Books and journals Case studies Expert Briefings Open Access
Advanced search

Search results

1 – 10 of over 1000
To view the access options for this content please click here
Article
Publication date: 4 January 2016

Particle capture of elliptic cross-section matrices for parallel stream high gradient magnetic separation

Xiayu Zheng, Yuhua Wang and Dongfang Lu

The purpose of this paper is to model the particle capture of elliptic magnetic matrices for parallel stream type high magnetic separation, which can be a guidance for the…

HTML
PDF (1 MB)

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to model the particle capture of elliptic magnetic matrices for parallel stream type high magnetic separation, which can be a guidance for the development of novel elliptic cylinder matrices for high-gradient magnetic separation (HGMS).

Design/methodology/approach

The magnetic field distribution around the elliptic matrices is investigated quantitatively and the magnetic field and gradient were calculated. The motion equations of the magnetic particles around the matrices were derived and the particle capture cross-section of elliptic matrices was studied and was compared with that of the conventional circular matrices.

Findings

Elliptic matrices can present larger particle capture cross-section than the conventional circular matrices and can be a kind of promising matrices to be applied to HGMS.

Originality/value

There is little literature investigating the magnetic characteristics and the particle capture of the elliptic matrices in HGMS, the study is of great significance for the development of novel elliptic magnetic matrices in HGMS.

Details

COMPEL: The International Journal for Computation and Mathematics in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, vol. 35 no. 1
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/COMPEL-03-2015-0140
ISSN: 0332-1649

Keywords

  • Magnetic devices
  • Magnetism
  • Magnetic separation
  • Magnetic field and gradient
  • Elliptic cylinder matrices
  • Capture cross-section

To view the access options for this content please click here
Article
Publication date: 12 February 2018

Effect of rotation on dusty couple-stress fluid with hydromagnetic field heated below through porous medium

W. Stanly and R. Vasanthakumari

The purpose of this paper is used to study the combined effect of solute gradient and magnetic field on dusty couple-stress fluid in the presence of rotation through a…

HTML
PDF (344 KB)

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is used to study the combined effect of solute gradient and magnetic field on dusty couple-stress fluid in the presence of rotation through a porous medium.

Design/methodology/approach

The perturbation technique (experimental method) is applied in this study.

Findings

For the case of stationary convection, solute gradient and rotation have stabilizing effect, whereas destabilizing effect is found in dust particles in the system. Couple stress and medium permeability both have dual character to its stabilizing effect in the absence of magnetic field and rotation. Magnetic field succeeded in establishing a stabilizing effect in the absence of rotation.

Originality/value

The results are discussed by allowing one variable to vary and keeping other variables constant, as well as by drawing graphs.

Details

World Journal of Engineering, vol. 15 no. 1
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/WJE-12-2016-0158
ISSN: 1708-5284

Keywords

  • Magnetic field
  • Couple-stress
  • Dust particles
  • Medium permeability
  • Solute gradient

To view the access options for this content please click here
Article
Publication date: 30 September 2014

Numerical investigation of magnetic field inclination angle on transient natural convection in an enclosure filled with nanofluid

Masoud Kharati Koopaee and Iman Jelodari

The objective of present research is to characterize the unsteady thermal behavior of a square enclosure filled with water-Al2O3 nanofluids in the presence of oriented…

HTML
PDF (748 KB)

Abstract

Purpose

The objective of present research is to characterize the unsteady thermal behavior of a square enclosure filled with water-Al2O3 nanofluids in the presence of oriented magnetic fields. The purpose this paper is to study the effect of pertinent parameters on the transient natural convection in the enclosure.

Design/methodology/approach

In this research, an in-house implicit finite volume code based on the SIMPLE algorithm is utilized for numerical calculations. To ensure the accuracy of results, comparisons are also made with previous works in literature. In this study, a constant strength magnetic field is concerned and for Rayleigh numbers of Ra=103, 104 and 105 the effect of magnetic field orientation with respect to the case of zero inclination on the thermal performance of cavity is investigated at Hartmann number range of Ha=15-90. In the present work, the nano-particle volume fractions range from φ=0-0.06.

