Thermal Science, year 2011, volume 15, issue 1

24 original scientific papers and an "Open Forum" brief note related to the heat flow with arbitrary heating rates problem.

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From the Editor-in-Chief (2011/1)

Original Scientific Papers

Industrial Gas Turbine Operation Procedure Improvement

FENESTRATION PEAK SOLAR HEAT GAIN: A REVIEW OF THE CLOUDLESS DAY CONDITION AS CONSERVATIVE HYPOTHESIS

SIMULATION OF TURBULENT FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER OVER A BACKWARD -FACING STEP WITH RIBS TURBULATORS

NUMERICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF HEAT TRANSFER OF ZnO/WATER NANOFLUID IN THE CONCENTRIC TUBE AND PLATE HEAT EXCHANGERS

INFLUENCE OF NANOFILTRATION PRETREATMENT ON SCALE DEPOSITION IN MULTI-STAGE FLASH THERMAL DESALINATION PLANTS

Thermal Characteristics of Grooved Heat pipe with Hybrid Nanofluids

DETERMINING THE OPTIMUM ORIENTATION OF A GREENHOUSE ON THE BASIS OF THE TOTAL SOLAR RADIATION AVAILABILITY

INVESTIGATION OF MAIZE COBS CRUSHING - PREPARATION FOR USE AS A FUEL

Numerical Heat Transfer Studies of a Latent Heat Storage System Containing Nano-Enhanced Phase Change Material

EXPERIMENTAL EXAMINATION OF SULPHUR DIOXIDE SEPARATION FROM MIXTURE OF GAS IN DRY PROCEDURE WITH THE AID OF CALCIUM CARBONATE

The influence of acoustic field and frequency on Hydrodynamics of Group B particles

FINITE DIFFERENCE SIMULATION OF LOW CARBON STEEL MANUAL ARC WELDING

SIMULATION OF OLIVE PITS PYROLYSIS IN A ROTARY KILN PLANT

ADAPTATION OF N-HEPTANE AUTOIGNITION TABULATION FOR COMPLEX CHEMISTRY MECHANISMS

LOWERING UNCERTAINTY IN CRUDE OIL MEASUREMENT BY SELECTING OPTIMIZED ENVELOPE COLOR OF A PIPELINE

NUMERICAL OPTIMISATION OF A WASTE-TO- ENERGY PLANT'S OPERATING PARAMETERS USING CFD

PREDICTION OF GAS-PARTICLE PARTITIONING OF POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS BASED ON M5’ MODEL TREES

DETERMINING THE COMPOSITION OF HIGH TEMPERATURE COMBUSTION PRODUCTS OF FOSSIL FUEL BASED ON VARIATIONAL PRINCIPLES AND GEOMETRIC PROGRAMMING

THERMODYNAMIC ANALYSIS AND SIMULATION OF A NEW COMBINED POWER AND REFRIGERATION CYCLE USING ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK

EXERGOECONOMIC OPTIMIZATION OF GAS TURBINE POWER PLANTS OPERATING PARAMETERS USING GENETIC ALGORITHMS: A CASE STUDY

A THEORETICAL AND NUMERICAL STUDY OF THERMOSOLUTAL CONVECTION: STABILITY OF A SALINITY GRADIENT SOLAR POND

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD ANALYSIS OF PIPE MATERIAL TEMPERATURE CHANGES INFLUENCE ON LINE EXPANSION LOOPS IN HYDRAULIC INSTALLATIONS ON MODERN TANKERS

NUMERICAL STUDY OF TRANSIENT THREE-DIMENSIONAL HEAT CONDUCTION PROBLEM WITH A MOVING HEAT SOURCE

A STUDY ON THE GRINDABILITY OF SERBIAN COALS

Open Forum

Open discussion concerning unsolved or intriguing fundamental questions about physical background of the engineering problems we are facing every day in research and engineering practice.

BRIEF NOTE ON HEAT FLOW WITH ARBITRARY HEATING RATES IN A HOLLOW CYLINDER