Recent Trends in Thermal Engineering: Select Proceedings of ICAST 2020

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Preface Acknowledgements Contents About the Editors 1 Experimental Study on Rice Straw-Based Thermal Insulation Abstract 1 Introduction 2 Ingredients 2.1 Rice Straw 2.2 Epoxy Binder 2.3 Hardener 2.4 Cement 2.5 Fly Ash 2.6 Coarse Sand 2.7 Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH) 3 Equipments Used 3.1 Weigh Machine 3.2 Moulds 3.3 Compression Moulding Machine 3.4 Compression Testing Machine 3.5 Breaded and Un-breaded Mixture Samples 4 Experiment Work 5 Observations 5.1 Compressive Strength 5.2 Thermal Conductivity 6 Conclusion References 2 Experimental Exploration of Effect of Hydrogen Enrichment on the Performance and Emissions of Dual Fuel Diesel Engine Equipped with CRDI by Varying Injection Duration Abstract 1 Introduction 2 Methodology 3 Test Engine 4 Error Analysis and Determination of Uncertainity 5 Result and Discussions 5.1 Brake Thermal Efficiency 5.2 Brake Specific Energy Consumption 5.3 Hydrocarbons 5.4 Carbon Monoxide 5.5 Carbon Dioxide 5.6 Oxides of Nitrogen 5.7 Smoke 6 Conclusion References 3 Numerical and Analytical Investigation of Automotive Exhaust Gas Waste Heat Recovery Module Using Thermoelectric Generator Abstract 1 Introduction 2 Research Methodology 2.1 Numerical Investigation 2.2 Analytical Investigation 2.2.1 Major Formulas to Be Incorporated in the Study 3 Results and Discussion 4 Conclusion and Future Scope References 4 Experimental Investigation on the Performance of VCRs-Based Liquid Desiccant Dehumidification System Integrated with Cellulose Pads of Variable Flute Heights Abstract 1 Introduction 2 Experimental Setup 3 Analysis of Experimental Data 3.1 Moisture Removal Rate (MRR) 4 Results and Discussion 4.1 Variation of MRR with Temperature of Air at Inlet 4.2 Absolute Humidity of Air at Inlet Varies by Keeping Constant Inlet Air Temperature 4.2.1 Variation of MRR with Absolute Humidity of Air at Inlet 4.3 Comparison of COP of VCRS Without LDDS and COP of VCRS With LDDS Under Different Conditions 4.3.1 Comparison of COP of VCRS With and Without LDDS at Variable Temperature of Air at the Inlet 4.3.2 Comparison of COP of VCRS with and Without LDDS at Different Inlet Absolute Humidity of Air 5 Conclusion References 5 Optimization of Aerofoil Profiles Using a Notch on a Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Abstract 1 Introduction 2 Methodology 2.1 Study of Domain 2.2 Simulation Analysis 3 Results and Discussion 3.1 NACA0012 with a Notch 3.2 NACA0015 with a Notch 3.3 NACA0018 with a Notch 4 Conclusions References 6 Numerical Simulation of the Turbulent Natural Convection in a Square Enclosure Filled with Water Based Al2O3 Nanofluids Abstract 1 Introduction 2 Physical Description of Problem 3 Thermo-Physical Properties of Nanofluids 4 Numerical Implementation and Grid Independency 5 Results and Discussion 6 Conclusions References 7 Combustion and Performance Characteristics of Algae and Diesel Fuel Blends in a DICI Engine: An Experimental Approach Abstract 1 Introduction 2 Materials and Methodology 2.1 Biodiesel Production 2.2 Preparation of Biodiesel Blend 3 Engine Testing Setup 3.1 Instrumentation and Engine 4 Results and Discussion 4.1 Combustion Parameter 4.2 Performance Parameter 5 Conclusion References 8 Thermal Performance Assessment of Greenhouse Solar Dryer Operated Under Active Mode Abstract 1 Introduction 2 Experimental Setup 3 Instrumentation 4 Numerical Computation 5 Result and Discussion 6 Conclusion References 9 Effect of Copper Fins on Fresh Water Productivity of Pyramid Solar Still Abstract 1 Introduction 2 Experimental Facility and Instrumentation 3 Results and Discussion 4 Conclusions References 10 Interference Effect Study on Wind Pressure Distribution in Buildings Using Computational Fluid Dynamics Abstract 1 Introduction 2 Analytical Methods 3 Details of the Model 3.1 Domain Size, Meshing and Grid Indepedency Study 3.2 Solver Settings and Atmospheric Boundary Layer (ABL) 3.3 Validation 4 Result and Discussion 4.1 Pressure Distribution on Single Building with Setback (SBS): Case 1 4.2 Pressure Distribution on Inteference Building with Setback (IBS): Case 2 4.3 Pressure Distribution on Angular Spacing of Interference Building with Setback (AIBS): Case 3 4.4 Interference Effects 5 Conclusion Acknowledgements References 11 Design of PID Controller to Reduce the Vibrations of a Vertical Washing Machine Abstract 1 Introduction 2 Materials and Methods 2.1 Washing Machine Selection 2.2 Mathematical Model Formulation 2.3 Import the Value of Input Parameter 2.4 Plot and Analyse the Graph of Amplitude 2.5 Effect of PID Parameters 3 Modelling of PID Controller 4 Results and Discussion 5 Conclusions References 12 Numerical Study to Evaluate the Flow Behaviour of the Gases for a Downdraft Gasifier