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An Experimental Investigation of Constrained Melting Heat Transfer of Nano-Enhanced Phase Change Materials in a Horizontal Cylindrical Capsule Using Thermochromic Liquid Crystal Thermography

Nan Hu, Zi-Rui Li, Run-Hui Zhang, Jia Liu, Li-Wu Fan
Journal: ASME Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research-Article
J. Heat Mass Transfer. January 2021, 143(1): 012401.
Paper No: HT-20-1182
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4048471
Published Online: October 30, 2020
View Article titled, An Experimental Investigation of Constrained Melting Heat Transfer of Nano-Enhanced Phase Change Materials in a Horizontal Cylindrical Capsule Using Thermochromic Liquid Crystal Thermography
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Topics: Melting, Phase interfaces, Phase change materials, Heat transfer, Computer simulation, Liquid crystals
Proceedings Papers

A Comparative Study Between Two-Dimensional and Three-Dimensional Simulation Results of Melting Inside a Container

Nan Hu, Li-Wu Fan
Proc. ASME. HT2020, ASME 2020 Heat Transfer Summer Conference, V001T02A001, July 13–15, 2020
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: HT2020-8954
https://doi.org/10.1115/HT2020-8954
View Paper titled, A Comparative Study Between Two-Dimensional and Three-Dimensional Simulation Results of Melting Inside a Container
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Topics: Containers, Melting, Simulation results, Cavities, Convection, Engineering simulation, Heating, Nanoparticles, Phase change materials, Simulation
Journal Articles

A Novel Indirect Visualization Method for Studying the Melting Heat Transfer of Nano-Enhanced Phase Change Materials Using Thermochromic Liquid Crystal Thermography

Nan Hu, Zi-Rui Li, Run-Hui Zhang, Li-Wu Fan
Journal: ASME Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research-Article
J. Heat Mass Transfer. April 2020, 142(4): 042501.
Paper No: HT-19-1351
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4045758
Published Online: February 20, 2020
View Article titled, A Novel Indirect Visualization Method for Studying the Melting Heat Transfer of Nano-Enhanced Phase Change Materials Using Thermochromic Liquid Crystal Thermography
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Topics: Cavities, Liquid crystals, Melting, Phase change materials, Phase interfaces, Temperature, Heat transfer, Calibration, Thermography
Journal Articles

Unconstrained Melting Heat Transfer of Nano-Enhanced Phase-Change Materials in a Spherical Capsule for Latent Heat Storage: Effects of the Capsule Size

Nan Hu, Zi-Qin Zhu, Zi-Rui Li, Jing Tu, Li-Wu Fan
Journal: ASME Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research-Article
J. Heat Mass Transfer. July 2019, 141(7): 072301.
Paper No: HT-18-1650
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4043621
Published Online: May 14, 2019
View Article titled, Unconstrained Melting Heat Transfer of Nano-Enhanced Phase-Change Materials in a Spherical Capsule for Latent Heat Storage: Effects of the Capsule Size
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Topics: Heat transfer, Latent heat, Melting, Phase change materials, Storage, Natural convection, Viscosity
Journal Articles

Inward Solidification Heat Transfer of Nano-Enhanced Phase Change Materials in a Spherical Capsule: An Experimental Study

Zi-Qin Zhu, Min-Jie Liu, Nan Hu, Yuan-Kai Huang, Li-Wu Fan, Zi-Tao Yu, Jian Ge
Journal: ASME Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research-Article
J. Heat Mass Transfer. February 2018, 140(2): 022301.
Paper No: HT-17-1013
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4037776
Published Online: October 4, 2017
View Article titled, Inward Solidification Heat Transfer of Nano-Enhanced Phase Change Materials in a Spherical Capsule: An Experimental Study
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Topics: Heat transfer, Solidification, Transients (Dynamics)
Journal Articles

Harnessing Seeded Geometric Imperfection to Design Cylindrical Shells With Tunable Elastic Postbuckling Behavior

Nan Hu, Rigoberto Burgueño
Journal: Journal of Applied Mechanics
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research-Article
J. Appl. Mech. January 2017, 84(1): 011003.
Paper No: JAM-16-1419
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4034827
Published Online: October 13, 2016
View Article titled, Harnessing Seeded Geometric Imperfection to Design Cylindrical Shells With Tunable Elastic Postbuckling Behavior
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Topics: Buckling, Cylinders, Design, Pipes, Shells, Stress, Waves, Stiffness
Proceedings Papers

Postbuckling Behavior of Axially-Compressed Strips With Discrete Rigid Constraints: A Numerical Study

Suihan Liu, Nan Hu, Rigoberto Burgueño
Proc. ASME. SMASIS2015, Volume 1: Development and Characterization of Multifunctional Materials; Mechanics and Behavior of Active Materials; Modeling, Simulation and Control of Adaptive Systems, V001T03A024, September 21–23, 2015
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: SMASIS2015-9050
https://doi.org/10.1115/SMASIS2015-9050
View Paper titled, Postbuckling Behavior of Axially-Compressed Strips With Discrete Rigid Constraints: A Numerical Study
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Topics: Strips, Design, Buckling, Engineering prototypes, Computer simulation, Energy harvesting, Finite element methods, Kinetic energy
Proceedings Papers

Structural Optimization and Form-Finding of Cylindrical Shells for Targeted Elastic Postbuckling Response

Nan Hu, Rigoberto Burgueño, Nizar Lajnef
Proc. ASME. SMASIS2014, Volume 1: Development and Characterization of Multifunctional Materials; Modeling, Simulation and Control of Adaptive Systems; Structural Health Monitoring; Keynote Presentation, V001T03A008, September 8–10, 2014
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: SMASIS2014-7446
https://doi.org/10.1115/SMASIS2014-7446
View Paper titled, Structural Optimization and Form-Finding of Cylindrical Shells for Targeted Elastic Postbuckling Response
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Topics: Pipes, Structural optimization, Design, Shapes, Finite element analysis, Optimization, Algorithms, Compression, Displacement, Eigenvalues
Proceedings Papers

Controlling the Postbuckling Response of Cylindrical Shells Under Axial Compression for Applications in Smart Structures

Rigoberto Burgueño, Nan Hu, Nizar Lajnef
Proc. ASME. SMASIS2013, Volume 2: Mechanics and Behavior of Active Materials; Structural Health Monitoring; Bioinspired Smart Materials and Systems; Energy Harvesting, V002T07A021, September 16–18, 2013
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: SMASIS2013-3194
https://doi.org/10.1115/SMASIS2013-3194
View Paper titled, Controlling the Postbuckling Response of Cylindrical Shells Under Axial Compression for Applications in Smart Structures
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Topics: Compression, Pipes, Smart structures, Energy harvesting, Failure, Anisotropy, Deformation, Displacement, Dynamic response, Fibers