UKHTC-2024: 18TH UK HEAT TRANSFER CONFERENCE
PROGRAM

Days: Monday, September 9th Tuesday, September 10th Wednesday, September 11th

Monday, September 9th

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09:00-09:30 Session 2: Conference Opening and Welcome Talks

Opening by Dr Raya AL-Dadah and Dr Adriano, Chairs of the UKHTC2024

Welcome by Professor Marika Taylor, PVC and Head of College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Birmingham.

Welcome by Professor Tassos Karayiannis, Chair of UK National Heat Transfer Committee.

09:30-10:50 Session 3: Keynote Lectures 1

Keynote session 1: Chair by Professor Tassos Karayiannis

Speaker 1: Professor Renato Cotta, Brazil Abstract 155.

Recent Progress on Fundamentals and Applications of Computational Integral Transforms in Heat and Fluid Flow.

Speaker 2: Dr Francesco Colletti, Hexxcell Ltd, United Kingdom

Exploring Artificial Intellegence Applications to Heat Transfer: the Good, the Bad and the Hybrid.

09:30
RECENT PROGRESSES ON FUNDAMENTALS AND APPLICATIONS OF COMPUTATIONAL-ANALYTICAL INTEGRAL TRANSFORMS (abstract)
10:50-11:00Coffee Break
11:00-12:40 Session 4A: Oral Session - Boiling and Evaporation
11:00
THE ROLE OF BUBBLE DYNAMICS IN THE ENHANCEMENT OF FALLING FILM REFRIGERANT BOILING (abstract)
11:20
Probing Hydrodynamic and Thermal Behaviour of Volatile Drops Impacting Hot Surfaces Near the Leidenfrost Point (abstract)
11:40
BUBBLE COALESCENCE DURING NUCLEATE BOILING OF BINARY MIXTURES FROM ARTIFICIAL CAVITIES (abstract)
12:00
Single bubble nucleate pool boiling for climate friendly cooling solutions (abstract)
12:20
UNDERSTANDING BUBBLE GROWTH MECHANISM(S) OF HIGH VOLATILE FLUID USING ADVANCED GRAIDENTS-BASED DIAGNOSTICS (abstract)
11:00-12:40 Session 4B: Oral session - Convection Heat Transfer
11:00
A NUMERICAL STUDY OF THE IMPACT OF BEND CURVATURES TO FLOW PATTERNS IN NATURAL CONVECTION LOOPS (abstract)
11:20
NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE MAINLY AXIAL FLOW IN MIXED CONVECTION REGIME WITHIN TUBE BUNDLES (abstract)
11:40
EFFECT OF ASPECT RATIO ON NATURAL CONVECTION HEAT TRANSFER INSIDE ENCLOSURE WITH NANOFLUIDS USING TWO-PHASE EULERIAN-EULERIAN MODEL (abstract)
12:00
STUDY OF NATURAL CONVECTION OVER VERTICAL AND INCLINED FIN ARRAYS (abstract)
12:20
NATURAL CONVECTION OF DIFFERENTIAL HEATED CAVITY WITH POLYMER ADDITIVES (abstract)
11:00-12:40 Session 4C: Oral Session - Computational Heat Transfer 1
11:00
Investigating RANS Predictions for Heat and Mass Transfer in Turbulent Flow Across a Backward-Facing Step (abstract)
PRESENTER: Khalid Alraddadi
11:20
A COUPLED MOLECULAR-CONTINUUM FRAMEWORK FOR MULTISCALE SIMULATIONS OF BOILING (abstract)
11:40
A Simple Transient Approach to Measuring Thermal Contact Conductance at Low Contact Pressures (abstract)
12:00
Latest improvements in additively manufactured aerospike rocket engine (abstract)
12:20
EXTENDED HEAT TRANSFER MODEL OF A JACKETED BATCH STIRRED TANK REACTOR (abstract)
12:40-13:30Lunch Break
13:30-15:40 Session 5A: Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics.
13:30
Effect of Partial Heating on Natural Convection in a Cubical Cavity with an Internal Obstacle: A URANS Study (abstract)
13:50
Numerical Modelling of Condensation Phenomena for Subcooled Flow Boiling Applications (abstract)
14:10
DNS of Magnetohydrodynamic Rayleigh-Bénard Convection with Applications in Fusion Thermal Hydraulics (abstract)
14:30
Development of a Coarse-grid Methodology for Heat Transfer Calculations in Prismatic HTGR Fuel Assemblies (abstract)
14:50
CFD Modelling of Lead Solidification and Natural Convection for the Westinghouse Lead-cooled Fast Reactor (abstract)
13:30-15:40 Session 5B: Heat transfer for Net-zero Energy Production and Energy Storage.
13:30
LOW-PRANDTL NUMBER HEAT TRANSFER FLUIDS IN PACKED-BED HEAT STORAGE (abstract)
13:50