Abstract 1 Introduction 2 Methodology 2.1 Gasifier Dimensions 2.2 Mass Balance 3 Design and CFD Analysis 4 Results 5 Conclusion 13 Experimental Investigation on Hybrid Liquid Desiccant Cooling System for Hot and Humid Climatic Conditions of India Abstract 1 Introduction 2 Experimental Set-Up 3 System Operation 4 Results and Discussion 4.1 Saturated Air with a Different Temperature at a Constant Air Velocity 4.1.1 Variation of Moisture Removal Rate (MRR) Dehumidification Effectiveness (DE) at Different Air Temperature 4.1.2 Variation of COP of the System at Different Air Temperature 4.1.3 Variation of COP of VCRS Without LDDS at Different Air Temperature 4.2 Saturated Air with the Different Velocity at Constant Air Temperature 4.2.1 Variation of Moisture Removal Rate (MRR) and Dehumidification Effectiveness (DE) at a Different Air Velocity 4.2.2 Variation of COP of the System at a Different Air Velocity 4.2.3 Variation of COP of VCRS at a Different Air Velocity 4.3 Comparison of COP of System and COP of VCRS Without LDDS Under Different Conditions 4.3.1 Comparison of COP of System and COP of VCRS Without LDDS at Different Air Temperature 4.3.2 Comparison of COP of System and COP of VCRS at a Different Air Velocity 5 Conclusions References 14 Power Generation from Wind Using Bladeless Turbine Abstract 1 Introduction 2 Bladeless Turbine 2.1 Modeling Using CATIA V5 2.2 Analysis Using ANSYS Fluent 3 Results and Discussion 4 Conclusion References 15 Analysis of Shock Shape and Drag Coefficient for Various Spiked Bodies Abstract 1 Introduction 2 Literature Review 3 Geometry and Grid Generation 4 Methodology 4.1 Boundary Conditions 5 Results and Discussions 5.1 Validation 5.2 Results 5.3 Analysis of Drag Coefficient for Cut Spike 5.4 Analysis of Drag Coefficient for Flat Aerodisk 5.5 Analysis of Drag Coefficient for Hemispherical Aerodisk 5.6 Analysis of Drag Coefficient for Sharp Spike 5.7 Comparison Across Different Spike Configurations at Different Mach Numbers 6 Conclusion References 16 Experimental Investigations of Nano-BaTiO3-Filled HTV SiR Insulating Specimen Under Rainy Conditions Abstract 1 Introduction 2 Materials and Methods 2.1 Experimental Setup for Conducting Dry and Wet Flashover Tests 3 Results and Discussions 3.1 Dry Flashover Test 3.2 Wet Flashover Test 3.3 Contact Angle 3.4 Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) 4 Conclusions Acknowledgements References 17 Exergy Analysis of a 660 MW Thermal Power Plant Abstract 1 Introduction 2 Power Plant of Capacity 660 MW 3 Methodology 3.1 Exergy Analysis 4 Result and Discussion 5 Conclusion References 18 A Survey Paper on Organic–Inorganic Layered Nanohybrid Embedded Polymer-based Non-volatile Resistive Switching Memory Devices Abstract 1 Introduction 2 Carbon-Based Nanomaterial for Non-volatile Resistive Switching Memory Devices 3 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides Embedded Ferroelectric Blend Polymer-Based Nanocomposite for Non-volatile Resistive Memory Devices 3.1 Ferroelectric Polymer Material 3.2 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides Material (TMDs) 4 Conclusions and Perspectives References 19 Thermo-Hydraulic CFD Analysis of Impinging Jet Solar Air Heater with Different Jet Geometries Abstract 1 Introduction 2 Methodology 2.1 Model Geometry 2.2 Model Meshing 2.3 Applied Model and Boundary Conditions 3 Results and Discussion 3.1 Validation 3.2 Contours for Temperature Distribution 3.3 Streamlines Inside the Duct 3.4 Thermo-Hydraulic Performance 4 Conclusions References 20 Evaluation of Pollutants Emitted from Open Field Crop Residue Burning in Punjab, India Abstract 1 Introduction 2 Materials and Methods 2.1 Area of Study 2.2 GIS Data Source 2.3 Crop Residue Production, Local Usage and Surplus Crop Residue 2.4 Burning of Crop Residues in the Fields and Emission of Pollutants 3 Results and Discussions 4 Conclusions References 21 Analysis on Energy-Efficient HVAC System for Buildings Abstract 1 Introduction 2 Conclusion References 22 Optical and Thermal Analysis of STCR Cavity Subjected Under Flow and no Flow Conditions Abstract 1 Introduction 2 Conceptual Design of STCR Cavity 3 Mathematical Modeling 4 SolTrace Modeling and Validation 5 Results and Discussion 6 Conclusion References 23 Query Optimization of Corporate Service Quality Using Log Shipping Architecture Abstract 1 Introduction 2 Literature Review 3 Research Methodology 3.1 Development of Hypothesis 3.2 Model Development and Validation 4 Conclusions References 24 Wear Characterisation of Stir Cast Mg-SiC Composites Abstract 1 Introduction 2 Experimental Methodology 2.1 Composites Fabrication 2.2 Microstructure Analysis 2.3 Hardness Test 2.4 Wear Test 3 Results and Discussion 3.1 Microstructure Examination 3.2 Hardness Results 3.3 Wear Results 3.4 Wear Surface Analysis 4 Conclusions Acknowledgements References