Findings

Results show that when Rayleigh number is Ra=103, the inclination angle, solid particles and Hartmann number has no effect on the transient behavior. It is shown that during the time advancement to steady condition, the heat transfer rate relative to zero inclination angle, may reach to a maximum value. This relative maximum heat transfer increases as the inclination angle increases and decreases as the solid volume fraction increases. The effect of increase in Hartmann number is to decrease this maximum value at Rayleigh number of Ra=104 and at Rayleigh number of Ra=105, depending on the Hartmann number, this value may increase or decrease. It is also found that an increase in Hartmann number leads to delay the appearance of the relative maximum value of heat transfer. Results show that this maximum value is of more significance at zero solid volume fraction when inclination angle is 90 degrees and Hartmann number is Ha=60.

Originality/value

Limited works could be found in the literature regarding the idea of using nanofluids as the working fluid in an enclosure in the presence of magnetic field. In these works, the steady state thermal behavior of enclosures subjected to fixed magnetic fields is concerned. In the present work, the unsteady thermal behavior is concerned and the effect of magnetic field orientation angles on transient heat transfer performance of the enclosure at different Rayleigh and Hartmann numbers and solid volume fractions is explored.

Details

Engineering Computations, vol. 31 no. 7
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/EC-12-2012-0320
ISSN: 0264-4401

Keywords

  • Natural convection
  • Magnetic field
  • Nanofluid
  • Transient heat transfer

To view the access options for this content please click here
Article
Publication date: 13 November 2020

Impacts of variable magnetic field on a ferrofluid flow inside a cavity including a helix using ISPH method

Abdelraheem M. Aly, Sameh Elsayed Ahmed and Zehba Raizah

The purpose of this paper is to study the unsteady ferrofluid flow with a hot source helix inside a cavity under the impacts of a variable magnetic field by using the…

HTML
PDF (4.5 MB)

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to study the unsteady ferrofluid flow with a hot source helix inside a cavity under the impacts of a variable magnetic field by using the incompressible smoothed particle hydrodynamics method.

Design/methodology/approach

The governing equations are formulated by considering the basics of the magnetohydrodynamic and ferrohydrodynamics. Different locations of a variable magnetic source outside the geometry are investigated. The helical coils are extensively applied in the cooling and heating of air conditioners and heat pumps. Computations were carried out for different lengths of the heated helix (0.2 ≤ Lh ≤ 0.8), different locations of the magnetic source, (a = 0.5, b = −0.01), (a = 0.5, b = 1.01), (a = 1.01, b = 0.5), (a = −0.01, b = 0.5), different numbers of the inner helix (one helix, two helixes and three helixes) and different values of the nanoparticles volume fraction (0% ≤ ϕ ≤ 10%).

Findings

The outcomes of the investigations revealed that an increase in the lengths of a helix by 0.4 results in a reduction of the stream function by 25.60%. In addition, when the magnetic wire is located near the center of the right wall, the maximum values of the average Nusselt number are obtained while the smallest values of the average Nusselt number are given when the magnetic source is located near center of the top wall.

Originality/value

The novelty of this paper is investigating the natural convection flow from two different models of an inner hot helix inside a cavity with considering different locations of variable magnetic sources.

Details

International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow, vol. ahead-of-print no. ahead-of-print
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/HFF-08-2020-0501
ISSN: 0961-5539

Keywords

  • Ferrofluid
  • Square cavity
  • Variable magnetic field
  • Helix
  • ISPH
  • FHD

To view the access options for this content please click here
Article
Publication date: 13 July 2010

3D analytical field calculation using triangular magnet segments applied to a skewed linear permanent magnet actuator

J.L.G. Janssen, J.J.H. Paulides and E.A. Lomonova

The purpose of this paper is to present novel analytical expressions which describe the 3D magnetic field of arbitrarily magnetized triangular‐shaped charged surfaces…

HTML
PDF (284 KB)

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to present novel analytical expressions which describe the 3D magnetic field of arbitrarily magnetized triangular‐shaped charged surfaces. These versatile expressions model that the field of triangular‐shaped permanent magnets (PMs) are very suitable to model skewed slotless machines.