THE APPLICATION OF PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS IN FOOD PRESERVATION USING INDIRECT TYPE SOLAR DRYER (ITSD) (abstract)
14:10
MATERIAL-LEVEL EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION OF SOIL-BASED THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE FOR SOLAR-POWERED ADSORPTION REFRIGERATION SYSTEM (abstract)
14:30
Application of PCM in External Walls of Typical Residential Buildings in the UK and Their Impact on Building Energy Consumption (abstract)
14:50
Heat Transfer simulation in encapsulated phase change materials for high-temperature energy storage application (abstract)
13:30-15:40 Session 5C: Current state and advancements in Heat Pipe Devices for Smart Thermal Management of Space and Ground applications.
13:30
POLYMER MATERIALS IN PULSATING HEAT PIPES: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES (abstract)
13:50
TOWARDS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF LOOP HEAT PIPES IN AUTOMOTIVE BATTERY THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (abstract)
14:10
FLEXIBLE POLYMERIC PULSATING HEAT PIPES: FABRICATION TECHNIQUES AND THERMAL PERFORMANCE INVESTIGATION (abstract)
14:30
FASTT - AN ALTERNATIVE TO HEATPIPE AND MICROCHANNEL HEAT TRANSFER TECHNOLOGIES (abstract)
14:50
MANUFACTURING OF A COST-EFFECTIVE FLAT COPPER WATER LOOP HEAT PIPE (abstract)
15:40-15:50Coffee Break
15:50-17:30 Session 6A: Heat Transfer Technology 1
15:50
MORPHOLOGICAL TRANSITIONS IN FROZEN COLLOIDAL DROPLETS (abstract)
16:10
FUNCTIONALIZED COVALENT ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS FOR ICE NUCLEATION INHIBITION (abstract)
16:30
EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS OF FILM HOLE WALL HEAT TRANSFER ‎USING TRANSIENT LIQUID CRYSTALS (abstract)
16:50
FLOW BEHAVIOUR AND WALL TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION OF LOW CONCENTRATION BUTANOL-WATER MIXTURE FLOW BOILING UNDER DIFFERENT FLOW ORIENTATION (abstract)
17:10
OPTIMIZATION OF UV-C RADIATOR TO ENHANCE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF IRRADIATED SEMI-FINISHED POTATO TUBER FOR EXTENDED STORAGE PERIOD (abstract)
15:50-17:30 Session 6B: Thermal Management
15:50
INVESTIGATION ON HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS OF LOCAL HOT SPOT ON THE HIGH-POWER ELECTRONIC CHIP SURFACE (abstract)
PRESENTER: Zongguo Xue
16:10
SINGLE-PHASE PRESSURE DROP AND HEAT TRANSFER IN MICRO-PIN FIN HEAT EXCHANGERS (abstract)
16:30
DEVELOPMENT OF SILICONE POLYMER COMPOSITES WITH HYBRID BN AND SIC FILLERS FOR IMPROVED THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY (abstract)
PRESENTER: Hongnan Zhang
16:50
DIRECT THERMAL MANAGEMENT FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERIES (abstract)
17:10
THERMAL METAMATERIALS FOR COOLING FLEXIBLE POLYMER SUBSTRATE ELECTRONICS (abstract)
15:50-17:30 Session 6C: Heat Transfer in Renewable Energy Systems
15:50
Conjugate Heat Transfer Analysis of Floating Photovoltaic Panels with Hybrid Natural Convection Cooling Loops and Solar Filter (abstract)
16:10
PERFORMANCE OF HDPE AND VACUUM-INSULATED CENTRAL PIPES FOR COAXIAL HEAT EXHANGERS IN GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS (abstract)
16:30
SOLAR DESALINATION INNOVATIONS: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF PYRAMID AND INCLINED SOLAR STILL (abstract)
16:50
Experimental validation of two numerical models of a solar-powered multiple air jets impingement tube heater (abstract)
17:10
EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES ON TWO-PHASE HFE-7000 FOR BATTERY THERMAL MANAGEMENT (abstract)
Tuesday, September 10th

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09:00-10:20 Session 8: Keynote Lectures 2

Keynote Session 2: Chaired by Dr. Raya AL-Dadah

Speaker 1: Professor Ji Hwan Jeong from Pusan National University, Korea

Topic: Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow Characteristics in Open-Cell Porous Metal Structures.

