Hydrothermal Analysis in Engineering Using Control Volume Finite Element Method

Offers a detailed discussion of CVFEM for multiphysics simulation of problems in fluid flow, nanofluid flow, MHD, and flow/heat transfer in porous media

Mohsen Sheikholeslami (Author), Davood Domairry Ganji (Author)

9780128029503, Elsevier Science

Paperback, published 6 March 2015

236 pages
23.4 x 19 x 1.6 cm, 0.45 kg

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 multi-physics problems in complex geometries. In Hydrothermal Analysis in Engineering Using Control Volume Finite Element Method, CVFEM is covered in detail and applied to key areas of thermal engineering. Examples, exercises, and extensive references are used to show the use of the technique to model key engineering problems such as heat transfer in nanofluids (to enhance performance and compactness of energy systems), hydro-magnetic techniques in materials and bioengineering, and convective flow in fluid-saturated porous media. The topics are of practical interest to engineering, geothermal science, and medical and biomedical sciences.

1. Control Volume Finite Element Method (CVFEM)
2. Non-Isothermal Incompressible Fluid Flow
3. Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer
4. Flow and Heat Transfer in Presence of Magnetic Fields
5. Flow and Heat Transfer in Porous Media

Subject Areas: Mechanical engineering [TGB], Thermodynamics & heat [PHH]