Design/methodology/approach

The analytical 3D surface charge method is normally used to provide field expressions for PMs in free space. In this paper, the analytical surface charge integrals are analytically solved for charged right‐triangular surfaces. The resulting field is compared with that obtained by finite element modeling (FEM) and subsequently applied in two examples.

Findings

The comparison with FEM shows that the 3D analytical expressions are very accurate and exhibit very low‐numerical noise. These fast‐solving versatile expressions are therefore considered suitable to model triangular‐shaped or polyhedral‐shaped PMs.

Research limitations/implications

The surface charge method assumes that the relative permeability is equal to 1 and therefore soft‐magnetic materials need to be modeled using the method of images. The PMs are assumed to be ideal in terms of homogeneity, magnetization vector, permeability, demagnetization, and geometrical tolerances.

Practical implications

Many applications, such as the subclass of slotless synchronous linear actuators with a skewed PM structure and planar magnetic bearings, are very suitable to incorporate this modeling technique, since it enables the analysis of a variety of performance data.

Originality/value

As an addition to the common 3D analytical field expressions for cuboidal or cylindrical PMs, this paper presents novel expressions for magnets having triangular surfaces.

Details

COMPEL - The international journal for computation and mathematics in electrical and electronic engineering, vol. 29 no. 4
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/03321641011044406
ISSN: 0332-1649

Keywords

  • Magnetism
  • Magnetic fields
  • Magnetic forces
  • Analytical methods
  • Actuators

To view the access options for this content please click here
Article
Publication date: 8 March 2011

Investigation of the dynamics of electromagnetic valves by a coupled magneto‐mechanical algorithm including contact mechanics

Michael Ertl and Manfred Kaltenbacher

The fast and flexible development of fast switching electromagnetic valves as used in modern gasoline engine demands the availability of efficient and accurate simulation…

HTML
PDF (615 KB)

Abstract

Purpose

The fast and flexible development of fast switching electromagnetic valves as used in modern gasoline engine demands the availability of efficient and accurate simulation tools. The purpose of this paper is to provide an enhanced computational scheme of these actuators including all relevant physical effects of magneto‐mechanical systems and including contact mechanics.

Design/methodology/approach

The finite element (FE) method is applied to efficiently solve the arising coupled system of partial differential equations describing magneto‐mechanical systems. The algorithm for contact mechanics is based on the cross‐constraint method using an energy‐ and momentum‐conserving time‐discretisation scheme. Although solving separately for the electromagnetic and mechanical system, a strong coupling is ensured within each time step by an iterative process with stopping criterion.

Findings

The numerical simulations of the full switching cycle of an electromagnetic direct injection valve, including the bouncing during the closing state, are just feasible with an enhanced and robust mechanical contact algorithm. Furthermore, the solution of the nonlinear electromagnetic and mechanical equations needs a Newton scheme with a line search scheme for the relaxation of the step size.

Originality/value

The paper provides a numerical simulation scheme based on the FE method, which includes all relevant physical effects in magneto‐mechanical systems, and which is robust even for long‐term contact periods with multitude re‐opening phases.

Details

COMPEL - The international journal for computation and mathematics in electrical and electronic engineering, vol. 30 no. 2
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/03321641111101104
ISSN: 0332-1649

Keywords

  • Programming and algorithm theory
  • Electromagnetism
  • Valves
  • Switching systems
  • Electric contacts

To view the access options for this content please click here
Article
Publication date: 2 March 2015

Thermal decomposition of unsteady non-Newtonian MHD Couette flow with variable properties

Daniel Oluwole Makinde and Oswald Franks

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the unsteady magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) Couette flow of an electrically conducting incompressible non-Newtonian third grade…

HTML
PDF (817 KB)

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the unsteady magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) Couette flow of an electrically conducting incompressible non-Newtonian third grade reactive fluid with temperature-dependent variable viscosity and thermal conductivity properties under isothermal surface conditions.

