered refrigerant compressor are also the main topics of the study. Using CO<sub>2</sub>, a novel refrigerant with low GWP (global warming potential) and ODP (ozone depletion potential), this study compares the performance of the vapor compression refrigeration cycle with and without superheating. Here, the new refrigerant has been discussed. Reducing the compressor’s labor or enhancing the refrigeration effect are two ways to raise the COP of the refrigeration system (VCRS). Reducing compressor effort and increasing refrigerating effect are necessary to improve the coefficient of performance. The typical vapor compression refrigeration (VCR) cycle, which is used in many refrigeration systems, has a low Coefficient of Performance (COP). However, it can be made more efficient by adding a heat exchanger.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":678,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry","volume":"151 6","pages":"5247 - 5267"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147727262","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kehinde Temitope Alao, Kamaruzzaman Sopian, Syed Ihtsham Ul Haq Gilani, Shuib Husin, Oluwaseun Michael Edokpayi, Taiwo Onaopemipo Alao, Zeshan Aslam, Hussein A. Kazem
{"title":"Enhancing photovoltaic performance with cooling paint technologies: A review of reflective, radiative, and hybrid approaches","authors":"Kehinde Temitope Alao, Kamaruzzaman Sopian, Syed Ihtsham Ul Haq Gilani, Shuib Husin, Oluwaseun Michael Edokpayi, Taiwo Onaopemipo Alao, Zeshan Aslam, Hussein A. Kazem","doi":"10.1007/s10973-026-15360-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10973-026-15360-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This review provides a comprehensive assessment of cooling paint approaches to enhance the efficiency and longevity of photovoltaic (PV) modules. The main cooling paint approaches are categorized as reflective, radiative, and hybrid cooling paints. Reflective cooling paints like TiO<sub>2</sub>- and BaSO<sub>4</sub>-based cooling paints are effective in reducing operating temperatures and improving solar reflectance with possible efficiency retention of 2–3%. Radiative cooling paints are characterized by high solar reflectance and high infrared emittance to ensure cooling in the night and restricted thermal cycling with possible cooling of up to 7.2 °C to ensure improved longevity of PV devices. Hybrid cooling paints are designed to ensure effective cooling in the daytime and nighttime with improved cooling of up to 15.6 °C; some studies also reported possible relative efficiency improvements of 29.6%. Although these cooling paints have shown improved efficiencies and cooling effects, they are limited by factors such as photoaging by UV radiation, durability in the outdoors and soiling effects, scalability to real-world PV systems, and the complexity between emittance and cost-effectiveness. This review also identifies some research gaps in conducting full-scale testing of cooling paints.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":678,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry","volume":"151 5","pages":"4295 - 4319"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147808286","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xincheng Wang, Yu Wang, Guang Yang, Senyun Liu, Risto Kosonen, Qipeng Li, Zhengchao Yang, Xuejing Yang, Xiaoyi Sun, Songqing Wang
{"title":"Study on fluid flow and heat transfer characteristics of supercooled large droplet impingement on wing surfaces","authors":"Xincheng Wang, Yu Wang, Guang Yang, Senyun Liu, Risto Kosonen, Qipeng Li, Zhengchao Yang, Xuejing Yang, Xiaoyi Sun, Songqing Wang","doi":"10.1007/s10973-026-15295-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10973-026-15295-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Aircraft icing is a major challenge in the aviation field. Due to its large particle size and significant dynamic characteristics, supercooled large water droplets make the icing shape more complex, which seriously affects the aerodynamic performance and handling stability of the aircraft. In this paper, a fluid–solid coupling heat transfer model is established based on FLUENT and FENSAP-ICE software by combining computational fluid dynamics and icing thermodynamics theory. The icing mechanism, influencing factors and influencing factors of SLD·(supercooled large droplet) impacting wing are systematically analyzed and numerically simulated. On this basis, the fluid–solid coupling heat transfer characteristics of the hot air anti-icing system are analyzed. It is revealed that the temperature field of the leading edge of the wing is nonuniformly distributed due to the increase in the bleed air temperature. The absorption temperature of the latent heat in the icing area is lower than that in the non-icing area, and the latter is fully heated to increase the temperature difference by 67%. The purpose is to provide reference for the development of efficient and reliable anti-icing system, which is of great significance for ensuring the safety of aviation flight.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":678,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry","volume":"151 5","pages":"4471 - 4495"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147808224","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Hoseinzadeh, P. S. Heyns, A. J. Chamkha, A. Shirkhani
{"title":"Retraction Note: Thermal analysis of porous fins enclosure with the comparison of analytical and numerical methods","authors":"S. Hoseinzadeh, P. S. Heyns, A. J. Chamkha, A. Shirkhani","doi":"10.1007/s10973-026-15384-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10973-026-15384-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":678,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry","volume":"151 5","pages":"4615 - 4615"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147808242","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Potassium dihydrogen phosphate synthesis and the influence of bio-additives on NPK fertilizer production","authors":"Kristina Jančaitienė, Diana Masiulytė","doi":"10.1007/s10973-026-15368-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10973-026-15368-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Potassium dihydrogen phosphate (PDP) is widely used in science, industry, and agriculture because of its outstanding optical properties and high nutrient content. This study focused on the synthesis of PDP and the development of granular fertilizers with bio-additives. PDP was synthesized via a conversion reaction between KCl and NH<sub>4</sub>H<sub>2</sub>PO<sub>4</sub> at a molar ratio of 0.7:0.3, at 40 °C for 2 h, producing a product with phosphorus and potassium concentrations close to pure KH<sub>2</sub>PO<sub>4</sub>. Granules were formed by using the synthesized PDP, dried lupin leaves, and calcium lignosulphonate as a binder, with up to 72.69% of granules in the commercial fraction (2–5 mm). Chemical analysis showed 4.0% N, 51.0% P<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub>, 35.6% K<sub>2</sub>O, and granule strength of 22 N·granule<sup>−1</sup>. Thermal analysis (STA/DSC) confirmed granule stability up to 190 °C, indicating that the additives did not negatively affect thermal properties and that the granules are suitable for industrial drying and granulation conditions. SEM analysis showed irregular surface morphology and high moisture absorption, suggesting the need for protective coatings. The final fertilizer formula (5% calcium lignosulphonate, 2% lupin leaves, 21% moisture) yielded an NPK ratio of 4–51–36. Lupin leaves slightly increased nitrogen content but may be more effective in liquid fertilizers.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":678,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry","volume":"151 4","pages":"2941 - 2953"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147559737","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}