Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Fluid, Thermal and Energy Systems

Behaviour Simulation To Predict Spray Tip Penetration Under Ultra-High Injection Pressure.- Numerical Analysis Of Flow Condensation Inside A Horizontal Tube: Current Status And Possibilities.- Power Extraction From Viv Of Rigidly-Coupled Cylinders In Staggered Arrangement.- Effect Of Metallic Shell On Energy Storage Characteristics Of Macro-Encapsulated Pcm System.- Heat Exchanger Design For Two-Stage Hdh Desalination Unit.- Effect Of Binary Capsule Size Distribution On Unstructured Packed Bed Encapsulated Pcm System.- Effect Of Capsule Shape On Melting And Energy Storage Rates For Encapsulated Pcm Based Systems.- Performance Optimization Of Hybrid Silica Gel Based Desiccant Dehumidifier: Experimental Investigation.- Numerical Study Of Pcm Based Energy Storage System Using Finite Difference Method.- Cfbc Technology - An Essential Alternative For Present Indian Coal Power Sector.- Design And Development Of Linear Compressor For Miniature Vapor Compression Refrigeration System.- Effect Of Internal Flow Channels On Encapsulated Pcm With Constant Volume.- Large Eddy Simulation Study Of A Wind Turbine Sited Behind An Abrupt Surfaace Roughness Transition.- Simulation Of A Single Zone Building In Meghalaya Using Solar Air Heater In Trnsys Software.- Numerical Analysis Of Phase Change Material (Sich_3) Used For Energy Storage.- Estimation Of The Settling Velocity And Drag Coefficient Of Sphere Settling In A Vertical And Inclined Channel At Different Temperatures.- Effect Of Wavy Patch On Compression Ramp Of Mach 4 Scramjet Intake.- Experimental And Numerical Investigation On Hydrodynamics Of Swirling Fluidised Bed Reactor.- Asymptotic Analysis To Viscoelastic Fluid Flow Over A Stretching Sheet.- Impact Of Relative Size And Rotation Rate Of An Upstream Cylinder On The Hydrodynamics Of A Stationary Cylinder In Tandem.- A Numerical Investigation On Turbulent Convective Flow Characteristics Over Periodic Grooves Of Different Curvatures.- Numerical Analysis Of Supersonic Flow Past A Double Cavity Scramjet Combustor.- Pressure Drop In Concurrent Gas Liquid Upflow Through Packed Beds.- Numerical Study On The Bubble Formation And Dynamics In A Two-Phase Interaction Using Volume Of Fluid (Vof) Method.- Numerical Analysis Of Fluid Flow And Enhancement Of Heat Transfer Over A Square Cylinder With Semicircle Attached At Front And Back Ends.- A Flow-Visualization Study Of An Elevated Jet In Crossflow.- Numerical Simulation Of Hypersonic Flow Over Orion Cev Re-Entry Vehicle Using Su2.- Numerical Study On The Aerodynamic Characteristics Of Supersonic And Hypersonic Missiles.- Large Eddy Simulation Study Of The Boundary-Layer Flow Behind A Surface Roughness Jump.- Numerical Studies To Investigate Flow Behaviour Of Two-Phase Liquid-Liquid Flow In Microchannels.- Optimization Of Phase Shift Mechanism In Pulse Tube Cryocooler.- Empirical And Machine Learning Approaches For Turbulent Thermal Convection In Rectangular Enclosures Tilted At Acute Angles.- Numerical Study On Heat Transfer Augmentation In A Square Minichannel Heat Sink Using Butterfly Inserts.- Investigation On Performance Characteristics Of Convergent Fin Heat Sink Under Forced Convection Using Cfd.- Numerical Modeling Of Liquid Film Cooling Heat Transfer Coupled To Compressible Gas.- Study Of Flow And Thermal Evolution In Zinc Bath During Galvanisation Using A 3d Cfd Model.- Numerical Investigation Into Effect Of Sidewall Thermal Conductance In Darcy-Bénard Convection.- Combustion And Radiation Modeling Of Non-Premixed Turbulent Dlr-A Flame.- Thermal Performance Analysis Of An Absorber Plate Fin Of Several Profile Shapes: A Comparative Study.- Hydrogen Leakage Inside A Storage Warehouse And Local Combustion Threats: A Numerical Study.- Numerical Study On Heat Transfer Through In-Phase, Out Phase And Straight Microchannel.- Implementation Of Neural Networks For The Prediction Of Chf Location.- Development Of A Test Facility To Study The Agglomeration Of Alkali Rich Biomass In Bubbling Fluidised BedGasification.- Performance Evaluation Of Air-Cooled Condenser Coil.- A Quick Review On Experimental, Computational And Optimization Studies Of Coherent Structures In Swirling Flow.- Control Of Trailing Edge Separation With The Use Of Circular Endwall Slot In A Highly Loaded Turbine Blade Cascade.- Characterization Of Primary Atomization Processes Of Like-On-Unlike Impinging Injectors.- Preliminary Analysis And Design Of Turborocket Combustion Chamber.- Prediction Of Nusselt Number Using Ann For Rectangular Solid Fin Array Under Forced Convection.- Gravitactic Bio-Thermal Convection Oscillates Vertically In A Porous Layer.- Analysis Of Different Heating Rates On The Thermal Degradation Of Chlorella Protothecoides Microalgal Biodiesel Using Thermogravimetric Analysis (Tga).- Analysis On Solid Rocket Motor Using Computational Method For Uniform Flow Field.- Effects Of Confinement And Reynolds Number Variation On The Flow Field Of Swirling Jets.- Fluid Flow Analysis Of Low And High GravitySpiral Concentrators.- Influence Of Base Fluid On The Thermo-Physical Properties Of Hybrid (Fe3o4 +Sic) Nanofluids.- Effect Of An Air Cavity Appended To The Solar Still: A Computational Approach.- Enhancement Of Energy Storage Using Phase Change Material And Nano Materials In Advancement.- Numerical Study Of A Microchannel Thermocycler With Sequential Pcm Array For Rna Amplification.- Experimental And Numerical Studies Of  N-Heptane Pool Fires.- Studies On Fire Spread Over Centrally Ignited Forest Fuel Bed Using Fire Dynamics Simulator.- Numerical Modeling Of Liquid Film Cooling Heat Transfer Coupled To Compressible Gas.- Numerical Analysis Of Supersonic Flow Past A Double Cavity Scramjet Combustor.- Thermal Characteristics Of Synthetic Jet Impingement At Different Strouhal Numbers For Electronics Cooling.

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Dr.Jaap Hoffmann is an associate professor in the thermofluids division, Stellenbosch University. He did his Ph.D. on performance prediction on natural draft cooling towers under the influence of atmospheric temperature inversions. During the 90's, his attention turned to numerical simulation of dispersed two-phase flows. Recently, his research focus has shifted to solar thermal energy. He was registered as a professional engineer with ECSA (reg. no. 990334) in 1998. He authored about 49 referred publications, including journals and international conferences. He is also a member of several reputed professional organizations.