Articles techniques et présentations

In this paper, a numerical study is conducted on the melting and solidification process of metal foam/paraffin wax with cyclic heating and cooling. A mathematical model based on the Brinkman-Frochheimer extended Darcy equation and the local thermal non-equilibrium model (LTNE) is ... En savoir plus

The heat transfer rate and borehole design represent great challenges to thermal equipment designer of the ground-coupled heat pump. The present model represents a mathematical numerical technique implemented to tackle such problem. A thermal assessment was established to estimate the ... En savoir plus

Mass transport modelling through porous media is typically characterized by complex physics and geometry. In the particular case of radionuclide transport, modelling for radioactive waste repositories, an additional level of complexity, and thus uncertainty, originates from the long time ... En savoir plus

Dr. Christian Deville-Cavellin is a Research Engineer at Ugitech's Research Center, since 1995. Ugitech, member of the Schmoltz & Bickenbach group, is a stainless steel, long products producer. C. Deville-Cavellin is responsible for all research topics related to liquid metal ... En savoir plus

In this presentation we are dealing with the computational fluid model of a Filament Assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition (FACVD) reactor. Proposed strategy in this study involved several steps: (a) development a computational model for FACVD process capable to describe and obtain with ... En savoir plus

In this study fluid-dynamical and thermal performance of active chilled beams is investigated by 2D and 3D modelling in COMSOL Multiphysics. Three different typologies of those air conditioning systems are considered. Results, obtained for typical range of variation of operational ... En savoir plus

Predicting vibroacoustic performance in buildings in terms of sound insulation is a challenging task. As of today, no widespread standardised accurate method for predicting either impact or airborne sound insulation has been established. Rather, several software relying in the analytical ... En savoir plus

能量存储技术是减少能量浪费和节约能源的最为有效的手段之一。热化学储能技术具备高功率、大容量和低损耗的特点，在实际应用中可近乎无损耗地进行跨季节性利用，上述优点使得热化学储能近年来吸引了国内外学者的广泛关注。热化学能存储过程涉及流动、传热、传质、反应多个物理过程，为了完成实验室级测试到工业级应用的推广，储能设备的仿真模拟是必不可少的一环。为了简化计算，目前几乎所有的数值研究都假设储能材料的孔隙率为均匀且定常的；但在实际的物理过程中，孔隙率与反应程度紧密相关并随时间和空间变化。本文通过推导建立孔隙率变化的热化学储能模型 ... En savoir plus

Finite element modelling of electrical machines usually assumes uniform magnetic properties and loss behaviour throughout the steel laminations. It is well known that manufacturing processes, like the assembly of the machine, deteriorate the properties of the core material. Generally, ... En savoir plus

In this paper, we examine changes of the electric field distributions in waveguide-based axial-type microwave plasma source (MPS) during tuning procedure. The distributions strongly depend on position of the movable short, so does the wave reflection coefficient of the incident wave. A ... En savoir plus