Online ice crystal size measurements during sorbet freezing by means of the focused beam reflectance measurement (FBRM) technology. Influence of operating conditions

In ice cream and sorbet manufacturing small ice crystals are desired to deliver a product with a smooth texture and good palatability. This research studied the influence of the operating conditions on the ice crystal size and the draw temperature of the sorbet during the freezing process. The evolution of ice crystal size was tracked with the focused beam reflectance measurement (FBRM) technique, which uses an in situ sensor that makes it possible to monitor online the chord length distribution (CLD) of ice crystals in sorbets containing up to 40% of ice. The refrigerant fluid temperature had the most significant influence on the mean ice crystal chord length, followed by the dasher speed, whereas the mix flow rate had no significant influence. A decrease in the refrigerant fluid temperature led to a reduction in ice crystal size, due to the growth of more small ice crystals left behind on the scraped wall from previous scrapings. Increasing the dasher speed slightly reduced the mean ice crystal chord length, due to the production of new small ice nuclei by secondary nucleation. For a given refrigerant fluid temperature and dasher speed, low mix flow rates resulted in lower draw temperatures, due to the fact that the product remains in contact with the freezer wall longer. High dasher speeds warmed the product slightly, due to the dissipation of frictional energy in the product, the effect of which was in part moderated by the improvement in the heat transfer coefficient between the product and the freezer wall.     

Group theory transformation for Soret and Dufour effects on free convective heat and mass transfer with thermophoresis and chemical reaction over a porous stretching surface in the presence of heat source/sink

The group theoretic method is applied for solving the problem of combined effect of thermal diffusion and diffusion thermo on free convective heat and mass transfer over a porous stretching surface in the presence of thermophoresis particle deposition with variable stream conditions. The application of one-parameter groups reduces the number of independent variables by one and consequently, the system of governing partial differential equations with the boundary conditions reduces to a system of ordinary differential equations with appropriate boundary conditions. The equations along with the boundary conditions are solved numerically by using Runge Kutta Gill integration scheme with shooting technique. Impact of Soret and Dufour effects in the presence of thermophoresis particle deposition with chemical reaction plays an important role on the flow field. The results thus obtained are presented graphically and discussed.     

INFLUENCE OF HEAT TRANSFER IN THE SQUEEZING FLOW BETWEEN PARALLEL DISKS

This article addresses the squeezing flow and heat transfer between parallel disks when one disk is impermeable and the other is porous. Appropriate similarity transformations are invoked to convert the partial differential equations into ordinary ones. Expressions for velocity and temperature fields have been obtained by homotopy analysis method (HAM). The effects of embedding parameters such as squeeze number (S), Hartman number (M), Prandtl number (Pr), and Eckert number (Ec) are analyzed through graphs for the velocity and temperature profiles and tables for skin friction coefficient and local Nusselt number. It is observed that the series solutions are convergent only at third-order of approximation. The obtained results for velocity are also compared with the homotopy perturbation method (Domairry and Aziz, 2009).     

INFLUENCE OF AN INDUCED MAGNETIC FIELD ON PERISTALTIC TRANSPORT IN AN ASYMMETRIC CHANNEL

In this study, we investigate the effects of an induced magnetic field on the peristaltic transport of a Phan-Thien-Tanner (PTT) fluid in an asymmetric channel. Asymmetry in the flow is induced because of wave trains with different amplitudes and phases. Development of mathematical analysis is made under long wavelength and low Reynolds number approximations. Explicit expressions of stream function, pressure gradient, magnetic force function, axial induced magnetic field, and current density are derived. Computation of pressure rise is based upon numerical integration. The obtained expressions are carefully analyzed through physical interpretation.     

Influence of thermal radiation on the boundary layer flow due to an exponentially stretching sheet

The effect of radiation on the boundary layer flow and heat transfer of a viscous fluid over an exponentially stretching sheet is studied. The homotopy analysis method (HAM) is employed to determine the convergent series expressions of velocity and temperature. The physical interpretation to these expressions is assigned through graphs. It is found that the effects of Prandtl and radiation numbers on the temperature are opposite.     

MHD rotating flow of a third-grade fluid on an oscillating porous plate

Summary The rotating flow of a third-grade fluid on an oscillating porous plate in the presence of a transverse magnetic field is considered. An analytic solution of the governing nonlinear boundary layer equation is obtained. Expressions for the velocity profile are established. It is found that an external magnetic field has the same effect on the flow as the material parameters of the fluid. Further the symmetric and asymmetric nature of the solutions is discussed.     

基于水溶性PEG/PMMA黏结剂的316L不锈钢注射成形研究

目的 针对316L不锈钢注射成形,研究一种环境友好型的水溶性黏结剂,并探究水脱脂温度对PEG脱除率的影响。方法 配置不同PEG/PMMA比例的黏结剂,通过成形后的形貌及SEM确定黏结剂的比例,对成形完整的生坯进行流变性能测试,最后将生坯放入水浴锅中脱脂,通过SEM观察形貌。结果 通过注射成形得出76%（质量分数,下同）PEG、79%PEG和82%PEG 3种喂料能够注出完整的生坯,同时根据SEM观察发现316L不锈钢粉末被黏结剂均匀包裹。在160℃、剪切速率102～105 s-1条件下,3种喂料黏度均低于1 000 Pa·s,符合注射成形的要求。在生坯脱脂过程中,PEG脱除率随着脱脂温度的升高而升高。PEG的脱除使生坯内部形成大量孔隙,有利于后续热脱脂与预烧结的进行。结论 与其他成分相比,成分为79%PEG+19%PMMA+5%SA的黏结剂喂料具有较好的流动性,适合注射成形,成形出的生坯形貌完整,内部孔洞较少,并且经过脱脂后仍能保持原始形状,无外部缺陷。生坯在60℃水温下脱脂,PEG脱除率最大,经过10 h脱脂后PEG脱除率达到80%。     

The effects of MHD and buoyancy on Hematite water-based fluid past a convectively heated stretching sheet

Neural Computing and Applications - In the present paper, we examined the buoyancy effects on MHD two-dimensional boundary layer flow in the presence of heat transfer of Hematite–water...