Speaker 2: Dr. Marilize Everts from University College London, United Kingdom

Topic: The Fundamentals, Aesthetics, and Advantages of Mixed Convective Flow.

10:20-10:30Coffee Break
10:30-12:30 Session 9A: Industrial Session
10:30
Direct contact gas to solid, high pressure moving packed bed heat exchanger for Pumped Thermal Energy Storage (abstract)
10:30-12:30 Session 9B: Condensation and Droplets
Chair:
10:30
The Effect of The Temperature Gradient on The Thermocapillary Droplet Flow in a Vibrating Fluid Inside a Rotating Cylinder (abstract)
10:50
CONDENSATION ON A VERTICAL PLATE WITH SINUSOIDAL MICROFINS – FURTHER CONSIDERATIONS (abstract)
11:10
IMPROVED PERFORMANCE OF DROPLET-BASED ELECTRICITY GENERATORS USING SPECIALLY SHAPED SUBSTRATES (abstract)
11:30
REFLECTING HYDROTHERMAL WAVES FROM FLOW MEASUREMENT IN SESSILE DROPLET (abstract)
11:50
CONTROLLING DROPLET SIZE DENSITY DURING DROPWISE CONDENSATION ON SILICONE OIL GRAFTED SURFACES (abstract)
12:10
A COMPARISON OF HEAT TRANSFER DURING FREE CONVECTION CONDENSATION OF STEAM ON HORIZONTAL COPPER INTEGRAL FIN AND PIN-FIN TUBES (abstract)
10:30-12:30 Session 9C: Machine Learning
10:30
A NOVEL FEED-FORWARD NEURAL NETWORK FOR FLOW BOILING PATTERN PREDICTION (abstract)
10:50
Multi-objective robust operation-optimization of gas turbine system installed in industrial combined cycle gas power plant (abstract)
11:10
Study of Boiling Heat Transfer and Two-Phase Flows using Physics-Informed Neural Networks (abstract)
11:30
PREDICTION OF FOULING BY CALCIUM PHOSPHATE IN A COOLING WATER SYSTEM USING MACHINE LEARNING (abstract)
11:50
TEMPERATURE PREDICTION OF HEAT SINK BASE INTEGRATED WITH COPPER FOAMPHASE CHANGE MATERIAL USING MACHINE LEARNING FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS (abstract)
12:10
EXPLORING THE POTENTIAL OF MACHINE LEARNING IN COMBUSTION ENGINE OPTIMIZATION (abstract)
12:30-13:30Lunch Break
13:30-15:40 Session 10A: Current state and advances in Nuclear Engineering-including aspects of heat transfer.
13:30
QUALIFICATION AND TESTING OF MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS FOR APPLICATIONS IN FUSION (abstract)
13:50
ADVANCEMENTS IN EXPERIMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR LEAD FAST REACTOR RESEARCH: THE VLF AND PHRF FACILITIES (abstract)
14:10
Direct numerical simulations of forced and mixed convection flows in a reactor vessel auxiliary cooling system (RVACS) (abstract)
14:30
THERMAL HYDRAULIC SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS, METHODS AND RESEARCH FOR HIGH-TEMPREATURE GAS-COOLED REACTORS (HTGRs) (abstract)
14:50
Computational magnetohydrodynamics codes for the development of liquid metal breeding blankets in magnetic fusion reactors (abstract)
13:30-15:40 Session 10B: Heat Pumps: Enablers of Decarbonisation
13:30
ANALYSIS OF HEAT EXCHANGER MODELS UNDER DRY, WET, AND FROST CONDITIONS FOR THE EVAPORATORS OF HEAT PUMPS (abstract)
13:50
Heat Pumps: Enablers of Decarbonization - Assessment of the use of artificial neural networks to detect and diagnose some soft faults in heat pumps (abstract)
14:10
