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    Effects of viscous dissipation and boundary conditions on forced convection in a channel occupied by a saturated porous medium

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    Forced convection with viscous dissipation in a parallel plate channel filled by a saturated porous medium is investigated numerically. Three different viscous dissipation models are examined. Two different sets of wall conditions are considered: isothermal and isoflux. Analytical expressions are also presented for the asymptotic temperature profile and the asymptotic Nusselt number. With isothermal walls, the Brinkman number significantly influences the developing Nusselt number but not the asymptotic one. At constant wall heat flux, both the developing and the asymptotic Nusselt numbers are affected by the value of the Brinkman number. The Nusselt number is sensitive to the porous medium shape factor under all conditions considered

    Effects of viscous dissipation and boundary conditions on forced convection in a channel occupied by a saturated porous medium

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    Forced convection with viscous dissipation in a parallel plate channel filled by a saturated porous medium is investigated numerically. Three different viscous dissipation models are examined. Two different sets of wall conditions are considered: isothermal and isoflux. Analytical expressions are also presented for the asymptotic temperature profile and the asymptotic Nusselt number. With isothermal walls, the Brinkman number significantly influences the developing Nusselt number but not the asymptotic one. At constant wall heat flux, both the developing and the asymptotic Nusselt numbers are affected by the value of the Brinkman number. The Nusselt number is sensitive to the porous medium shape factor under all conditions considered

    Dynamical analysis of pressure-drop type oscillations with a planar model

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    A planar system is formulated for pressure-drop type oscillations in a single-channel boiling system, and the pressure-drop type oscillations are analyzed from the perspective of dynamical system theory. The planar system is developed by using a lumped parameter model, in which the system inlet pressure and the mass flow rate are coupled. The results of Hopf bifucation analysis, the stability criteria and the limit cycles of the pressure-drop type oscillations obtained from the model agree well with experimental results
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