Thermal Science, year 2012, volume 16, issue 12

Issue devoted to the 50th Anniversary of one of the most distinguished faculties of mechanical engineering in Serbia – Mechanical Engineering Faculty in Niš, University of Niš, Serbia

Words from the Editors

From the Editor-in-Chief, issue 2012/1

From the Guest Editor: On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Niš

Original Scientific and Review Papers

Collection of original scientific and review papers

TEMPERATURE BASED VALIDATION OF THE ANALYTICAL MODEL FOR THE ESTIMATION OF THE AMOUNT OF HEAT GENERATED DURING FRICTION STIR WELDING

THERMAL MASS IMPACT ON ENERGY PERFORMANCE OF A LOW, MEDIUM AND HEAVY MASS BUILDING IN BELGRADE

ANALYSIS OF THE HEAT AFFECTED ZONE IN CO2 LASER CUTTING OF STAINLESS STEEL

ANALYSIS OF THE EVAPORATIVE TOWERS COOLING SYSTEM OF A COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT

DETERMINING THE SPEED OF SOUND, DENSITY AND BULK MODULUS OF RAPESEED OIL, BIODIESEL AND DIESEL FUEL

DETERMINATION OF AVERAGED AXISYMMETRIC FLOW SURFACES ACCORDING TO RESULTS OBTAINED BY NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF FLOW IN TURBOMACHINERY

ACTIVE CONTROL OF FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER IN BOUNDARY LAYER ON THE POROUS BODY OF ARBITRARY SHAPE

INFLUENCE OF GLAZING TYPES AND VENTILATION PRINCIPLES IN DOUBLE SKIN FAÇADES ON DELIVERED HEATING AND COOLING ENERGY DURING HEATING SEASON IN AN OFFICE BUILDING

THE KRAFFT TEMPERATURE OF SURFACTANT SOLUTIONS

MHD FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER OF TWO IMMISCIBLE FLUIDS WITH INDUCED MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS

EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES OF PARAMETERS AFFECTING THE HEAT GENERATION IN FRICTION STIR WELDING PROCESS

NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF CONCENTRATING SOLAR COLLECTOR P2CC WITH A SMALL CONCENTRATING RATIO

MHD EFFECTS ON UNSTEDY DYNAMIC, THERMAL AND DIFFUSION BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW OVER A HORIZONTAL CIRCULAR CYLINDER

THERMOMECHANICAL FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF HOT WATER BOILER STRUCTURE

A NEW APPROACH IN CHP STEAM TURBINES THERMODYNAMIC CYCLES COMPUTATIONS

OPTIMIZATION OF OPERATION OF ENERGY SUPPLY SYSTEMS WITH CO-GENERATION AND ABSORPTION REFRIGERATION

PRIMARY ENERGY SAVINGS USING HEAT STORAGE FOR BIOMASS HEATING SYSTEMS

AVOIDABLE AND UNAVOIDABLE EXERGY DESTRUCTION AND EXERGOECONOMIC EVALUATION OF THE THERMAL PROCESSES IN A REAL INDUSTRIAL PLANT

HYBRID SOFT COMPUTING CONTROL STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING THE ENERGY CAPTURE OF A WIND FARM

AIR QUALITY ESTIMATION BY COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE METHODOLOGIES

MODELING THERMAL EFFECTS IN BRAKING SYSTEMS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES

PREDICTION OF HEAT GENERATION IN RUBBER OR RUBBER-METAL SPRINGS

THERMAL STABILITY OF CROSSED HELICAL GEARS WITH WHEELS MADE FROM SINTERED STEEL

LEAKAGE QUANTIFICATION OF COMPRESSED AIR ON PIPES USING THERMOVISION

NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF WALL TEMPERATURE ON GAS PIPELINE DUE TO RADIATION OF NATURAL GAS DURING COMBUSTION

LOW-PRESSURE REVERSIBLE AXIAL FAN WITH STRAIGHT PROFILE BLADES AND RELATIVELY HIGH EFFICIENCY

LOW-PRESSURE REVERSIBLE AXIAL FAN DESIGNED WITH DIFFERENT SPECIFIC WORK OF ELEMENTARY STAGES

RAYLEIGH-BÉNARD CONVECTION INSTABILITY IN THE PRESENCE OF TEMPERATURE VARIATION AT THE LOWER WALL

THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS OF DYNAMIC PROCESSES OF PIPE BRANCH FOR SUPPLY WATER TO THE PELTON TURBINE