OPTIMIZATION OF A TRANS- CRITICAL HEAT PUMP CYCLE USING A MIXTURE OF PROPANE AND BUTANE INTEGRATED WITH AN INDUSTRIAL DRYER (abstract)
14:30
DYNAMIC SIMULATION AND PERFORMANCE COMPARISON OF TWO-STAGE AND SINGLE-STAGE HEAT PUMPS WITH INTERMEDIATE TEMPERATURE CONTROL (abstract)
14:50
EVALUATING THE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REDUCTION POTENTIAL DUE TO THE USE OF HEAT PUMPS (abstract)
15:10
Heat Pumps: The solution to many of humankind’s essential challenges (abstract)
13:30-15:40 Session 10C: Latest Advances in Heat Transfer in Sorption Systems.
Chair:
13:30
Dynamic Analysis of Adsorption Heat Transformation: A Dimensionless Model Approach for Comparative Evaluation of Sorption Bed Designs (abstract)
13:50
Novel Composite Adsorbents to Enhance Heat and Mass Transfer in Adsorption Cooling and Desalination Systems (abstract)
14:10
Pressurized CO2 activation of waste jute stick for enhanced CO2 capture applications (abstract)
14:30
Numerical Simulation of Hydrogen Absorption in Metal Hydride with Internal Fin and Embedded Heat Transfer Fluid Channel (abstract)
14:50
EVALUATION OF AMMONIA-SALT MIXTURE REACTIONS (abstract)
15:40-15:50Coffee Break
15:50-17:30 Session 11A: Heat Transfer Technology 2
15:50
Steady-state Modelling of Heat Exchangers for Refrigeration Applications (abstract)
16:10
Using CFD to Improve the Heat Transfer Performance of an Oil Spray cooling System for an Electric Motor by varying the Inclination Angle (abstract)
16:30
BIOMASS-DERIVED 2D AND 3D PHOTOABSORBERS: INSIGHTS INTO HEAT PROLIFERATION FOR ENHANCED PHOTOTHERMAL INTERFACIAL SOLAR STEAM GENERATION (ISSG) (abstract)
16:50
Direct Photo-Thermoelectric Conversion Based Mid-Infrared Detection (abstract)
17:10
On the numerical prediction of the evaporation rate of a horizontal water span (abstract)
PRESENTER: Quentin Royer
15:50-17:30 Session 11B: Energy Conversion and Efficiency
15:50
A NOVEL MULTISCALE THERMAL METHODOLOGY FOR APPLICATION IN AEROSPACE TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS (abstract)
16:10
Study on heterogeneous condensing flow characteristics in turbine cascade (abstract)
16:30
Multi-Objective Optimization of the Thermal Management of Electric Vehicle Using Cold Plate Technology (abstract)
16:50
Navigating the challenges: Optimizing fired heaters with air preheaters (abstract)
17:10
RADIO FREQUENCY CALCINATION OF GYPSUM FOR SUSTAINABLE WALLBOARD PRODUCTION (abstract)
15:50-17:30 Session 11C: Computational Heat Transfer 2
Chair:
15:50
HEAT CONDUCTIVITY FOR THE ALUMINIUM SCRAP IN A DE-COATING FURNACE (abstract)
16:10
SYMMETRY CRITERIA FOR THE EQUALITY OF INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR HEAT CONDUCTION SHAPE FACTORS (abstract)
16:30
Embedded large eddy simulation of partially premixed hydrogen flame: Study of injector nozzle geometry (abstract)
16:50
EFFECT OF INTERFACIAL FORCE ON FLOW BEHAVIOR AND LIQUID FILM THICKNESS IN THREE-PHASE TAYLOR FLOW (abstract)
17:10
Numerical Modelling of Multi-Phase Taylor Flow with Nanoparticles using MPPIC-VOF approach for Heat Transfer Enhancement (abstract)
Wednesday, September 11th

