Diffusion Foundations and Materials Applications

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This volume presents papers on mathematical modelling of magnetohydrodynamic flow and heat transfer in an electro-conductive polymer, as well as numerical analysis of heat transfer through nanofluid flow in different media, including porous media. Additionally, the study of multi-phase flow in a pipeline has been presented, which can be positively addressed in such key branch as the oil and gas industry. Besides, the volume is devoted to numerical analysis to assess the cooling hole's performance embedded in different trenched designs (triangular trench, semi-cylindrical trench, and corrugated trench) for improving the film cooling efficiency over a flat plate. The presented results might find their application in various areas of engineering.

Description: This volume of Diffusion Foundations is entitled Advances in Mass and Thermal Transport in Engineering Materials. The volume was designed to capture a very wide cross-section of research in the area in both experimental and modelling of mass and thermal transport and at both basic and applied levels. It is now very well recognized that the mass and thermal transport processes in engineering materials underpin much of the advance in the development of new materials and the improvement of existing materials. Whether it be the ongoing enhancement of the engineering properties of materials, the materials processing, the in-service longevity of materials or the recycling of materials, mass and thermal transport very frequently play direct and essential roles.

Description: Engineering systems and materials do experience heating or cooling of some kind during operation. Modelling and theoretical analysis of heat transfer problems will enhance the functional success of the materials and enable new product development in engineering. The special issue on “Engineering Fluid Flows and Heat Transfer Analysis” of the journal “Diffusion Foundations” presents some novel theoretical analysis of various engineering heat transfer problems. Topics covered in this special issue include reactive fluid flow, magnetohydrodynamics, Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluid flow, natural convection, forced convection, mixed convection, porous media flow, and thermal radiation absorption effects.

Description: This volume is a collection of papers describing recent trends in the development, and application of the heat and mass transfer processes in the field of food preservation, namely the technologies of osmotic dehydration, vacuum drying, freeze drying, cooling, superheated steam drying, heat pump drying and spray drying.

Description: This volume, entitled “Transport Phenomena in Single and Multiphase Systems: New Developments at Different Fields” includes articles that discuss some of the most important theoretical advances, computational developments and technological applications of heat and mass transfer and fluid flow phenomena at different engineering fields.

Description: This volume contains papers describing the results of some research in the area of application diffusion and transport phenomena in polymer composite materials and substances for the industrial and engineering goals. We hope that the presented papers will be interesting and useful for many engineers and researchers.

Description: This volume was designed to capture a wide cross-section of contemporary international diffusion research by presenting advances in both experimental aspects and modelling of diffusion at both basic science and applied levels.

Description: Silicide intermetallics are widely used in various applications such as microelectronics, structural and coating industries. Some aspects of the diffusion-controlled growth and oxidation of metal-silicides are presented in this volume of the journal.

Description: This volume, entitled “Advanced Topics in Heat and Mass Transfer and Fluid Flow Phenomena in Multiphase Systems”, is aimed to provide a collection of recent contributions in the field of transport and fluid flow phenomena in multiphase systems and we hope that this publication will be useful and interesting for many researchers and engineers.

Description: This volume is dedicated to the memory of Professor Dr. Nicolaas Augustinus Stolwijk whose works were related with study of a wide spectrum of diffusion processes in metals, intermetallic compounds, semiconductors, solar grade silicon, polymer electrolytes and in minerals.