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2025

Published temperature and velocity contours for a dimpled minichannel at two magnetic-field strengths

Magnetic Nanofluid-Enhanced Dimpled Minichannels: A Cutting-Edge Approach for Solar Photovoltaic Cooling

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Computational study of Fe3O4 magnetic nanofluid cooling for solar PV panels using reentrant circular cavitied minichannels. Reports Nusselt number enhancement up to 64.2%, friction-factor reduction up to 11.15%, and thermal enhancement factor greater than one.

Published geometry of the tapered V-shaped baffle channel

Flow Topology and Thermal Mechanism in Turbulent Channel Flow with Tapered V-Shaped Baffles

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Finite-volume study of heat-transfer enhancement in solar-air-heater-style channel flow with tapered V-shaped baffles (GEKO turbulence model, Re 3,000–20,000). Reports lower friction losses than conventional V-baffles and a maximum thermal performance factor of 2.49.

Published electronics-cooling minichannel and rib geometry

Numerical Analysis of Magnetic Nanofluid Flow in Electronic Cooling Systems under Magnetic Influence

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Magnetic nanofluid and ribbed minichannel cooling for electronics and data centers. Reports maximum Nusselt number enhancement of 100.63% (parallel ribs) and 73.16% (staggered).

Published melt-fraction comparison of pure n-tetradecane and 5% glycerol for vaccine cold-chain cooling

Sustaining Vaccine Potency in Cold Chain Logistics: Numerical Analysis of Extended Cooling Duration in Glycerol-Infused n-Tetradecane Phase-Change Materials

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Numerical PCM study for passive vaccine cold-chain logistics within the 2–8 °C safe range. Safe-temperature maintenance extended from 123.3 to 143.9 hours with glycerol-infused n-tetradecane.

2024

Published schematic of ribbed channels for EV battery cooling

Enhancing EV Battery Cooling Using Magnetic Nanofluid and External Magnetic Field Synergies

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Numerical study of EV battery cooling combining magnetic nanofluid with external magnetic field control.

Published temperature contours comparing magnetic field, vibration, and combined operation

Exergy and Entropy Analysis of Heat Exchanger under Mechanical Vibration and Magnetic Field

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Heat exchanger performance under combined mechanical vibration and magnetic field (Re 150–300). Reports maximum Nusselt number enhancement of 225.9% and peak exergy efficiency of 52.81%.

2023

Published schematic of the solar-PV mini-channel cooling system

Mini-Channel Cooling System for Solar PV Panels with Hybrid Magnetic Nanofluid and Magnetic Field

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Mini-channel cooling system for solar PV panels using a hybrid magnetic nanofluid under an applied magnetic field.

Conference Presentations

Published schematic of the mini-channel magnetic-vortex conference study

Heat Transfer Augmentation in a Mini-Channel Using Magnetic Nanofluid and Magnetic Vortex

Oral

Book chapter

Published microchannel flow-pattern visualization

Microchannel Heat Exchangers

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Covers microchannel heat exchanger fundamentals, experimental and numerical methods, and applications across biomedical, automotive, renewable energy, and electronics cooling systems.

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contributions in the last year github.com/namanjain4463 ↗
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