Design/methodology/approach

The coupled non-linear partial differential equations for momentum and energy balance governing the transient problem are obtained and tackled numerically using a semi-discretization finite difference technique.

Findings

The effects of various embedded thermophysical parameters on the velocity and temperature fields including skin friction, Nusselt number and thermal stability conditions are presented graphically and discussed quantitatively.

Practical implications

The approach is applicable to modelling the complex physical phenomenon in MHD lubrications that occurs in numerous areas of engineering and industrial processes.

Originality/value

This paper may be of industrial and engineering interest especially in understanding the combined effects of unsteadiness, variable thermophysical properties and magnetic field on the thermal stability condition for a reactive non-Newtonian third grade fluid under Couette flow scenario.

Details

International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow, vol. 25 no. 2
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/HFF-12-2013-0342
ISSN: 0961-5539

Keywords

  • Magnetic field
  • Thermal stability
  • Finite difference technique
  • Third grade fluid
  • Unsteady Couette flow
  • Variable properties

To view the access options for this content please click here
Article
Publication date: 6 January 2012

Numerical analysis of steady non‐Newtonian flows with heat transfer analysis, MHD and nonlinear slip effects

R. Ellahi and M. Hameed

The purpose of this paper is to study the effects of nonlinear partial slip on the walls for steady flow and heat transfer of an incompressible, thermodynamically…

HTML
PDF (163 KB)

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to study the effects of nonlinear partial slip on the walls for steady flow and heat transfer of an incompressible, thermodynamically compatible third grade fluid in a channel. The principal question the authors address in this paper is in regard to the applicability of the no‐slip condition at a solid‐liquid boundary. The authors present the effects of slip, magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) and heat transfer for the plane Couette, plane Poiseuille and plane Couette‐Poiseuille flows in a homogeneous and thermodynamically compatible third grade fluid. The problem of a non‐Newtonian plane Couette flow, fully developed plane Poiseuille flow and Couette‐Poiseuille flow are investigated.

Design/methodology/approach

The present investigation is an attempt to study the effects of nonlinear partial slip on the walls for steady flow and heat transfer of an incompressible, thermodynamically compatible third grade fluid in a channel. A very effective and higher order numerical scheme is used to solve the resulting system of nonlinear differential equations with nonlinear boundary conditions. Numerical solutions are obtained by solving nonlinear ordinary differential equations using Chebyshev spectral method.

Findings

Due to the nonlinear and highly complicated nature of the governing equations and boundary conditions, finding an analytical or numerical solution is not easy. The authors obtained numerical solutions of the coupled nonlinear ordinary differential equations with nonlinear boundary conditions using higher order Chebyshev spectral collocation method. Spectral methods are proven to offer a superior intrinsic accuracy for derivative calculations.

Originality/value

To the best of the authors' knowledge, no such analysis is available in the literature which can describe the heat transfer, MHD and slip effects simultaneously on the flows of the non‐Newtonian fluids.

Details

International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow, vol. 22 no. 1
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/09615531211188775
ISSN: 0961-5539

Keywords

  • Slip
  • Heat transfer
  • Flow
  • Numerical analysis

To view the access options for this content please click here
Article
Publication date: 24 July 2020

Dufour, Soret and radiation effects with magnetic dipole on Powell-Eyring fluid flow over a stretching sheet

K. Vafai, Ambreen A. Khan, G. Fatima, Sadiq M Sait and R. Ellahi

This paper aims to investigate the effect of Powell–Eyring fluid induced by a stretched sheet. Heat and mass transfer under the influence of magnetic dipole over a…

HTML
PDF (895 KB)

Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to investigate the effect of Powell–Eyring fluid induced by a stretched sheet. Heat and mass transfer under the influence of magnetic dipole over a stretching sheet are taken into account.