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09:00-10:20 Session 13: Keynote Lectures 3

Keynote session 3: Chaired by Dr Adriano Sciacovelli

Speaker 1: Dr Matteo Bucci, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA.

Faraway, so Close: High Resolution Investigations in Boiling Heat Transfer, from Cryogenics Fluids to High Pressure Water.

Speaker 2: Professor Peter Ireland, Oxford University, United Kingdom

The Thermal Journey to Zero Carbon Flight.

10:20-10:30Coffee Break
10:30-12:30 Session 14A: Heat Transfer Enhancement
10:30
EVAPORATION IN THIN WATER FILM UNDER REDUCED PRESSURE CONDITIONS: HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS (abstract)
PRESENTER: Sarvjeet Singh
10:50
NUMERICAL STUDY OF OIL JET COOLING FOR HAIRPIN WINDING MOTORS IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES (abstract)
11:10
ENHANCEMENT FOR LAMINAR FLOW USING STATIC IN-TUBE DEVICES (abstract)
11:30
OPTIMIZING HEAT TRANSFER EFFICIENCY: EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS OF WIRE-COIL INSERTS IN RECTANGULAR TUBES UNDER NON-UNIFORM HEAT FLUX CONDITIONS (abstract)
11:50
ACOUSTIC ENHANCEMENT OF MALTODEXTRIN DROPLET DRYING: INSIGHTS FROM MODELLING AND EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATIONS (abstract)
12:10
ENHANCING HEAT TRANSFER IN MICRO PIN FIN HEAT SINKS USING FLOW OSCILLATIONS (abstract)
10:30-12:30 Session 14B: Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer
10:30
EFFECT OF VISCOSITY ON VOID FRACTION OF A GAS-LIQUID FLOW IN VERTICAL PIPE (abstract)
10:50
NUMERICAL MODEL AND DEMONSTRATION OF A THERMAL BRINE CONCENTRATOR FOR CLEAN WATER PRODUCTION (abstract)
11:10
SCOPING ANALYSES FOR THE DEFINITION OF NEW EXPERIMENTS FOR NATURAL CONVECTION AT HIGH RAYLEIGH NUMBERS. (abstract)
11:30
Distributed Fibre Optic Sensors for Solid-Liquid Phase Change Detection in Thermal Energy Storage Applications (abstract)
11:50
Influence of external process fluid injection on the conveying behaviour of screw pumps with decreasing spindle pitch (abstract)
10:30-12:30 Session 14C: Heat Transfer Technology 3
10:30
HEAT TRANSFER MODELLING OF GRANULAR FLOW IN POROUS MEDIA (abstract)
10:50
Analytical model and comparative fluid analysis tool for screen and sinter wick heat pipes (abstract)
11:10
Additive Manufacturing for Thermal Management applications: advantages and current limitations (abstract)
11:30
Can Enhanced Geothermal Systems Decrease the Cost of a Decarbonised Sector-Coupled European Energy System? (abstract)
11:50
PERFORMANCE OF AN AMBIENT-TEMPERATURE-SOURCE STEAM-GENERATING HEAT PUMP (abstract)
12:30-13:30Lunch Break
13:30-15:30 Session 15A: Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics 2
13:30
FULLY-RESOLVED INTERFACE CAPTURING SIMULATIONS OF SINGLE BUBBLE GROWTH AND MICROLAYER FORMATION ON AN ISOTHERMAL SUPERHEATED SURFACE IN POOL BOILING CONDITIONS (abstract)
13:50
URANS STUDY OF THERMAL TRANSIENTS IN A T-JUNCTION PIPE (abstract)
14:10
Modelling Sprays of Liquids into Gases and Vapours (abstract)
14:30
VALIDATION OF UNSTEADY RANS AGAINST LES CALCULATIONS FOR PREDICTING NATURAL CIRCULATION STALL PHENOMENA WITHIN A TEST FACILITY LOOP (abstract)
14:50
Analysis of thermal stratification in a liquid sodium test facility (abstract)
15:10
A MACHINE LEARNING APPROACH FOR THE PREDICTION OF FLOW BOILING HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS IN SMALL TO MICRO-TUBES (abstract)
13:30-15:30 Session 15B: Heat transfer for Net-zero Energy Production and Energy Storage 2
13:30
INVESTIGATING COLLOIDAL STABILITY OF NANO-ENHANCED PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL UNDER THERMAL CYCLING (abstract)
13:50
DYNAMIC MODELLING OF LATENT HEAT THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE UNITS BASED ON PLATE-TYPE HEAT EXCHANGERS (abstract)
14:10
Harnessing Microwave and Heat Exchanger for Enhanced Hydrogen Desorption in MgH2 Hydride Storage System (abstract)
14:30
A NON-DIMENSIONAL HEAT TRANSFER ANALYSIS OF PCM SOLIDIFICATION (abstract)
PRESENTER: Amrita Sharma
14:50
Mechanical Treatment of Agglomerated Ca(OH)2/CaO Particles during Thermal Energy Storage Reactions (abstract)
15:10
Numerical analysis of a thermal energy storage system with phase change material based on plate heat exchanger with roll-bond design (abstract)
13:30-15:30 Session 15C: Battery Thermal Management
Chairs:
13:30
THERMAL MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES OF LI-ION BATTERY PACKS USING PARTIAL IMMERSION COOLING: ANALYZING PRESSURE DROP AND TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION (abstract)
13:50
CONJUGATE HEAT TRANSFER ANALYSIS OF A POUCH CELL LI-ION BATTERY PACK USING MINI CHANNEL COLD PLATES WITH A U-SHAPED CONFIGURATION (abstract)
14:10
Integrated Two-Phase Immersion Cooling of Electric Vehicle Batteries with Organic Rankine Cycle (abstract)
14:30
THERMAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF LITHIUM POLYMER BATTERIES: A COMPARISON OF PCM AND PCM WITH METAL FOAMS, FOR THERMAL REGULATION (abstract)
14:50
Optimising Thermal Performance: A Novel Approach to Battery Cooling in Electric and Hybrid Vehicles (abstract)
15:10
A NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION ON THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM DESIGN FOR 4680 CYLINDRICAL LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES (abstract)
15:30-15:40Coffee Break