Design/methodology/approach

Nonlinear coupled governing equations are solved using the optimal homotopy asymptotic technique, and a computer software package BVPh 2.0 is used for numerical computations.

Findings

Impact of significant quantities is graphically examined. It is seen that the heat transfer deceases for higher values of viscous dissipation parameter, radiation parameter, Dufour number, whereas it increases for bigger values of Prandtl number. The numerical results have been validated through comparison with existing literature as a special case of proposed model and perceived that the Soret number has reining role to increase the rate of heat transfer.

Originality/value

To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is reported for the first time.

Details

International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow, vol. ahead-of-print no. ahead-of-print
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/HFF-06-2020-0328
ISSN: 0961-5539

Keywords

  • Heat and mass transfer
  • Soret and dufour effects
  • Radiation
  • Optimal homotopy asymptotic method
  • Magnetic dipole
  • Powell–Eyring fluid
  • BVPh 2.0 software package

To view the access options for this content please click here
Article
Publication date: 16 March 2015

Miniature and microrobots: a review of recent developments

Robert Bogue

– This paper aims to provide an insight into recent miniaturised robot developments and applications.

HTML
PDF (309 KB)

Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to provide an insight into recent miniaturised robot developments and applications.

Design/methodology/approach

Following an introduction, this article discusses the technology and applications of miniature robots and considers swarm robotics, assembly robots, flying robots and their uses in healthcare. It concludes with a brief consideration of the emerging field of nanorobotics.

Findings

This shows that all manners of miniaturised terrestrial, airborne and aquatic robots are being developed, but size and weight restraints pose considerable technological challenges, such as power sources, navigation, actuation and control. Prototypes have been developed for military, assembly, medical, environmental and other applications, as well as for furthering the understanding of swarm behaviour. In the longer term, microrobots and nanorobots offer prospects to revolutionise many aspects of healthcare, such as cancer treatment.

Originality/value

This study provides details of a wide-ranging selection of miniaturised robot developments.

Details

Industrial Robot: An International Journal, vol. 42 no. 2
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/IR-11-2014-0409
ISSN: 0143-991X

Keywords

  • Robot
  • Biomimetics
  • Microbot
  • Nanorobot
  • Swarm intelligence

Access
Only content I have access to
Only Open Access
Year
  • Last week (1)
  • Last month (15)
  • Last 3 months (37)
  • Last 6 months (66)
  • Last 12 months (143)
  • All dates (1476)
Content type
  • Article (1393)
  • Earlycite article (69)
  • Book part (14)
1 – 10 of over 1000
Emerald Publishing
  • Opens in new window
  • Opens in new window
  • Opens in new window
  • Opens in new window
© 2021 Emerald Publishing Limited

Services

  • Authors Opens in new window
  • Editors Opens in new window
  • Librarians Opens in new window
  • Researchers Opens in new window
  • Reviewers Opens in new window

About

  • About Emerald Opens in new window
  • Working for Emerald Opens in new window
  • Contact us Opens in new window
  • Publication sitemap

Policies and information

  • Privacy notice
  • Site policies
  • Modern Slavery Act Opens in new window
  • Chair of Trustees governance statement Opens in new window
  • COVID-19 policy Opens in new window
Manage cookies

We’re listening — tell us what you think

  • Something didn’t work…

    Report bugs here

  • All feedback is valuable

    Please share your general feedback

  • Member of Emerald Engage?

    You can join in the discussion by joining the community or logging in here.
    You can also find out more about Emerald Engage.

Join us on our journey

  • Platform update page

    Visit emeraldpublishing.com/platformupdate to discover the latest news and updates

  • Questions & More Information

    Answers to the most commonly asked questions here